WEBVTT - Have a no re-heat morning

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to find five minutes in your morning

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<v Speaker 1>to sit down with your cup of coffee. You'll start

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<v Speaker 1>the day feeling calmer and more centered when you don't

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<v Speaker 1>need to microwave your coffee three times. I promise it

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<v Speaker 1>is possible if you make it a priority. In my

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<v Speaker 1>household and perhaps in yours too. Mornings can be the

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<v Speaker 1>most frenzied time of the day. Trying to get yourself

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<v Speaker 1>and your kids dressed, fed, and ready feels like a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>Never mind the bags that need to be packed, or

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<v Speaker 1>various items like instruments and tablets that need to be remembered,

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<v Speaker 1>the dogs that need to be walked, and the inevitable

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<v Speaker 1>messes that those kids and dogs create. You can feel

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<v Speaker 1>like you have put in an honest day's work by

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<v Speaker 1>the time you get to your desk. That's true if

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<v Speaker 1>you work from home, or even if you're a stay

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<v Speaker 1>at home parent. The bustle is the same and there

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<v Speaker 1>never seems to be more than a moment to do anything.

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<v Speaker 1>For many people, a cold cup of coffee is a

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<v Speaker 1>symbol of this business. People fantasize about being able to

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<v Speaker 1>sit and drink most of a cup of coffee without

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<v Speaker 1>getting up, and while the coffee is still hot. I

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<v Speaker 1>may not have a magic cure for the madness of mornings,

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<v Speaker 1>but I do have a few ideas for how to

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<v Speaker 1>avoid having to hit the microwave yet again. First, if

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<v Speaker 1>you wake up to an alarm, then you can wake

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<v Speaker 1>up to a very slightly earlier alarm. Just an extra

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<v Speaker 1>ten minutes will give you a chance to pour your

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<v Speaker 1>cup and sip it. Will you do nothing else? Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe you can listen to this podcast while you're having

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<v Speaker 1>your cup of coffee. I know it is hard to

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<v Speaker 1>get up earlier, but ten minutes is not like waking

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<v Speaker 1>up at four am to run a marathon. It is

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<v Speaker 1>just ten minutes, and the promise of an uninterrupted cup

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<v Speaker 1>might be enticing enough to make it worthwhile. If that's

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<v Speaker 1>not going to fly because you usually wake up to

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<v Speaker 1>the sound of a toddler screaming mommy or daddy from

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<v Speaker 1>his crib, then maybe you can enjoy that uninterrupted cup

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of your morning routine. If your sitter

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<v Speaker 1>comes at eight and you're normally out the door at

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<v Speaker 1>eight ten. Maybe you could be out the door at

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<v Speaker 1>eight fifteen or eight twenty, having enjoyed your cup of

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<v Speaker 1>coffee somewhere quiet in the house or even in your

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<v Speaker 1>parked car before you leave, if you'd like. My guess

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<v Speaker 1>is that starting the work day a few minutes later

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<v Speaker 1>won't change much, especially if you don't even have an

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<v Speaker 1>official start time, but you will feel completely different. If

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<v Speaker 1>you've got older kids who don't need to be watched constantly,

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<v Speaker 1>then you can create more space in your morning routine

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<v Speaker 1>by eliminating tasks. Some people feel better when their bed

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<v Speaker 1>is made every day, but if you are not one

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<v Speaker 1>of those people, skip making the bed, enjoy your uninterrupted

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<v Speaker 1>cup while sitting in your unmade bed, it will be great.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe other members of your household could do some of

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<v Speaker 1>the tasks you are currently doing. Could your preteen walk

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<v Speaker 1>the dog? Could your kids pack their own lunches? Could

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<v Speaker 1>your high schooler empty the dishwasher? The elimination of any

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<v Speaker 1>of these tasks would free up five to ten minutes

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<v Speaker 1>for an uninterrupted cup. When you see a spot for

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<v Speaker 1>your uninterrupted sipping, sees it and then don't distract yourself. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>that pillow on the couch is off kilter, and that

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<v Speaker 1>bowl of half eaten popcorn definitely should not be where

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<v Speaker 1>it is, but it can be moved in ten minutes.

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<v Speaker 1>Just sit, just enjoy. Look out the window at the

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<v Speaker 1>changing light, or look at the wall in your closet

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<v Speaker 1>if that is where you have gone and hid so

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<v Speaker 1>no one else can find you. I am not here

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<v Speaker 1>to judge. I just don't want you to have to

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<v Speaker 1>keep reheating your coffee again and again. Of course, if

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<v Speaker 1>all else fails and a peaceful morning remains elusive, you

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<v Speaker 1>can always get a thermis. Your coffee will still be

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<v Speaker 1>hot no matter how long it takes you to drink it,

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<v Speaker 1>and perhaps as you finally enjoy a hot cup, this

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<v Speaker 1>will convince you to rework your morning to be a

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<v Speaker 1>little less crazy. Maybe in a few years things will

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<v Speaker 1>be different, but I am guessing that if you wanted

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<v Speaker 1>five minutes, you could find them now. In the meantime,

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<v Speaker 1>this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making

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<v Speaker 1>the most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to

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