Yay, it's Tuesday again which means time to share some #placestobe with you. After a great trip to Germany I am very happy to be back in wonderful Portland. Portland is full of #placestobe I can't wait to share with you. Mr V. and I love walking and biking around the city. Sometimes we just leave the house and start strolling around and every time we go we get to explore new restaurant, shops, bars, parks or just cool places. The city is so vibrant, constantly changing and eclectic but nevertheless old-school, personal and lovely. I look forward to sharing a few of our walks which include a mixture of food, drink, art, sport and shopping destinations as well as simply my favorite spots in categories. Having that said I am at Continue Reading
Archives for March 2017
YOU MAKE IT OR YOU BREAK IT.
.... it sounds pretty self-explaining, doesn’t it? Having worked in the event industry for the last 14 years this quote has been a constant companion in my life. Right after school when we all started going in different directions, trying to figure out our first steps of our careers and getting started at college, in first jobs or just went travelling the times you could see your friends got way more rare than we you were used to. I remember the phone calls, texts and discussions vividly when I started cancelling dinners three days in a row because I couldn’t leave work on time or I something has popped up in between. “You just started with them, you are doing an apprenticeship, how come you are that important for this project? Continue Reading
“You can’t do that YET”, “walk like a queen” or just OLGA.
I had just moved to PDX and I wanted to stay in shape as well as get a little fitter. #whoelsedoesnotwantthat. The easiest to do so seemed to be the gym chain located super close to my office in Hillsboro. Done deal. I walked in on a Friday afternoon, made one of this typical introduction appointments #whatareyourfitnessgoals all I expected was a little guided tour through the studio and some cheesy sales talk. It turns out that this sales talk is well staged and before I know I have also signed up for 10 personal trainer sessions. #prettygooddeal of course. Top motivated I am back there on Saturday morning where this handsome sales guy introduces me to Olga from Russia who got chosen for me as they thought we would make a good team Continue Reading