Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is to make the most of mild weather.
Speaker 1: Many people on both sides of the Equator are approaching
Speaker 1: a mild weather season. In the Northern Hemisphere, the hot
Speaker 1: and humid weather is behind us, but cold weather is
Speaker 1: still far off in the future. For my listeners in
Speaker 1: the Southern Hemisphere, the cold season is ending, but scorching
Speaker 1: days won't come for a bit. So why not sees
Speaker 1: these pleasant days to spend more time outdoors. Certainly there
Speaker 1: are lots of opportunities to do so, as everyone has
Speaker 1: the same idea. Fall and spring are big sports seasons.
Speaker 1: They are great hiking and biking seasons. They're good for
Speaker 1: eating outdoors or picking seasonal produce. They're great for outdoor
Speaker 1: concerts and playground trips. There are so many ways to
Speaker 1: enjoy the season again, whether that's fall or spring. Where
Speaker 1: you happen to be long time listeners know that I
Speaker 1: suggest planning one big adventure and one little adventure every
Speaker 1: week when the weather is mild. You might aim to
Speaker 1: plan one big outdoor adventure and one little door adventure
Speaker 1: each week. Indoor adventures are welcome, of course, but you
Speaker 1: can just think of them as bonus fun. Maybe your
Speaker 1: big outdoor adventure this week could be going to an
Speaker 1: arts and crafts festival, and your little outdoor adventure could
Speaker 1: be meeting a friend at an outdoor cafe. Maybe next week,
Speaker 1: your big outdoor adventure is a family trip to a
Speaker 1: pumpkin patch, and your little adventure is photographing fall leaves
Speaker 1: during your lunch break on Tuesday. If you are stumped
Speaker 1: for ideas, start making a list that you can add
Speaker 1: to whenever you've got a few minutes. I post seasonal
Speaker 1: fun lists on my blog, and if you ask friends
Speaker 1: and family and look at local calendar listings, I'm sure
Speaker 1: you will come up with a ton of adventures that
Speaker 1: you would genuinely look forward to. In addition to enjoying
Speaker 1: outdoor fun and adventures, it is also easier to form
Speaker 1: and maintain habits of outdoor activity when the weather is mild.
Speaker 1: For instance, if you've been wanting to get back into running,
Speaker 1: it is a lot easier to do that now during
Speaker 1: what we call perfect running weather. Then by the time
Speaker 1: the weather is more extreme in a few months, the
Speaker 1: habit will be strongly formed and easier to maintain despite
Speaker 1: the difficult conditions. If you live in Chicago, for instance,
Speaker 1: it is a lot easier to start running regularly in
Speaker 1: October than in January. And if you're running habit are
Speaker 1: strong by January, you will take the opportunities that you can,
Speaker 1: even if that means hitting the treadmill or looking for
Speaker 1: paths that are clear of ice. So think of fall
Speaker 1: as a chance to get a jump on your new
Speaker 1: year's resolutions or spring. If you're in the southern hemisphere,
Speaker 1: Even if extreme weather might limit your good habits, you
Speaker 1: can still enjoy a few weeks of building the habits
Speaker 1: that you can return to later. Think walking the kids
Speaker 1: to school or daycare, or going for a family walk
Speaker 1: after dinner. Build the habit now and you will have
Speaker 1: fond memories of it during the cold or heat. You
Speaker 1: will want to return to it when the mild weather
Speaker 1: returns in a few months. So today, consider how you'd
Speaker 1: like to take advantage of the mild weather to get
Speaker 1: outside more often. So much of our happiness with our
Speaker 1: time and with our lives is about savoring moments. If
Speaker 1: you make the most of this mild weather by spending
Speaker 1: time outdoors, you will form memories that will make life
Speaker 1: feel richer, cozy, even just like a sweater on a
Speaker 1: fall day. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening,
Speaker 1: and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,
Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me
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