THE LOOP
Brenda

Second day of Spirit Week has officially started!

How cool is it that you can roll out of bed and be ready for work? Ah, mega awesome, that's how cool! To help keep with our awesome theme, I've tailored today's loop around pajama facts/trivia. So cozy up with your coffee, hot cocoa, hot tea, or whatever beverage it is that you have each morning and enjoy the following facts/trivia. 

 

- Apparently, the term pajama bottoms or pajama pants are unnecessary as pajamas originated as loose pants, tied at the waist. In other words, no need to include bottoms or pants, as the term pajamas already indicates it. 

- Who were the first to wear pajamas? That trophy goes to the men and women of Turkey, India, and Iran.

- Onesies (footed pajamas) originated when people began sewing socks to the bottom of their pajamas. They started doing so, not just to keep their feet warm but to also prevent bugs like termites from nibbling on their toes. 

- Pajamas were such the rage back in the early 1900s that fashion designer, Paul Poiret, created silk pajamas to be worn out in public during the daytime, as well as in the evening. Today, in some Asian countries, people still like to wear full pajama sets out in public.  

- Kigurumi are pajamas made to look like giant stuffed animal costumes, a trend popular in Japan.  

- Wondering when you can wear your pajamas to work again? April 16th, the day after taxes are due in the United States is National Wear Your Pajamas To Work Day! 

- Oh, and in honor of our company lunch day, National Waffle Day is August 24th.  

 

*On a side note, great job yesterday team!! All those crazy, wacky, and creative hairdos definitely got Spirit Week off to a stylish start.  Now onto our pajama/waffle party!!

 

Alex

Guest Post!

My girlfriend/adventure partner, Sarah, and I recently took a trip to the small country of Iceland. Yes, I know, 'Why Iceland?!' We got this a lot when we told friends and family about our trip. The plan originated from Sarah's grandmother, who told us about her own story while traveling the country. She told us about driving what is known as the 'Ring-Road'. This road travels around the entire outer rim of the country making a full loop with itself, which also makes it perfect for an epic road trip. We had to do it! So we rented a van, packed up a couple bags, some climbing gear, a little bit of photography gear, and flew to Iceland. We gave ourselves 2 weeks to make it around the country, which in my opinion was a perfect amount of time.
Along our road trip we saw 52,200,540 sheep (this is a fake number, but probably close, there were so many sheep), miles and miles of beautiful coastline, geothermal areas including: fissures, hot springs, and the rank smell of sulfur. We got to experience glaciers up close and personal, rain/fog/wind storms while on sketchy dirt roads, mountains upon mountains upon mountains, glacier fields, Puffins (aka the cutest birds in the world, look em' up if you want a quick mood boost), the most epic and powerful waterfalls I've ever seen, river gorges so deep and so wide it was breathtaking, and so so so much more. I encourage all of you to at least consider visiting this beautiful country and getting to see a geography unlike any other out there, you won't be disappointed.
Bryan

Friends and Family

In The Happiness Advantage there is a part that talks about how when things get hard, humans sometimes retreat away from friends and family. The book states that this is the exact opposite of what we should do. We should surround ourselves with these friends and family, as this will help us conquer anything. 
I have found that we have done exactly that here at SlideBelts. Anytime there is an issue or something that is hard, we lean on each other for support and help. You guys and girls are what makes this company so amazing, what makes us successful. I can't start to thank all of you for the friendship that you have given me. As I start a new chapter in my life I can't help but think how blessed I am to have all of you in my life.
Thank you, everyone, for everything you did for me, and continue to do for me. Let's keep this party going and take SlideBelts to a new level.