1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:18,959 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to make an anytime fun list. Get 4 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: creative and write down ideas for fun you can have 5 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: any day. Then when you're wondering what to do with 6 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: your Saturday or a suddenly free weekday afternoon, you'll have 7 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 1: options and you won't have to waste your free time brainstorming. 8 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 1: So maybe you have noticed this not so fun truth. 9 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: It is hard to come up with fun things to 10 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 1: do on command. This is why we often end up 11 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:47,240 Speaker 1: doing the same old, same old. You can probably name 12 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:50,880 Speaker 1: your personal same old, same old, and your families maybe 13 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 1: social media, tidying up, snacking for you, maybe TV or 14 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: movies for your family. All those things can be great, 15 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: but it's easy to find yourself feeling bored or in 16 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: a rutt doing the same things all the time. And 17 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: any time fun list helps you change things up. You 18 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:13,400 Speaker 1: can enjoy yourself in new ways, and any time fun 19 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: list is more important now than ever. You may be 20 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 1: having less big fun now than usual, less travel, fewer parties. 21 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: Don't get discouraged because some things you'd like to do 22 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:28,959 Speaker 1: aren't possible. Instead, use an any time fun list to 23 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: make the most of what is available to you right now. 24 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 1: I bet you can think of dozens of fun things 25 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 1: you'd like to do sometime if you put your mind 26 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: to it. Watch a documentary about your favorite restaurant, plant 27 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: mums in your front yard, design your holiday card, call 28 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 1: your college roommate, bake a plum cake, go for a 29 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: long bike ride. Ask your family to add to the list, 30 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: and they will probably have ideas. To have a tea 31 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 1: party with the stuffed animals, have a picnic on the 32 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: flat roof above the porch, roast shmell is in the 33 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: fire puit, have an outdoor movie night, hold an una tournament. 34 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: The possibilities are endless. You could challenge yourself and your 35 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: family members or roommates to come up with twenty items each, 36 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: compile in any time fun list from all your ideas, 37 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: and put it somewhere prominent, like the fridge. Then, any 38 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 1: time you're looking for something fun to do consulted. You 39 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 1: could even post your anytime fun list on social media. 40 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: Maybe you'll have friends join in to brainstorm ideas or 41 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: to join in your fun. Posting intentions creates a sort 42 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: of accountability too. If numerous people ask whether you've planted 43 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: those moms yet, you'll be reminded that you do want 44 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: to do that and feel nudged to go buy some. 45 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: We sometimes tell ourselves the story that we have no time, 46 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: and we sometimes tell ourselves the story that there's nothing 47 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: to do right now and any time fun list helps us. 48 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 1: Real is that neither of those stories has to be true. 49 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:05,679 Speaker 1: We have ideas for fund things we can do to 50 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: make the most of our time anytime, so this weekend 51 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 1: and every weekend doesn't come and go without us doing 52 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:18,639 Speaker 1: anything special. So today, spend a few minutes brainstorming ideas 53 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 1: for your any time fun list. My guess is that 54 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: those few minutes will pay off in a lot of 55 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 1: fun hours in the meantime. This is Laura, Thanks for listening, 56 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 1: and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, 57 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me 58 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. 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