WEBVTT - Make summer feel like summer 

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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 about how to make summer feel like summer.

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<v Speaker 1>Think through the uniquely summer activities that will make the

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<v Speaker 1>summer feel festive to you. Make a list, plan them

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<v Speaker 1>in and you'll never wonder where the summer days went.

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<v Speaker 1>For those of us who experienced a standard school calendar

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<v Speaker 1>growing up, summer has its unique memories. The schedule was different,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe there were vacations or camps, or even just a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of time spent outdoors. In any case, the season

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<v Speaker 1>has its own connotations. It stands out from the others.

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<v Speaker 1>Now in adult life, there probably isn't so stark a difference.

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<v Speaker 1>My guess is that you are still going to work

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<v Speaker 1>with schools closed. You just need different childcare arrangements. That said,

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<v Speaker 1>certain things can make summer feel more like summer. They

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<v Speaker 1>recreate some of the fun. If they don't happen, you

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<v Speaker 1>get to September and wonder where the time went. So

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<v Speaker 1>for the past few years I have made a summer

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<v Speaker 1>fun list. I encourage everyone to do this. What would

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<v Speaker 1>you like to do over the summer to make summer

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<v Speaker 1>feel like summer to you. Past entries on my list

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<v Speaker 1>have included growing, strawberry picking in June and peach picking

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<v Speaker 1>in July. I love to visit a certain Jersey shore

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<v Speaker 1>town that's become a tradition in my family. Family bike

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<v Speaker 1>rides make the list. I generally like to visit a

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<v Speaker 1>beer garden. I try to do mommy days, that's one

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<v Speaker 1>on one days with my older kids. I aim to

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<v Speaker 1>swim solo at least once I go outside after dinner

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<v Speaker 1>a few days a week. Think about what you'd put

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<v Speaker 1>on your list. Maybe there are certain vacation spots you

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<v Speaker 1>go to again and again, even just for day trips.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe it's activities like camping or fishing. Maybe it's certain

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<v Speaker 1>foods Fourth of July burgers, lobster rules, or ice cream

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<v Speaker 1>from a favorite parlor. Ask your family members what they

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<v Speaker 1>would put on the list. Now, there is no need

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<v Speaker 1>to go overboard. Trying to do a hundred things might

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<v Speaker 1>feel a bit daunting, but look at it this way.

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<v Speaker 1>There are fourteen weeks between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

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<v Speaker 1>That is ninety eight days or two thousand two hours,

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<v Speaker 1>if you'd like to think of it that way, If

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<v Speaker 1>you identify a dozen things or so you'd like to do.

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<v Speaker 1>You could probably fit them in as you draw up

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<v Speaker 1>the list, look at your summer calendar see where the

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<v Speaker 1>big things can go for smaller things. Keep them on

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<v Speaker 1>a list so as you're thinking of each upcoming weekend,

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<v Speaker 1>you won't waste the opportunity. What are we doing this weekend? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>here's an idea from our summer fun list. How about that?

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<v Speaker 1>We talked in an earlier episode this week about how

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<v Speaker 1>to cement memories. As you are doing things on your

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<v Speaker 1>summer fun list, you can make sure to take notice,

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<v Speaker 1>take pictures, talk about the memories, recount them afterwards, check

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<v Speaker 1>the items off. Come the end of summer, you won't

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<v Speaker 1>wonder where the time went. We don't say where did

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<v Speaker 1>the time go? When life is full of memories, a

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<v Speaker 1>summer fun list can make that happen. 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. M Hey, everybody, I'd love

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