For today's #liveinprAna #7daystretch theme, it's #FreeFriday! prAna and Fit Approach want us to share what makes us feel the most free!
What an interesting idea, and one that's difficult for me to narrow down since there are so many different things that make me feel amazing and free! Being outside all day AND going out dancing in heels. Snuggling up watching a movie at home AND traveling the world. Handstands AND pigeon. Overall, I think my "schedule," or lack thereof really, demonstrates the full spectrum of freedom that I love!
One of the beauties of my job is the ability to work from home, or iPhone, or coffee shop. So after putting in some hours this morning with a cup of Stumptown cold brew, it'll be off to the trails to get some time in the woods. Hopefully my ankle will be up for some trail running. Regardless, I'll get in some #stopdropandyoga in the forest!
While I'm in Northwest, I might as well hang out at a coffee shop and do some work, right? That makes total sense. ;) But in all reality, I do work really well in a coffee shop. I have since college. I always preferred the "white noise" of conversations and espresso bean grinding in the background to the silence of a library. Commissary, after being recommended to me when I first moved here by my friend Krystyn, has become one of my favorite spots on the westside to hangout and do work. Right between NW 23rd and the Pearl District, it's perfectly located between awesome areas and Forest Park, and has amazing coffee and eats!
The afternoon will be a mixture of showering, working, and maybe some happy hour with friends. Tonight is a dance night with my roommates and various friends and significant others! One of our roommates is leaving us next week, so this is our last big night out as roommates! We've had an amazing 6 months together. Seriously the end of an era!
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| Even though Gavin's honorarily one of the girls... |
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| First night out after I moved in! |
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| Our new roommate is so lucky to join this group! |
Yup, it's going to be a pretty awesome day! A mixture of work (that I love), being active in the outdoors, partaking in Portland's amazing food/drink fare, and going out with some of my favorite people!
The freedom to move around throughout the day and have a flexible schedule definitely feels free! Sometimes I do miss working at nights so that I have my days completely wide open to be outside hiking and skiing! But then I'd miss out on things happening at night with my friends that had day jobs. Pros and cons to everything. My life is pretty amazing right now, if I do say so myself!
BONUS: In addition to it being #freefriday, it's also #forearmfriday! Aka, one of Liz's favorite weekly themes! ;)
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I love working in a coffee shop. I was nervous I'd be distracted but there's something about the aroma of coffee that makes me want to stay for hours!!! And I'm obsessed with the new prAna fall line!!
ReplyDeleteNot to mention the alertness/caffeine high you get just from the smell, let alone the endless supply of lattes! ;) Me too! Too many things to try to choose from!
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