1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to send care packages to people you 4 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:22,920 Speaker 1: love just for fun. No need to wait for your 5 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 1: kids to go to summer camp to get creative about 6 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: putting together care packages. Instead, send packages anytime as a 7 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: way to stay connected to friends and family of any age. 8 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 1: As people have physically distanced and spent less time in 9 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: person with friends and family over the past year, care 10 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:49,279 Speaker 1: packages and shipped happies have proliferated. There are lots of 11 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 1: subscription kits out there, or of course, just mailing cookies 12 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 1: or something else you've made to someone. The mail can 13 00:00:55,880 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: be a great way to stay connected as life slowly 14 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: goes back to normal. Some of this impulse may disappear. 15 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 1: If you can see your friend in person, will you 16 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: mail something to her? Well? Why not do? Both? Relationships 17 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 1: can thrive on small, thoughtful gestures. So think about the 18 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: people in your life you'd like to celebrate, and then 19 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,960 Speaker 1: think about what care packages might really perk them up. 20 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: Anything local from a place that's meaningful to you and 21 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: maybe the recipient would be great. I think a rub 22 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 1: from your local barbecue, a bariable from a local potter, 23 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: a jar of honey from a local beekeeping farm. Supporting 24 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: small businesses feels good, and many of them might have 25 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: great ideas too. Your local independent bookstore can probably put 26 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: together a care package of books for a friend if 27 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: you tell them what she likes. Of course, the concept 28 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 1: of a care package has a strong do it yourself element, 29 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 1: so you might put together your own box based on 30 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 1: conversations you have with people. If you're recently retired, father 31 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: is loving time in his vegetable garden but complains about 32 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 1: getting sunburned, send him a wide brimmed hat to wear 33 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 1: when he works outside, plus some sunscreen and maybe a 34 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 1: gardening trinket or two. It is really not that complicated 35 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: to go to the post office with a box and 36 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 1: mail it. If you don't have boxes, they can sell 37 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 1: you one there. Or of course, you can order a 38 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 1: group of objects at the same time from an online 39 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: retailer and arranged to have them come in one box. 40 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: Maybe even wrapped presents aren't just for birthdays. There for 41 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: any time you'd like to let someone know you are 42 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 1: thinking about them. Now, you don't have to do this 43 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: all the time, not by any means. Well, you might 44 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 1: send a package a week to a kid at camp. 45 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 1: This rhythm would be pretty hard to maintain for other 46 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: people in your life. Part of the fun of adult 47 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: care packages is that they are unexpected, So just aiming 48 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 1: to send one a month to someone in your life 49 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: would let you reach out to six people twice a 50 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: year or twelve people once a year. That's not too 51 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: much of a burden in terms of time or money. Now, 52 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: if this doesn't come intuitively, maybe make a note on 53 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: your calendar for I don't know, the twelfth of the month. 54 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 1: On that day each month, take thirty minutes to think 55 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:30,799 Speaker 1: up a care package and order the items or make 56 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 1: a list for when you shop next. It is a 57 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 1: small investment, but the payoff and good feelings will be huge. 58 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: Do you ever send care packages? I'd love to hear 59 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: about it. You can email me at Laura at Laura 60 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: Vanderkim dot com. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks 61 00:03:54,600 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: for listening. Here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, 62 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me 63 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. 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