Why I’m Always Shirtless Outside

Justin hiking shirtless through snow with a backpack and trekking poles

People comment that I'm always shirtless and... yeah. They're not wrong. haha

But it really isn't just for the photo. I've always been super aware of touch. I feel my clothes basically all the time while most people seem to forget they're even wearing any.

If I'm sitting in a chair, part of my brain is quietly going, I'm sitting in a chair. I notice the fabric against me and every time it moves.

It's annoying sometimes. Outside, though, I kind of love it.

I like cold air on my skin. That's part of why Alaska works so well for me. I'm not sweating through everything, fabric isn't clinging to me, and I get to just feel where I am.

Funny because fashion used to mean EVERYTHING to me. I went to college in Hawai‘i with two duffel bags of shoes. When I came back for sophomore year, I had a backpack, slippers, two pairs of board shorts and two tank tops. haha

Somewhere in there I started caring more about how life felt than how it looked.

So yes... there is a reason I'm always taking my shirt off.

Take yours off and go outside sometime. Shoes optional. Fuck it.