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One of the hardest parts of making friends as an adult—especially as a woman—is that our need for friends kind of changes over time.
In college, everyone was doing the same thing at the same time. But as time goes on our lives become more diverse. Some get married, others don't. Some have kids, others are child free. Some move away, some stay put. Some go to the office every day, others work from home.
As women, we have full lives. And suddenly, we find ourselves trying to make plans three weeks out to spend time together, if at all.
While I always made time to see my closest friends, I realized that if I wanted going to go on adventures every weekend, I was going to have to seek out other women who shared my mindset and my lifestyle goals.
I've always had a “live life to the fullest” attitude, and I love getting outside in any capacity. Yes, sometimes that means going on more extreme adventures, but it also means figuring out a way to get off work a couple hours early to go for a walk on a nice day. Or jumping in the car to drive out to the desert for the weekend or check out a new hot spring I read about.
Once I started leaning into this part of myself—the part that wanted to say “yes” more often and do things that made me feel good—that's when making friends got easier.
At first, I was proactive about reaching out to new people. I'd message someone I'd been friends with on Instagram to see if we could meet up next time I was in town. I'd ask someone I looked up to if they'd be willing to take me snowmobiling if I made the effort to show up.
And then, something curious happened…
Women looking for new friends started reaching out to me! I started getting Instagram messages asking if I'd want to meet up when they came through Jackson. Friends of friends saw me posting about our latest girls trip and asked if they could tag along on our next adventures. It was as if I'd put a signal in the sky for all the other women to see—and they were answering.
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#outdoorwomen #girlgang #mtbtok #girltok #mtbwomen #itsalluptoyou #getoutside
In college, everyone was doing the same thing at the same time. But as time goes on our lives become more diverse. Some get married, others don't. Some have kids, others are child free. Some move away, some stay put. Some go to the office every day, others work from home.
As women, we have full lives. And suddenly, we find ourselves trying to make plans three weeks out to spend time together, if at all.
While I always made time to see my closest friends, I realized that if I wanted going to go on adventures every weekend, I was going to have to seek out other women who shared my mindset and my lifestyle goals.
I've always had a “live life to the fullest” attitude, and I love getting outside in any capacity. Yes, sometimes that means going on more extreme adventures, but it also means figuring out a way to get off work a couple hours early to go for a walk on a nice day. Or jumping in the car to drive out to the desert for the weekend or check out a new hot spring I read about.
Once I started leaning into this part of myself—the part that wanted to say “yes” more often and do things that made me feel good—that's when making friends got easier.
At first, I was proactive about reaching out to new people. I'd message someone I'd been friends with on Instagram to see if we could meet up next time I was in town. I'd ask someone I looked up to if they'd be willing to take me snowmobiling if I made the effort to show up.
And then, something curious happened…
Women looking for new friends started reaching out to me! I started getting Instagram messages asking if I'd want to meet up when they came through Jackson. Friends of friends saw me posting about our latest girls trip and asked if they could tag along on our next adventures. It was as if I'd put a signal in the sky for all the other women to see—and they were answering.
(Cont. in comments)
#outdoorwomen #girlgang #mtbtok #girltok #mtbwomen #itsalluptoyou #getoutside
