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This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Today's tip is to look at the next year's schedule.
Many organizations and institutions create their calendars a year or more ahead of time.
And the calendar already exists for pretty much any future year that you might be alive to experience.
So why not look ahead a little bit so you can be prepared?
So a year or so ago, my choir director was mentioning choosing a work for the spring concert.
And he noted that in 2024, we could choose a longer, more challenging work for late spring. since Easter, which we also sing a lot for, would be early.
I hadn't really thought about that, but sure enough, I looked at the calendar. and saw that Easter would be March 31st.
I looked at my kids' school calendar, which the district had posted a year ahead of time too. and saw that spring break would be the last week of March. a reality which can suggest slightly different planning than when it's in late April.
I then decided to keep looking ahead and saw that since Christmas falls on a Wednesday in 2024, That year's Christmas break, that is, the one that straddles 2024 into 2025. will be almost two weeks long.
I have been fantasizing about a trip to the southern hemisphere.
And while I don't know if that will happen, that would be a much better year to do it than a year when the kids only get a week off over the holidays.
Yes, all of this is a long time in the future.
And yes, I planned far ahead in 2020 and wound up with everything canceled.
Still, there are certain things that are unlikely to happen if you don't plan ahead.
And looking at the upcoming calendar can help you think about possibilities. so why not take a little time to do it?
If your kid's school calendar for upcoming years has been published, Look at it.
If you are part of another huge institution, like a university, you can look at those calendars too.
Certain holidays that move around each year, like Easter or Thanksgiving, might be worth studying.
And it might be helpful to see the day of the week that holidays fall on too.
That's because when something like the 4th of July happens on a Wednesday, that winds up being a peak week for traveling, since many offices will be closed for part of it.
But many people don't look at this, and they noticed this only a few weeks before.
If you look enough ahead of time, you could put in a request for time off if you need to do that.
You can also avoid randomly scheduling stuff like a doctor's appointment for the week of July 4th. that you are just going to wind up canceling once you see the holiday falls midweek, and you know you'll want to be gone.
You can also avoid getting caught unaware.
If school ends on a Monday or Tuesday in June, most camps won't start, until the Monday after.
If you will need to work, best to know that you'll need to figure out coverage for those days.
More lead time just means more options. Anyway, I know we can spend too much time pondering the future.
I am well aware of that. However, I don't think there's any problem with just being generally aware of the contours of the future. given that many institutions do create their schedules quite a bit ahead of time.
This allows you the chance to plan ahead for days off and to make more seamless transitions.
You don't need to solve all problems or seize all possibilities. but it becomes easier to do so when you know at least roughly what the calendar looks like.
So look ahead to next year's schedule, and you can start figuring out how to make the upcoming years the best they can possibly be.
In the meantime, This is Laura. Thanks for listening.
And here's to making the most of our time.
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That's why I'm so happy to introduce an institution that shares the same values.
If you are thinking about going back to school, you're probably wondering how to fit it all in.
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