Good morning and happy Sunday from beautiful Kelowna!
Today marks the final stretch of our trip — the drive back home to Edmonton. Call me crazy, but I’m kind of going to miss life on the road… Seeing gorgeous sights, experiencing new places – the past 5 days have been a lot of fun. I could probably do without getting caught in bad weather and the extended periods of sitting in a car, buuuuuut hey, life’s about learning to dance in the rain, right? 😉 And speaking of rain, keep your fingers crossed for me so that I don’t get caught in another freak rainstorm while on a highway up in the mountains – once was more than enough for this trip.
But enough rambling… I’ll talk more about my travels later this week because today is all about sharing the [link] love.
In my head…
7 Most Dangerous Gym Practices via Oxygen.
Do NOT try these things at home…
What “Clean Eating” Means to Me via Khushboo’s Blog.
A great perspective on eating clean — whole foods with a little bit of fun thrown in.
16 Steps to Stop Stressing via BuzzFeed.
Hilarious GIFs that’ll instantly take your stress levels down a few notches.
The Shocking Truth About 9 Foods You Thought Were Vegetarian via Huffington Post.
Wow 😯 Some orange juices, chips, and bagels? Never would have guessed…
Eat More to Lose Weight via Active.com.
Why severe caloric restriction is never a good idea.
22 Things You Probably Never Knew About Mean Girls via Buzzfeed.
Lindsay Lohan as Regina and Amanda Seyfried as Cady? Bizarre.
Is Splenda Making Your Sweet Tooth Sweeter via Huffington Post.
Consumption of artificial sweeteners could actually be priming the brain to want to eat more later on.
Looking Beyond Appearance via The Big Man’s World.
A great reminder to never judge or compare because you don’t know the entire story.
Burger King to Launch Lower Calorie Fries via Huffington Post.
“Satisfries?” 😯 Great if calories are all we care about, but how about the fact that it’s still junk?
5 DIY Beauty Recipes for Glowing Skin via Prevention.com
Natural treatments for your hair and skin that you can make with ingredients you have at home.
5 Common Blogging Mistakes via The SITS Girls.
Good things to keep in mind if you want your blog to be more successful.
The Most Underrated Exercise via It’s Progression.
Walking is a lot more beneficial than we tend to give it credit for <3
For my belly…
21 Cooking Tips that will Change your Life via BuzzFeed.
Seriously amazing tips…
Vanilla Honey Chai Tea Latte via Back to her Roots.
A perfect comforting drink for the cooling temps.
Baked Cinnamon Apple Chips via The Healthy Maven.
A great homemade alternative to my favourite apple chips – those things get expensive!
Dutch Oven Bread via The Lean Green Bean.
I’ve been wanting to make my own bread for a while, an this one looks foolproof.
Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls via Sally’s Baking Addiction.
I have good experiences with Sally’s cinnamon rolls, and the addition of pumpkin sounds amazing.
Chocolate Almond Butter Spread via Hungry Healthy Girl.
The combination of chocolate and almonds… what more do you need?!
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What are two things you’ll be doing today? Exploring the Okanagan lake and heading home.
As always, feel free to link up any good reads!
Awesome links!
I didn’t have a lotta love for my internet provider this weekend so was super glad to see your links today (am playn catchup). Khushboos article on clean eating was so rad! And LOVE the active post on eating more!
And so glad I don’t have a food processor as that chocolate almond butter spread would not be safe in my house!
Wishing you safe travels …wait…you are safely back already!
Well – looking forward to trip recap!
Good thing I don’t place my self worth in my vegetarian status because that’s blown now. Stupid Parmesan cheese. Oh how I love you though, especially on pasta.
Great links, as always. I’m a big fan of the kitchen tips and can’t wait to hear more about your travels when you return.
This is an amazing idea!! I want to read them all…!!!
I always learn so much from the blogging-related links you put up on these types of posts. Thanks for sharing (and what’s your secret to finding all of these great post!?)
Just spending a decent amount of time on Twitter and browsing the web for topics that interest me.
Thanks again for the shout out, Amanda! I actually (as selfish as this sounds) am looking forward to you returning…..those amazing pictures left me in AWE and I cannot wait for the recap 😉 I also loved that splenda article- so so true! When I went through that aspartame/sucralose worshiping phase, the more I had it, the more I wanted it!
I also tried Davida’s recipe- and accidentally forgot about it. Blackened apples weren’t particular tasty. 2 things today- 2 statistics chapters and some work. Party or what.
I have that vanilla honey chai tea latte pinned to make – it looks amazing! I love all those cooking tips too. I feel like I always pick out the least juicy lemons and limes, so I’m going to have to try that microwaving tip next time!
Two things I did today were go for a run and go to a soup festival in Toronto!
Ahhh you make road tripping sound like so much fun! Although I do love checking out all these different places, I hate being in the car for a long time and get fidgety, but now I kind of want to do what you’re doing. 😀 And I Hope you come back safely, Amanda!
