You're listening to an iHeart Podcast. Hey listeners, have you heard about Hill House Home?
I absolutely love them.
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Celebrities like Taylor Swift and Mindy Kaling are fans too.
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Wear one for errands by day and parties by night.
Plus they offer more than dresses.
Think gorgeous bedding, soft bathrobes, and cozy pajamas that make you feel amazing.
Hill House makes fun fashion that makes you feel good.
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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 that today isn't the only day.
If you have a big, nebulous project you are taking on, whether at work or in your personal life, it can feel overwhelming.
But it probably doesn't have to be finished tomorrow.
If you spread your tasks over the next few weeks or months, or maybe the next year, it might all feel more doable.
I've been thinking about this topic lately because, well, I've been a bit behind in a few health screenings.
Now, in my defense, I spent a lot of time in doctors' offices in the of having five babies.
Now that that is all done, I've appreciated having a bit of time off.
But then even the people I had been seeing on occasion closed offices or moved and I realized I didn't have a good plan or relationship with any providers if I did get sick.
So I probably needed to get moving on all of that.
But getting up to date is kind of a process.
I needed to find a new primary care physician.
I actually wound up joining a concierge practice that's near me and that came well recommended.
I needed to go in for two appointments with them and then I had various other screenings that had to happen.
A mammogram, a mole check, and so on down the list. I'm a healthy person, but I'm also a busy person who has to take five kids to doctor and dentist appointments and this was feeling like a lot.
But then I realized, well, if I hadn't been to the doctor in a few years, I probably didn't have to get to everything tomorrow.
If I gave myself a few months or even until the end of the year, I could probably get to everything, and the pace would be a lot more sustainable.
So it goes for many things.
Maybe one of your kids has just been diagnosed with a learning challenge.
There are a lot of things that you know you need to do from finding providers and therapists and maybe investigating different schooling options or after -school programs, or joining resource groups.
And those are all great ideas.
But if you are still trying to work and raise your family, including other kids, it probably can't all happen tomorrow.
and that's okay. You can figure out what is most urgent or at least needs to happen to make everything else possible.
And then you can start putting tasks on your to do list over the next few weeks, or maybe you are trying to build out an entire new team at work.
The good news is that if this is in anticipation of a project starting next season, then you don't actually have to hire everyone tomorrow.
You can put the various tasks of figuring out what kind of skills you need, and reading through resumes, and doing interviews, and so forth, over the next few weeks, and take your time with it.
You can spend the time necessary to get it right.
Now, to be sure, one reason people try to do stuff right away is that they worry they will forget or lose momentum, and I get that.
But if you have a good system for putting things on your to -do list, and you consider your to -do list a contract with yourself, then you can absolutely put something on your list for the future and know that you will do it.
You keep your word—including—to yourself.
So don't put pressure on yourself that doesn't need to be there.
Today isn't the only day.
tomorrow isn't the only day either.
Most likely you will have other days.
And what feels overwhelming right now can be stretched over those other days.
So it feels like something you can actually do.
In the meantime, this is Laura.
Thanks for listening and here's to making the most of our time.
Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at laura at lauravanderkam .com.
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Hey listeners, I need to tell you about Hill House Home.
I love this brand. They invented the viral nap dress and let me tell you, it is so flattering and comfortable with their signature smocking.
I'm not the only one who loves Hill House dresses.
Celebrities like Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Anne Hathaway and Mindy Kaling have all been spotted in the Hill House nap dress.
One of my favorite things about Hill House dresses is how versatile they are.
I can wear the same dress during the day and then head out for dinner at night without missing a beat.
Hill House Homes commitment to comfort and style doesn't stop at their dresses.
They started with bedding back in 2016 and their prints are just gorgeous.
Their bathrobes and pajamas are so soft because guess what?
The PJs are made with the same cotton fabric as their baby onesies.
So when I wear them, I literally sleep like a baby.
Hill House is perfect for all ages.
They have the cutest baby and kids items like tiny robes, onesies, and PJs you can monogram.
All just adorable. So get 15 % off your order of $100 or more at Hillhousehome .com with code BREAKFAST15.
Again, that's code BREAKFAST15 for 15 % off your order at Hillhousehome .com.
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