WEBVTT - Make a winter fun list

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to make a winter fun list. Many

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<v Speaker 1>people find the dark, cold days after the holidays to

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<v Speaker 1>be challenging. Create a list of things to look forward

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<v Speaker 1>to and you can change your entire perspective on the season.

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<v Speaker 1>So I really hate being cold. I don't like the

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<v Speaker 1>darkness that descends around four thirty p m. In the

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<v Speaker 1>middle of winter here in my corner of Pennsylvania. And

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<v Speaker 1>yet there are a lot of upsides to living where

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<v Speaker 1>I do, and so winter is just part of the bargain.

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<v Speaker 1>Every year I make summer fun lists and holiday fun

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<v Speaker 1>lists to make sure I have various seasonal adventures. Then

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<v Speaker 1>a few years ago, I realized that summer was going

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<v Speaker 1>to be fun anyway. Winter, on the other hand, was

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<v Speaker 1>crying out for a fun list. How could I make

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<v Speaker 1>sure that I enjoyed the season rather than wishing time away.

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<v Speaker 1>Some years, that has meant escaping Yep. I have put

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<v Speaker 1>Southern California and Florida trips on my winter fun list,

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<v Speaker 1>and I make no apologies for that, But there are

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<v Speaker 1>other options. One year, I decided to get outside for

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<v Speaker 1>at least twenty minutes each day. I upgraded my winter

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<v Speaker 1>gear and found it a lot more tolerable. We've got

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<v Speaker 1>a great sledding hill at our new house, and so

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<v Speaker 1>that is on the winter fun list. I like taking

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<v Speaker 1>my kids ice skating at an outdoor rink by the

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<v Speaker 1>river downtown. Back when the Philadelphia Flower Show was held

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<v Speaker 1>in the winter. That would be a highlight, as what

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<v Speaker 1>an orchids show at a local botanical garden. Even going

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<v Speaker 1>to the zoo can be a great way to get

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<v Speaker 1>a family walk with the chance to warm up it

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<v Speaker 1>indoor exhibits as the animals. Some places are darker or

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<v Speaker 1>colder than others. But wherever you are and whatever part

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<v Speaker 1>of the year is most miserable for you, consider making

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<v Speaker 1>a seasonal fun list for that time. What would make

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<v Speaker 1>you feel festive even if the holidays are over. What

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<v Speaker 1>would make you feel merry and bright. Some things can

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<v Speaker 1>be escapist, like taking trips. Some things don't have to

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<v Speaker 1>be seasonal, but would lift your mood, like springing for

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<v Speaker 1>a massage once a month, or starting up a supper

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<v Speaker 1>club with some other families. And some things should take

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<v Speaker 1>advantage of the unique conditions it is hard to ice

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<v Speaker 1>skate outside when the ice doesn't stay frozen, it's hard

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<v Speaker 1>to go sledding with no snow, and hot chocolate by

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<v Speaker 1>the fireplace isn't nearly as fun if there is no

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<v Speaker 1>reason for the hot chocolate or the fire. Yes, for

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<v Speaker 1>many of us, a winter fun list will take more

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<v Speaker 1>effort than a summer fun list, but it is worth

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<v Speaker 1>that effort. We only have so many years on this planet.

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<v Speaker 1>Wishing weeks away because they are dark and cold feels

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<v Speaker 1>like such a miserable bargain. When we know we have

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<v Speaker 1>many fun things planned, we won't be wishing time away.

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<v Speaker 1>We will be savoring it will make memories. Those memories,

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<v Speaker 1>in turn, will change our perspective on the months that,

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<v Speaker 1>on their own might feel more miserable. That is a

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<v Speaker 1>change worth orchestrating. So why not come up with a

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<v Speaker 1>dozen things you'd like to do in the next two

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<v Speaker 1>to three months. You will enjoy winter or whatever your

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<v Speaker 1>miserable season is far more 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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