1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: tip is to spend a night on memory Lane. Purposefully 4 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:24,280 Speaker 1: taking and evening this week to look through old photos 5 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 1: or cards can be quite enjoyable. You'll probably like recalling 6 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 1: special memories far more than most things people do to 7 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: fill their weekday evenings. So I know from studying time 8 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: logs that many people find weekday evenings challenging to use. Well. 9 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: We are tired after work and it's hard to go anywhere, 10 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:51,879 Speaker 1: especially as the weather turns darker and colder. We do 11 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: the mustos with kids and chores, and then we fill 12 00:00:55,520 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: any discretionary time with mindless screen consumption. But if you 13 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 1: are looking to make one night this week feel a 14 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 1: little more special without going anywhere, try this. Consciously spend 15 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: a night on memory lane. If you are on social media, 16 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 1: you may sometimes be presented with a photo from today's 17 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 1: date years ago. It can be fun to be reminded 18 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,119 Speaker 1: of a special moment in your past that you found 19 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:27,760 Speaker 1: it meaningful enough to post about at the time. But 20 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,399 Speaker 1: you don't have to rely on social media to indulge 21 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: this nostalgia. You can purposefully visit the past yourself if 22 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: you have taken the time in the past to make 23 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:41,639 Speaker 1: photo albums or digital photo books. This is a pretty 24 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: straightforward process. Pull one or two out, ideally ones you 25 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 1: haven't looked through in a while. Gather your spouse or kids, 26 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: or if you know that another relative or friend has 27 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: photos from the same time, maybe you could face time 28 00:01:55,960 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: or zoom together, or you could make yourself a festive beverage. 29 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: Do this on your own, then go through and reminisce 30 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: about the experiences and moments captured in these photos. Remember 31 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 1: when your hair was that short or that long, Remember 32 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 1: when your niece who just got married was that little. 33 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 1: Maybe you haven't thought about that trip to Montreal in years, 34 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 1: but when you look at the photos, memories will come 35 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: back and you can say, hey, remember when we Even 36 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: if you aren't so organized, that's no problem. You can 37 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: look through a random file of old photos on your computer, 38 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 1: or look at the archives on Shutterfly, or just go 39 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 1: through the photos on your phone or one's buried in 40 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 1: a box in a closet. Maybe focus on a few 41 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 1: dozen shots from a particular time period. But the point 42 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: is to do this intentionally. Most of the time when 43 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: we take photos, people are aiming to capture happy moments 44 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:01,240 Speaker 1: or at least meaningful ones. Focus on a time period 45 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: when that was the case weddings, graduations, particular vacations, or 46 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: just outings when the kids were little. If you see 47 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: someone in a photo that you haven't talked with in 48 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: a while, this can be a nice reason to reach out. 49 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 1: Or maybe you'll decide that you want to visit that 50 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:22,920 Speaker 1: park that's an hour away. This fall too, given how 51 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 1: nice the pictures were from a decade ago. If you 52 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 1: make a point of choosing a happy time or one 53 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,800 Speaker 1: that felt meaningful to you, then this night on memory 54 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 1: lane will be a far more pleasant way to spend 55 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 1: an hour then simply scrolling through headlines or watching reality TV. 56 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: And especially if you do this with company, it can 57 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 1: be just as entertaining. Also, if you are feeling a 58 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 1: little weary or bored with life, know this, a night 59 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 1: on memory lane can help you change your story. Lots 60 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: of good things have happened in your life. Okay, maybe 61 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: you had more hair or fewer wrinkles in the past photos, 62 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 1: but now you have all these memories. It can really 63 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 1: change the narrative and that is not bad for a 64 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: weekday night. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, 65 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 1: and here's to making the most of our time. Thanks 66 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, 67 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura 68 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: vandercam dot com. 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