I’m now having a chill time since Selah’s napping and mayyyyyybe visit my parents or sister??? 😀
It’s definitely not easy to sit for so long, but constantly seeing new places and driving through beautiful scenery makes it worth it. A nice change to flying 🙂
I’m not vegetarian but it certainly interesting to read about that. Wow.
I just got back from a 3 hour car ride and now I just want to sit here…forever…LOL.
I love all these links! I always get something worthwhile out of your posts, that is why I always keep coming back 🙂
I know what you mean about car trips: the extended periods of sitting can be tedious, but the sights always make it worth while!
Hope you have a safe trip back.
Thanks so much for sharing!! I’ve been wanting to make my own bread for awhile too and cinnamon rolls. I’m heading over to check out the links!! Safe travels to you getting back home.
Wow, that one about looking beyond appearance really got me because it is SO true.
Love all of these links, as usual!
Oh my gosh, the paper clip cherry pitter! Gah! Wish I had known about this months ago when I was cursing in my kitchen with a paring knife! Haha! And did I tel you? I found those seriously addictive apple chips on SALE at TJ Maxx! A HUGE bag for $6 marked down from $10! Then I hid the whole bag in the back of my pantry! Lol
Two things I’m doing today: Continue being lazy while sitting on the couch in my robe and slippers while catching up on blogs AND going to work…BOO!
I love your comment about the Burger King fries…it makes me so sad that people will believe they’re any sort of a “healthy” choice, just because they’re claimed to be. I agree – still junk.
thanks so much for including my post! <3
Of course! 😀
Love those 🙂
Isn’t it amazing the things that aren’t vegetarian?? Another common one: most caesar salad dressings!
I will be baking something for my lovely neighbor who is getting married and hopefully going for a long swim! I love that article about what clean eating means, and the one about eating more to lose is SO important. Seeing as I lived that caloric restriction lifestyle first hand, that article is the perfect reminder that I’m now doing what’s right for my body and how important that is. Thanks for sharing all the great links! I hope you have a marvelous trip back. Praying that gorgeous weather awaits you xx
Watching the Eagles’ game and celebrating my brother’s 30th today! Have a safe trip back and fingers crossed for no poopy weather!
Drive safe!! So glad you had an amazing trip!! I have been lovinggg all of your photos!
As always, awesome links! We missed you at the blogger dinner on Friday and all agreed you need to come visit Toronto soon!
Gah! I SO wish I could have been there. Just make sure to organize another when I come visit 😉
Thank you for providing me with Sunday reading 😉
Today I did go to a boxing class, so now I’m going to be scouring the internet for cheap boxing gloves (because holy wow did I adore that class. So much fun in an “I’m a badass” sort of way). Also, my mom is coming over later with her dog and we’re going to take our pups to the park. yay Sunday!
Safe travels love! <3
Boxing class?! Eee! Was that something offered at your gym?
Sending good thoughts for a safe trip home <3. Now I'm off to read all of these articles ;).
A rainstorm while driving in the mountains? That definitely sounds like something you’d want to avoid at all costs. Fingers crossed there won’t be another one.
Number six of those kitchen tricks [I picked the same article for today’s post :)] is especially helpful when cutting kabocha. It has been handy for years of squash cutting ;).
Two things I did today/am doing right now:
an autumnal bike ride with my mum at my parents’
Take the journey back home 🙁 – I’m in the bus to the station right now
Happy Sunday and safe travels home for you and your parents! I’m looking forward to your recap!
Glad you had a good time! I seriously love road tripping, probably one of my favourite things, either long or short. We’ll definitely have to cathch up when you get back! Safe travels 🙂
We will! I’m already missing our trip to the market… my only consolation is all the fresh BC produce 😉
So glad to hear you had a great trip! Can’t wait to read all about it 🙂 Two things I’m doing today… Flying back to Chicago and getting a mani-pedi with my MIL!
I love Mean Girls. Amazing article. I love these posts. Oh wait, I tell you that every week. Happy Sunday 🙂
Woahhh I just watched that huffington post video! ORANGE JUICE CAN HAVE FISH IN IT?!
Seriously people. What is happening.
Yeah I was seriously shocked at some of those… I don’t even want to think about all the unknown things in our food…
Thanks for sharing! Glad you’ve had a good trip. 2 things I’m doing today are driving to Northern VA and working all evening. Haha not exciting at all, but oh well!
It always makes my day when you feature a post of mine so thank YOU, girlie :)! I’m looking forward to reading your road trip recap soon. As it’s already evening here, I’ll tell you 2 things I DID today:
1) Brunch with some friends
2) Followed that up with coffee & Starbucks…that maaay have included their delish oatmeal & raisin cookie
I’ll be running a 10k & having lunch with a friend!
Oooo good luck on your 10K!