Happy Sunday, friendly faces!
And happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there, including extra special wishes to the best one there is – mine. Sorry guys, but you know how it is… my blog, my bias 😜
In all seriousness, though, I hope all the dads out there have an awesome day because you’re all awesome… And I hope everyone else has an awesome day because you’re all awesome too. And I hope you enjoy these awesome links because they’re all awesome.
Too much? Yeah I thought so too 😂 Love you guys! Have an awesome amazing day!
. fitness .
Surviving Summer As A Runner via The Cookie ChRUNicles.
Great tips for running in the heat! Now if only it would warm up here 🤔
An Open Letter To The Fitness Community via Erin’s Inside Job.
Yessssss! It’s a sad thing that people are afraid to start on their fitness journey because they’re afraid of being judged.
. health & beauty .
The Secret To Lasting Weight Loss (That Has Nothing To Do With Food) via MBG.
While I’m not really one for weight loss articles, I love the message and feel like it can be applied to any positive change you want to make in your life.
The Backlash Against The Clean Eating and Wellness Movement via Wholeheartedly Healthy.
Love this. “When it’s healthy living for healthy living’s sake, a guise for the pursuit of thinness, and the acts of healthy living are stopping you from living a full life, it’s time to check yourself!“
How I Became Addicted To Wellness & What It Took To Heal via Mind Body Green.
A really awesome read if you find yourself consumed by the crazy amount of health and life advice out there.
The Unhealthy Truth Behind “Wellness” and “Clean Eating” via Vice.
LOVE -> “… health is ‘a resource for everyday life, not the object of living,’ a crucial caveat that the wellness industry routinely ignores. Even if we do choose to prioritise health in our lives, that health doesn’t need to be complicated.“
. life stuff .
On The Verge Of Internet Addiction? via Daily Moves and Grooves.
This is definitely something I’ve noticed in myself as well. Heightened anxiety and a harder tie focusing come hand in hand with the more time I spend online.
15 People In London Were Asked To Name US States On A Map. Results Are Hysterical via Dose.
Lol 😂 Some of these are pretty funny. I especially love how someone labelled Canada with “free health care & bears.” We do indeed have both of those things.
43 Photos That Prove You Know Nothing About Life via OffBeat.
😂😂😂 Definitely some interesting facts in here. I really had no idea about the Nutella one!!!!
25 Painfully True Facts About Life via Relatively Interesting.
😂😂😂😂😂😂 Literally started crying looking at these. So many unfortunate truths here.
. blogging .
A Beginner’s Guide To Google Analytics via BGB Community.
GA is useful for so many reasons beyond just seeing how many page views you’re getting. Use it to see where your traffic is coming from and what posts are performing well so that you can hone your efforts to grow your site.
. food .
Almond Butter Protein Bars via The Almond Eater.
Because homemade bars are so much better than store-bought, and these look amazing.
No Bake Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies via Paleo Running Momma.
The perfect cookies for summer because you don’t have to bake them! AND! bananas and chocolate- you can never go wrong with that.
Apple Pie Snickerdoodles via Amy’s Healthy Baking.
Tell me these don’t look and sound like one of the most amazing cookies ever. Smitten.
Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Protein Cookies via Ambitious Kitchen.
Can you think of a better way to get your protein in than through cookies? Yeah, me neither.
12 Energy Boosting Bites for Active Families via Red Tricycle.
Some great healthy snacking ideas here! Along with a shameless plug 😉
Homemade Fruit Sweetened No Churn Ice Cream via Cotter Crunch.
Yay for dairy-free ice cream that doesn’t need an ice cream maker!
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3 things you did yesterday; 3 things you’re doing today. Go!
Yesterday: looked at paint colours, went for my long ride 😍, and went to see Finding Dory!
Today: going to church and probably just hanging with the fam.
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Thanks so much Amanda! How was Finding Dory? I want to see it!
That article that you put from Erin on the top. That was SO good. <3 Every one in fitness should read it. I needed to read it.
