WEBVTT - While you're waiting

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning.

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<v Speaker 2>This is Laura, Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 2>tip is that with a little creativity, you can repurpose

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<v Speaker 2>waiting time to do something that is meaningful for you.

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<v Speaker 2>I love hearing about how my listeners and readers make

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<v Speaker 2>the most of their time. For instance, one swim parent

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<v Speaker 2>recently shared that she is part of a book club

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<v Speaker 2>composed of parents of kids on her kid's swim team.

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<v Speaker 2>The book club meets regularly at the pool while the

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<v Speaker 2>kids are at practice. I absolutely love this idea. The

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<v Speaker 2>parents are at the pool anyway, and the book club

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<v Speaker 2>gives purpose to their time beyond just waiting to drive

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<v Speaker 2>their kids home. Without but the book club, most of

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<v Speaker 2>the parents would probably be scrolling around on their phones

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<v Speaker 2>or maybe even talking with each other about how busy

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<v Speaker 2>they are if only they had time to be in

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<v Speaker 2>a book club. But with the swim parent book club,

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<v Speaker 2>at least some of the nights they are talking about

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<v Speaker 2>a book and connecting with each other over this shared interest.

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<v Speaker 2>My bet is that during some of the other practices

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<v Speaker 2>on nights when the book club doesn't meet, they may

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<v Speaker 2>spend time reading the book. They'll eventually discuss. Maybe they

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<v Speaker 2>even chat with each other about what they are reading.

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<v Speaker 2>In the same spirit, by being a little creative, you

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<v Speaker 2>can turn other recurring waiting times into something that's fun

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<v Speaker 2>for you too. If you have a kid activity like

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<v Speaker 2>sports or gymnastics, robotics, youth symphony, or a choir that

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<v Speaker 2>leaves you and other parents sitting around waiting, consider whether

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<v Speaker 2>there is an activity some.

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<v Speaker 1>Of you might enjoy while you wait. You could form

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<v Speaker 1>a book club like the folks at the pool, or

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<v Speaker 1>you could decide to discuss a podcast or movie or

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<v Speaker 1>ted talk. A game club is another option, maybe bridge

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<v Speaker 1>every week, or you could take turns bringing a tabletop

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<v Speaker 1>game like pictionary. You could try yoga or stretching. Particularly

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<v Speaker 1>if someone can lead the group and there's a space

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<v Speaker 1>available separate from where your kids are doing their thing,

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<v Speaker 1>you could meet up and walk or run in the neighborhood.

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<v Speaker 1>You could try some of these activities on a one

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<v Speaker 1>off basis and see whether they catch on. For instance,

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<v Speaker 1>all you have to do to try out a game

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<v Speaker 1>club is bring a deck of cards or corkeal tiles

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<v Speaker 1>someday and see whether anyone wants to play. You may

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<v Speaker 1>soon find kindred spirits. For some people, workday lunch breaks

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<v Speaker 1>can be ho hum as well. You could go back

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<v Speaker 1>to work, but it would be nice to do something

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<v Speaker 1>different for the time you have before heading back to

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<v Speaker 1>your desk. If that's the case for you, these waiting

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<v Speaker 1>activities could also be good for your lunch hour. Rally

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<v Speaker 1>a group of colleagues for a book club, a goal club,

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<v Speaker 1>or similar. Pack a lunch and enjoy eating while you

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<v Speaker 1>have a focused discussion with your work friends about the

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<v Speaker 1>book you've all read, the goals you are each pursuing,

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<v Speaker 1>or whatever topic you decide on. Or maybe you eat

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<v Speaker 1>quickly at your desk and then meet up with colleagues

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<v Speaker 1>for a short walk. Either way, you are replacing a

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<v Speaker 1>dull lunch hour with an engaging one. You are giving

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<v Speaker 1>the time purpose. We spend a lot of time waiting,

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<v Speaker 1>so anything you can do to make it more enjoyable

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<v Speaker 1>is a win. Think about when it will happen, think

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<v Speaker 1>about what might be fun, and try things out. You

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<v Speaker 1>might be surprised at how much you start looking forward

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<v Speaker 1>to your kids swim practice. If you try making the

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<v Speaker 1>most of waiting time to do something fun, I'd love

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<v Speaker 1>to hear about it. You can reach me at Laura

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<v Speaker 1>at Laura vandercam dot com. In the meantime, this is Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of

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<v Speaker 1>our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've

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<v Speaker 1>got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at

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<v Speaker 1>Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a

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