1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,760 Speaker 1: With the end of daylight savings time just around the corner, 4 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: at least for many of my listeners, today's tip is 5 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:24,600 Speaker 1: to make a plan for how you will spend your 6 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 1: extra hour. When we fall back in much of the 7 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: US on Sunday, November seven, the day will be twenty 8 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: five hours instead of twenty four hours long. So consider 9 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 1: doing something special with that extra hour, maybe even something 10 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:45,240 Speaker 1: you say you would do if you had more time, 11 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 1: because this week you will have a little more time, 12 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 1: not a lot, but a little, and even little bits 13 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: of time can be memorable if we think about it. 14 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: Most weeks we get one sixty eight hours, and if 15 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 1: you don't think about how you'll spend the extra hour, 16 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: you probably just do the same thing in your one 17 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: sixty ninth hour as you do with all the rest. 18 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: This is what most people do. People without small children 19 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 1: probably catch up on sleep, and that is fine, but 20 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 1: there are ways you could try to make the time different. 21 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 1: For instance, there is a good chance that everyone in 22 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:36,320 Speaker 1: your household will be up on Sunday morning a bit 23 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 1: earlier than you usually would be. So if you've got 24 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,680 Speaker 1: young kids, why not use the time to have a 25 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: real family breakfast. Maybe you could have something you normally don't, 26 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: and that fun breakfast food can become a family end 27 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: of daylight savings time tradition. Another option for folks who 28 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: aren't dealing with kids disrupted sleep schedules is to tackle 29 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 1: a project you've been putting off. I mean things like 30 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: hanging pictures in a room you recently painted, organizing a closet, 31 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: ordering your holiday cards. It can feel hard to find 32 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: time for projects like these, so why not see is 33 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: the extra time that the calendar gives us An hour 34 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: isn't much, but in a focused hour you can do 35 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: a lot, And since this extra hour occurs on a 36 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:35,639 Speaker 1: weekend day, it is particularly well suited for this sort 37 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: of project. The extra hour creates an opportunity for jump 38 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 1: starting a speculative or creative project, too, especially if you 39 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:49,079 Speaker 1: wind up waking up early. Many of us have more 40 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 1: energy and discipline in the morning. If you are thinking 41 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: about starting a blog, an hour is plenty of time 42 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: to sign up with a web hosting service, choose a 43 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: template you like, and even maybe write your first post, 44 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: or perhaps instead of a project, you'd like to use 45 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: the extra weekend hour to treat yourself to something relaxing. 46 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 1: A hot bath, a long runner, bike ride, an online 47 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:20,959 Speaker 1: yoga class with your favorite teacher, whatever leaves you feeling 48 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: calm and refreshed. You can read for an extra hour 49 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 1: in your favorite book if you wake up early on Sunday. 50 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 1: An hour is enough time to shift your mood and 51 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:34,360 Speaker 1: your outlook, and any of these could fit into life 52 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: without too much planning. You could also make the most 53 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 1: of the fact that everyone has an extra hour that week. 54 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: Maybe you're crazy busy friend wants to meet for a 55 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 1: walk at six am month Sunday morning, which will feel 56 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: like a more reasonable seven am. I mean, the truth is, 57 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 1: when we say we don't have time for something, what 58 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 1: we mean is that it isn't a priority no matter 59 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: how many hours a week has. But on the other hand, 60 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: there is an extra hour this week. So if your 61 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: life is pretty tight, this produces just a tiny bit 62 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: of breathing room. It can disappear, like all time can disappear, 63 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: but you might be able to use it for something 64 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:29,040 Speaker 1: memorable if you try, so, why not think about it 65 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:35,720 Speaker 1: in the meantime, This is Laura. Thanks for listening and 66 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:45,600 Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Hey everybody, 67 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:47,919 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me 68 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. Just connect with 69 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 1: me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at Before Breakfast Pod. 70 00:04:56,680 --> 00:05:01,040 Speaker 1: That's b E the number four, then Breakfast p o D. 71 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: You can also shoot me an email at Before Breakfast 72 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 1: podcast at iHeartMedia dot com that Before Breakfast is spelled 73 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 1: out with all the letters. Thanks so much, I look 74 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 1: forward to staying in touch. Before Breakfast is a production 75 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 1: of I heart Radio. 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