And …. for Father's Day, we had my dad and my grandfather here, so we had a huge meal. We even got to enjoy gluten free chocolate cake, meringue pie, and strawberry shortcake. We sang. We ate. We just enjoyed each other's company. What did you do?
That sounds like an awesome day, Emily, and thanks so much for asking about mine! I went over to my parents’ place with a huge batch of my dad’s favourite double chocolate cookies and we mostly just hung out at home. We had a BBQ, plays a few games, and ended the night with some movies. It was a good one.
Yesterday: Lunch with my dad, dinner with my father in law, did zero food prepping
today: cried over lack of food prep in the morning, went to work, ate lunch outside
Awesome links, lady! Hope you had a wonderful weekend!
Ah, you make me want to re-watch Finding Nemo because the new movie won’t be released over here until … sometime next year, I think?
Can you believe Nemo came out 13 years ago?!?!?!
Love the linked on clean eating you posted as this is something I’ve been annoyed with by quite some time, but I must ask (not assume or judge,) it SEEMS (I know I don’t know your whole life or eats) that you have a clean eating blog and though I love you WIAW posts, you always eat “clean?” Genuine question as I’ve been a reader for a long time and just didn’t know…
Thanks for the question, JL! I appreciate the non-assumptive approach 🙂 I included those links in there because I really liked how they addressed the obsessive mentality behind clean eating and the fear and guilt that comes with it.
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with eating healthy, but I don’t like it when clean eating becoming someone’s main goal in life. I mean, I really love a lot of healthy foods (both in terms of taste and how they make me feel in the long run), but I also don’t balk at eating unhealthier options. And I think that’s the main thing for me -> I just don’t think about it very much. If I eat healthy, great. If I don’t, whatever. Ya know? I’m not sitting here worrying about it and that carefree attitude is the biggest shift I noticed from back in the day when I was suffering from my ED and then battling in recovery as well -> I’m not living to eat clean anymore. It’s not really easy to capture that balance in WIAWs since I stopped doing them for such a long time and I only do them every other week, but I’m really hoping that between those and my recipes, I can give people ideas for delicious healthy options without making them think that it’s the ONLY way to eat. That’s why I don’t label anything as clean and why I never demonize things like sugar or gluten.
Also, that was a novel 😆 But thanks for the thoughtful Q! You got my brain churning and I might talk about this a little more in my next WIAW 🙂
Does anyone else have trouble with the site running slowly and repeatedly being kicked off? I use it on my I pad. It’s very frustratingly! Not sure if it’s due to all the ads or not,
Sorry to hear that you’re having issues, Amy! No one else has mentioned anything and I’m not having any problems myself, but I’ll definitely look into it to see if I can find a reason why.
Attended my beautiful sister’s wedding in New Jersey yesterday. Heading back to Austin today. Gorgeous wedding.
Yesterday: Did a 6-mile hike, cleaned the bathroom, took a bubble bath
Today: Meeting a friend for tea <3, doing laundry, working on the blog
Thank you for this link-up! Yesterday: worked, took a 2 hour nap, and went out with friends. Not sure about today but spending quality time with my Papa! Have a great week 🙂
Awesome links Amanda! Yesterday I worked out, journaled, and went to work! Have a great day with your dad 🙂
3 things we did yesterday were pack up boxes, meal prep and a long run!
Today will be an extravagant brunch, more packing and a cookout later (aka mostly eating).
Hope you have a great weekend!
How was Finding Dory?
Yesterday: went for a run, put in my garden and went to friends house with Ave for dinner.
Today: recover from visit last night. 🙂 🙂
It was sooooooo good! So good. There’s definitely a reason that it absolutely KILLED it on opening weekend (136.2M?!?!). I just can’t believe that Nemo came out over 13 years ago. Like… what??!
Getting ready to have family over for Father’s Day so lots of cooking in my near future! Yesterday was a bunch of blogging things. Thanks for sharing the cookies 🙂
thanks for sharing my post!