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A Week in the Life

17 Friday Feb 2012

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architecture, baking, entertainment, food, Harry Potter, John Lewis, Kings College, shopping, travel, yoga

When we first moved here, being unemployed was depressing and boring.  But in 2012, my social has really picked up steam, and we joke a lot now that I could never find the time to have a job (not that I’m not still looking…)

This was a particularly good week in the Life of a Woman of Leisure, even with my Woman of Leisure Walking Tour (see post below) cancelled for half-term.

Sunday: I went to yoga, then went to John Lewis and bought a new lamp, rug, and wastepaper bin.  I decided that, rather than pick something up later, it would be a good idea to bring all three home at once.  On my bike.  In the snow.  For a mile and a half.  I looked like an idiot, and all my new stuff turned out to be pretty heavy, so by the time I made it home I was as sweaty from carrying my new housewares as from the yoga class.  Then Ian and I bought a new carpet for the living room, and I went to circus school.  You know, just your average Sunday.

Monday: I interned/volunteered with Shape East, a planning organization in Cambridge.  I really like the people who work there (some of whom have started reading this blog, which is the fastest way to my heart these days) and I’ve finished the project where I had to cold call people and take a survey, which was useful but not super fun.  Then I went to yoga.

Tuesday: Yoga in the morning.  Then new friend Robert and I attempted to make macarons.  He’s done it successfully several times before, but these were a pretty sad little fail.  Still, afternoon well spent.  In the evening, Ian and I met a friend for High Table at King’s College.  Despite having eaten at Christchurch in Oxford, where the dining hall scenes of Harry Potter were filmed, this is probably the closest I’ll ever get to eating at Hogwarts.  With the professors.  I sat next to a retired lawyer, now a photographer, who was very earnest about the need to help lawyers (who typically retire in their 50s here) find a second career.

Wednesday: A friend and I went to Letchworth, one of Ebenezer Howard’s two garden cities.  It was a nerd pilgrimage, but I was ultimately kind of disappointed.  Radburn, in New Jersey, made for a much better nerd pilgrimage.  Still, I’d been  wanting to go.  In the evening, I went rock climbing and then to the Emmanuel College Bar with climbing compatriots for Wednesday funk night.

We also saw the UK's first roundabout. Woot!

Thursday: I’m working on a design competition in Shanghai with an architect at Wolfson College, so after a morning spent puttering around the house, I met up with her for a work session followed by a zumba class.  Later in the evening I ended up at a pub with Ian and a friend playing a game called “War on Terror,” which would be more fun if we fully understood the rules, but I plan to play again anyway.

Lauren made that face on purpose.

Friday: I’m meeting a friend for lunch before hopping a 15:15 train to Brussels for a weekend of eating and sightseeing with the hubs, followed by a one-night stay in Ghent.

Have a great weekend!

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Urban Adventures: Boston

16 Monday Jan 2012

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Boston, Cambridge, indoor sky diving, rock climbing, trampolining, trapezing, yoga

I was in Boston for three days last week and, despite 5-degree-Fahrenheit temps, it was pretty wonderful.  I got to visit my old rock gym and my old yoga studio in addition to seeing many of my remaining friends and, as already detailed, eat in some fantastic places.

Most people don’t get excited about indoor climbing gyms and yoga studios when they visit Boston, but there are some crazy indoor adventure sport options that I think would make for an awesome holiday in and of themselves – spending the week taking in the city’s best indoor alternative fitness options.  I can think of a bunch right off the bat.

1. Hot yoga (flow or bikram):
I personally am not a fan of bikram, but there are three studios in Boston and Cambridge if you are.  I am a devotee of Prana Power Yoga – despite the fact that the studio owner is obviously a nutball.

2. Indoor Climbing: Boston Rock Gym or MetroRock
Boston Rock Gym is a bit north of Boston, and is smaller, but has a welcoming and relaxed feel.  MetroRock, in Everett, is higher, bigger, and a little more testosterone-fueled (and also a bit more expensive!) but they’ve just added a high ropes course that I’m dying to try, and they always have a good variety of mid-level climbs that suit me (5.8 to 5.10, or in English parlance, 6a-to-6b-ish)

3. SkyZone Trampoline Gym
I recruited all summer to get people to go to this thing with me, and still never made it there.  But I would *love* to go sometime if I’ve got any takers (Georgiana, I’m looking at you).

4. Trapezing at Jordan’s Furniture
Awesome, right? You can do it in Chicago and New York, too, but that’s a story for another time.  And Boston is the only location where you can buy a couch when you’re done.

5. Indoor Skydiving
This is technically in New Hampshire, but still.  I’ve lost interest in trying outdoor skydiving, but I think indoors, I could be entertained for a seriously long time.

There are also indoor laser tag, go karting and plenty of other stuff I’m sure.  What did I miss?

Resolution

30 Friday Dec 2011

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2012, new year's resolution, scorpion pose, yoga

By next year, I want to be able to do this:

What’s your 2012 goal?

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