WEBVTT - Last minute can work

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

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to consider last minute get togethers. It is

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<v Speaker 1>not always necessary to plan far in advance. Sometimes you

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<v Speaker 1>can rally friends and family to gather spontaneously. So longtime

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<v Speaker 1>listeners know that I fully support planning ahead for things

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<v Speaker 1>that are important to you. For people with busy lives,

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<v Speaker 1>what we plan tends to happen. Well. What we mean

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<v Speaker 1>to do but don't get on the calendar has a

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<v Speaker 1>tendency to remain just a wish. Sometimes, though, an opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>for fun presents itself. When that is the case, there

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<v Speaker 1>is no reason not to act on it right away.

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<v Speaker 1>If you have an idea for a get together, don't

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<v Speaker 1>wait for the perfect day with lots of notice. Just

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<v Speaker 1>try it. For instance, if there is a big blizzard

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<v Speaker 1>and everyone around you is snowbound, make a pot of

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<v Speaker 1>chili and invite your neighbors over for supper. Or if

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<v Speaker 1>you have a great hill in your yard, invite your

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<v Speaker 1>neighbors over for sledding and hot chocolate. If there is

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<v Speaker 1>an unexpectedly beautiful early spring day, text a few friends

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<v Speaker 1>to see if they can come over for a cookout,

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<v Speaker 1>or suggest meeting up at a local park for a walk.

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<v Speaker 1>If you ordered a board game, you don't have to

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<v Speaker 1>schedule a game night three months in advance. When the

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<v Speaker 1>board game arrives, simply text or call a few friends

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<v Speaker 1>to see if they want to come over after kid

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<v Speaker 1>bedtimes and play the game. Maybe you thought you'd be

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<v Speaker 1>away for a work trip but it got canceled the

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<v Speaker 1>day you were supposed to leave. Those nights you thought

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<v Speaker 1>you'd be away, why not try rallying friends to meet

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<v Speaker 1>up for dinner or drinks. You don't have to assume

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<v Speaker 1>that a last minute invitation is hopeless and that no

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<v Speaker 1>one will be free. Sure, some people might be busy,

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<v Speaker 1>which is why it might be worth asking more than

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<v Speaker 1>one person, but when you suggest something fun and immediate,

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<v Speaker 1>people may turn out to be less busy than you think.

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<v Speaker 1>Who knows, maybe somebody else said something canceled too. Are

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<v Speaker 1>they just came off a busy work week and didn't

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<v Speaker 1>have the energy to think through the weekend. But now

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<v Speaker 1>that you have suggested something, hey, that sounds a lot

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<v Speaker 1>better than nothing. And if you extend a last minute

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<v Speaker 1>invitation and no one can come no worries. The people

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<v Speaker 1>you reached out to are highly likely to suggest gathering

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<v Speaker 1>another time, so your invitation may lead to fun and

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<v Speaker 1>interaction after all. So if a gathering sounds like fun

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<v Speaker 1>for you, see if you can make it happen soon.

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<v Speaker 1>Today is good. Last minute can sometimes work, and if

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<v Speaker 1>it does, feel most likely be happy that it did.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and

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<v Speaker 1>here's to making the most of our time. Thanks for

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<v Speaker 1>listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback,

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<v Speaker 1>you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com.

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