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Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeart Radio.
Good morning. This is Laura.
Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast. Today's tip is to try something bucket list adjacent.
If you have big dreams that are hard to pull off in the near term, you can keep yourself dreaming by doing things that are related.
These little adventures can be fun and are worth prioritizing over other things.
So, longtime listeners know that I am always encouraging people to make lists of dreams and goals.
I also know that when many people construct their bucket lists, the fun can be tinged with some frustration.
After all, you might like to visit Thailand or hike the Appalachian Trail or singing Carnegie Hall or something along those lines.
But most of those are not easy to pull off in the near term.
I, for instance, keep putting on my bucket list that I want to sing in a performance of Bach's B Minor Mass, but while you can buy a plane ticket somewhere you would like to go, it is a little harder to arrange for the performance of a large scale choral work with an orchestra.
I have gotten close a few times, like when the choir I regularly sing with was scheduled to perform the B minor mass in the spring of 2020.
But you can guess what happened with that.
Anyway, I am hoping to sing the mass at some point.
But in the meantime, choirs and orchestras do perform the B minor mass from time to time.
And if those performances happen within two hours or so of my house, I can get a ticket and go.
I went to one performance a few weeks before this episode aired, and it was a great way to stay familiar with the piece as I followed along in my score.
I wasn't singing it myself, but I was experiencing the mass.
It was bucket list adjacent.
Maybe you, too, have goals that are hard to pull off in the near term.
You'd like to visit Thailand but the travel budget isn't there, or you have little kids and don't relish the idea of taking them on a 12 hour flight.
But if you are planning to go out for a date night dinner with your partner at some point, maybe you could go to a Thai restaurant if there's one within an hour or so of your house.
You could stream a movie or documentary set in Thailand that night and check out some photo books about Thailand from your library.
It's not going to Thailand, for sure.
But it's Thailand adjacent.
I don't think this is settling, really.
It's more about helping with the anticipation.
If something is truly a life goal, you may be able to pull it off at some point.
And the more you can do in the meantime, the more excited you will be when it happens.
You might learn more about yourself and your dream, too.
For instance, perhaps you've put hike the Appalachian Trail on your bucket list. Well, it is a long trail.
going through lots of states.
But that means you could definitely hike two to three days of it at some point in the next year or two.
Try it out. See how it goes.
Talk to some thru -hikers if you meet them on the way.
Maybe you will get more excited.
Or maybe you will realize as it is rainy and you are hiking on some really muddy and rocky terrain that this isn't as great as you thought it would be.
And so you won't need to waste energy thinking about this bucket list item that you no longer want to have on your bucket list. Who knows how it will all turn out.
What I do know is that doing things that are bucket list adjacent can help you learn what you like and what you don't like.
And we all want to have little adventures in our lives from time to time.
Things that are pieces of big adventures can make excellent, small adventures.
Because there are probably elements that are really appealing to you.
You can get some of the feeling of the big adventure, even as you are just living your normal life.
So make a bucket list, and then look for little adventures that are bucket list adjacent.
You will make life more interesting and maybe boost anticipation for future adventures.
Or you'll come to see which big adventures you'd truly enjoy and which you wouldn't.
In the meantime, this is Laura.
Thanks for listening and here's to making the most of our time.
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time for that? That's why I'm so glad I discovered Merit.
Merit is all about simplicity, high -performing products, and enhancing your natural beauty.
If you're like me and prefer a less is more approach, you'll love that Merit can help you look put together in five minutes or less.
My favorite product has to be the Minimalist. It's a two -in -one foundation and concealer that gives me smooth, even coverage with zero fuss.
I also like the flush balm for cheeks.
My shade is archival and it gives me that healthy, natural flush of color that blends in beautifully and makes me look like I spent more time on my makeup than I actually did.
Ready to simplify your routine and make mornings a breeze?
Head to meritbeauty .com and get their signature makeup bag free with your first order for clean, effortless high -performing makeup, head to MeritBeauty .com.
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