Hullo, hullo from the beautiful Canadian Rockies!
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again — I adore the mountains. Absolutely adore. There’s no place where I feel happier and more at peace. I would pack my bags and move here if I could, but until my dreams have a higher chance of actually materializing, the occasional weekend getaway will have to do.
So while I’m zooming down the side of a mountain and trying to avoid breaking my legs/ribs/arms/neck, check out some of these awesome links that I managed to gather up over the past week, and feel free to add a few of your own.
I hope you guys are having an amazing Sunday, and I’ll see you tomorrow with a recap of my trip, As We Speak style…
In my head…
. fitness .
Weekly Workout Schedule via Mrs. Murphy’s Law of Fitness.
In case you find yourself stuck in a workout rut, Heather has a collection of great bodyweight workouts with examples of each move.
My Addiction To Exercise Permanently Damaged my Body. But… via Greatist.
Exercise is great, but pushing your body too hard can lead to irreversible damage…
5 Quick High Intensity Exercises You Can Do Anywhere via Mind Body Green.
Nothing like portable exercise that’s quick and effective.
. health .
Digestive Issues? It’s Time To Blame The Vegetables via The Big Man’s World.
Sometimes too much of a good thing can just be… too much.
My Strategies for Eating a High-Calorie Diet via Better With Sprinkles.
Because eating enough when you’re trying to gain weight for health reasons isn’t as easy as it sounds…
How Rigid Diets Threaten True Digestive Healing via Mind Body Green.
“… an obsessive rigidity can develop which can be detrimental to the health and healing that we so desperately seek.“
The Beginning of HA Recovery via Better With Sprinkles.
Beautifully candid thoughts about the journey towards gaining health.
Improve Your Health By Asking One Simple Question via Lifehack.
I think one of the biggest obstacles in peoples’ journey towards health is the fact that it can come across as being so complicated. It’s really not…
. happiness .
Is Food “Just” Fuel? via The Real Life RD.
There’s food for the body and food for the soul — we shouldn’t neglect either one.
3 Questions That Will Turn Your Life Around via Marc and Angel Hack Life.
The first one is my favourite…
5 Ways To Fall Madly In Love With Yourself via Mind Body Green.
After all… you do need to spend the rest of your life with yourself…
13 Things To Remember When Life Gets Rough via Lifehack.
Bad times pass, but keeping these things in mind can help them pass easier.
. beauty .
Eat Pretty: 5 Ways Diet Can Give You An All-Natural Glow via Mind Body Green.
It’s no secret that what we eat shows up on our bodies — and not only on our hips or butt!
Why You Probably Don’t Need To Wash Your Face via Mind Body Green.
I don’t know if I would ever completely stop, but this isn’t the first time I’ve heard about the benefits of cutting back.
9 Beauty Habits That Give You Wrinkles via Women’s Health Magazine.
Simple things to stop doing to stop the premature aging process.
8 Killer Ways To Dominate Every First Impression via Lifehack.
Even though we know not to judge a book by its cover, we tend to do make quick judgments anyways. Great tips on making a great first impression.
. blogging .
30 Writing Prompts for April via The SITS Girls.
Suffering from writer’s block? These prompts will help get those creative juices flowing!
A No BS Guide To Food Photography via The Healthy Maven.
Improving your photography is probably one of the best things you can do for your blog, especially if you’re a food blogger. Great tips for those just starting out.
Stop Misusing Social Media via BlogHer.
“The most successful people on social media are the ones who see it as an end in itself and not simply as a means to one.“
For my belly…
75+ Ways To Eat Chicken For Dinner via Shugary Sweets.
Anything but boring. Lots of great ideas for how to dress up that bird.
No-Bake Cinnamon Roll Protein Bars via The Healthy Maven.
She had me at no-bake… and then again at cinnamon roll.
Simple Chocolate Coconut Bites via The Almond Eater.
You guys know I love my bites, and these look perfect with the chocolate and lack of nuts.
Dark Chocolate Almond Cookies via Olives ‘n’ Wine.
Chocolate? Almonds? Honey? Sea salt?!? Basically perfection in cookie form.
Apple Cinnamon Dutch Baby via The Lean Green Bean.
I’d never heard of a dutch baby prior to this post, but I want one in my belly! 😉
Your links…
Where would you live if you could pick any place in the world?
Three things you did yesterday; three things you’re going to do today. Go:
Yesterday: road tripped to Jasper, spent the day snowboarding at Marmot, and spent the night wandering around town.
Today: more snowboarding, driving back home, and spending the night not moving from my couch.
More places to find me!
E-mail — [email protected]
Twitter — runwithspoons
Facebook — runningwithspoons
Pinterest — runwithspoons
Instagram — runwithspoons
Bloglovin — runningwithspoons
Thanks for all the great links, girlie I especially like the “3 Questions That Will Turn Your Life Around”…whoa! Definitely good food for thought! Also, I’m totally breaking out the coconut and jojoba oil for my face…the dry skin (and acne) I’ve had lately has been terrible! Hopefully this will help!
It’s sad that you can get out to the rockies for the weekend and I have never been! WHERE’S MY INVITE? I make great company on ski vacations….if you enjoy sitting by the fire and eating chili.
Thanks for including me link! Obvs you don’t need any help with your photography after the chickpea porn you just posted!
I now have about 15 additional tabs open – lots of great stuff to read! 🙂
Thanks for sharing the love lady! 🙂 Hope you had a great weekend!
Thanks for the link love, lovely lady! I definitely want to read most of these! I loved Davida’s post on food photography- so helpful!
