1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to use the upcoming time change as 4 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 1: a prompt to do any task that you need to 5 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: do roughly two times per year. The split isn't perfect, 6 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: but since you have to address the time change as 7 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: you change clocks, you may as well use that as 8 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: a nudge to get to other things too. Today's tip 9 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:38,839 Speaker 1: comes from a listener named Ray, who noted that for me, 10 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: changing the clocks is a prompt to do those periodic 11 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:45,559 Speaker 1: tasks where every six months is about the right schedule. 12 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: It started with the local fire service ad campaign recommending 13 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 1: that we check our smoke detectors are working whenever we 14 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: spring forward or fall back. Such a great idea. I've 15 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: since gone on to extend the principle. Now when I 16 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 1: change the clocks, I check the smoke detectors, turn the mattress, 17 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 1: wash the mattress protector, and either get the garden furniture 18 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: out or put it away. Really, Ray says, the hat 19 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 1: can be applied to anything that you want to do 20 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: on a twice a year basis, and it eliminates that 21 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 1: nagging sense of I should do that, When should I 22 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 1: do that? When did I do that? For household jobs 23 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: that aren't part of our usual weekly or monthly routine. 24 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 1: I think this is a great idea. As the time 25 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 1: change has moved a bit in the past few years, 26 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: the dates when we spring forward and fall back are 27 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: not perfectly six months apart. They're closer to four months 28 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 1: apart in the US, though it's a little different elsewhere. 29 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: But the point is that many of us forget to 30 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: do these twice a year things until they become once 31 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: a year things, or not at all a year of things. 32 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: For instance, when did you last replace the batteries in 33 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: your smoke detectors? When did you last turn your mattress. 34 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: I'm guessing that a twice a year schedule that is 35 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: not exactly six months apart might be better than a 36 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: schedule that doesn't happen. So as we head into the 37 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: time change this weekend in the US or over the 38 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: next few weekends elsewhere, think about what activities you might 39 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:18,080 Speaker 1: be able to tie to the time change. What do 40 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 1: you need to do a few times per year. You 41 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 1: could use the time change as a queue for obviously 42 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: seasonal stuff like taking in outdoor furniture, or moving summer 43 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: in winter clothes in and out of storage. But it 44 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:33,639 Speaker 1: could also be a reminder to make your next dental appointment, 45 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: do preventative car maintenance, or vacuum out the coils in 46 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: your fridge. In any case, make a list and then 47 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:44,399 Speaker 1: put this on the calendar for the days around the time. 48 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: Change as you do them this first time, pay attention 49 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: when the time switches again, you'll know you have a 50 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: list of things you plan to do, and you'll be 51 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: more motivated to tackle them. In the case of changing 52 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 1: the batteries and your smoke to tectors, that could be 53 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 1: life saving. But even if we're just talking about moving 54 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: your sweaters into the center of your closet or moving 55 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: your outdoor chair cushions into the garage, it's good to 56 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: do it before the situation gets desperate. Change the clocks, 57 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: change other things too. It's really as simple as that. 58 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 1: In the meantime, this is Laura, Thanks for listening, and 59 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, 60 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me 61 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. Just connect with 62 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. 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