Agh this week is too crammed for me to read most of these, but thankfully I have read a lot already. I want your life, you travel so much, its great!
By the way, tried Dates (finally bought medjool) and almond butter….SO good!
Eeee! Life changing, right?! I polished off my last bag of dates so I definitely need to pick up some more…
I was really interested in why not to wash your face. It honestly seems like we always hear the opposite so it’s nice to read that side too. That being said, I think I’ll probably still wash my face frequently.
I literally just opened five of these posts before even making it to the comment box. Thanks for sharing, Amanda. Looking forward to reading the mentioned posts xoxo
I’ve been stalking this series and never commented, but I really enjoy looking through all the links! You find the best stuff, Amanda!
Loving these links girl!!!! I would live somewhere warm.. somewhere it is ALWAYS warm!
Italy is where I would live! I spent the weekend in WI (instead of AZ) with my Mom who is recovering from emergency open heart surgery.
Oh no! Sending thoughts and prayers for your mom and your family <3
Thank you for the link love <3 I also loved Sam's posts this week – they're most definitely great reads!
Yes, you absolutely should move to the mountains. If I can do it, anyone can. There’s lots of opportunity here… to work hard & play hard. I love it!
I know I say this all the time, but you can come stay with me anytime. Come boarding up at Nakiska!!
I’VE NEVER BEEN TO JASPER
Never?!!? The atmosphere of the town isn’t as nice as Banff of Canmore, but the mountains are freaking awesome. I’ve never been to Nakiska 😯
Ahh thanks for the link love, love! I hope you’re having a blast in the mountains. If I could live anywhere hmmmm….right now I’m going to say Spain. Ask me in a week and I’d probably say somewhere different. Indecisiveness ftw.
Spooooons I can’t wait for the selfie heavy post to come. Thanks for the shout out- don’t eat broccoli. Eat cheese. Or broccoli cheese.
Damn you and your link posts. 🙂 I just lost forty-five minutes of time, but then again I did get to read about Sam’s journey with HA, and I’m grateful for that. I think her openness will really be a huge help to so many others and that is one of the beautiful things about blogging: helping people.
I also just bought a whole new skin regimen which requires lots of face washing so I’m going to ignore that other link about washing your face less. Actually I did read it, but I’m now going to push it out of my brain and pretend like it never existed.
I’m glad you’re having a blast snow boarding away. Enjoy yourself and no broken bones.
Having met her in person, I can definitely say that Sam is an awesome lady. And I can’t wait to meet more awesome ladies (*cough*you*cough*) at Blend this year!
Aw shucks. I’m excited to meet you two. It’s gonna be a lot of fun.
Love these links!! I’ll have to join the fun link-up next week!
If I could live anywhere in the world, it’d have to be warm and on the ocean! I’m thinking California would be ideal. Or South Carolina, Australia, Hawaii, Aruba, Bahamas, or maybe Florida… 🙂
Loving the “one simple question” article. SO true, and lately I’ve been really into the concept that so much information makes us more informed but ALSO makes it harder for everyone. A toughie. I’m still not convinced on the not washing your face thing 🙂
Great links, lady! Hope you’re having a wonderful time on the mountains 🙂
I’ve been wanting to try that Dutch Baby and I love all of your happiness links! Have fun in the mountains!
I love link love posts!!! (BTW, the simple chocolate coconut bite link brings me to the apple smoothie). My favorite links are similar to yours…lost of Better with Sprinkles posts on her final recovery journey. So inspiring…as are you, my dear!!
Sam is one awesome lady. And I made a blunder with the link to the bites, but it should be working now!
AHHH if I could live anywhere? Probably Hawaii. Or San Francisco.
Yesterday: Left Nicaragua, watched Desert Runners on the plane, made my dad take me to the grocery store on the way home from the store.
Today: Catch up on life from being gone for a week, yoga, hopefully a run?
Thanks for all the link love my dear! Much appreciated<3 And I hope you're having a fabulous weekend (although pleeease don't break any bones)
If I could live anyplace in the world, it'd be someplace warm. Arizona or California, Australia or New Zealand, Mexico, Costa Rice, the Bahamas, Thailand…just give me lots of sun.
Yesterday: finally went home after spending a week housesitting for the MIL, went to Niagara Falls, gambled unsucessfully.
Today: groceries, cleaning the apartment, baking banana bread (think I'm gonna start that now, actually…)
Ahh too many good links!! I am so far behind on all blog reading (all the time) but I am off to read some of these because I just can’t resist!!
Do you do a link-up for this every week? This is the first time I’ve noticed one!
Yup! It’s up there every week.
You are a snow lady through and through! Glad you’re having an awesome time 🙂 …as much as I’m dying to experience snow – I think I’ll mentally pass away with being exposed to cold :p .
Hmmm.. I’d totally love to stay in a forest-ish place.. close to hiking trails and such.
Yesterday: work, family lunch, work. Month end.. I’m behind with work.. not pretty.
Today: early morning beach walk, pampering shower, work.
Ooohh I am so excited for an “As we Speak” post!!
Working on getting one up, ‘as we speak’ 😉
Love those health articles especially! Must say I’m a bit jeal of your time in the mountains – may be next year for me!
I want live in California! To live on an ocean coast, to go on the farmer markets and not to see snow… Yes, it is my way 😉 I live in the north, and I was tired of rains, snow and a wind.
way to take the workout outdoors, even in that weather! you amaze me. I’d be whining it’s too cold. LOL! and great links. Love all these writers and the food!