Hello, hello friendly faces!! 
I swearā¦ these Link Love intros get harder and harder to write each week. Just ask Meg, who Iām currently rooming with in Toronto and whoās probably marvelling at my lack of intro writing skills (donāt deny it, lady!). In my defence, though, Link Loves are hard posts to write intros forā¦ I donāt exactly want to recap my weekend since these posts are more about you guys than they are about me, but at the same time I donāt exactly want to be like āHere are some awesome links. Bye!ā That being said, Iām gonna have to pull the latter on you this week, since Iāve already been sitting here for at least an hour, getting way too distracted by way too many other things. Soooooā¦ here are some awesome links to read. Bye!
In my headā¦
. fitness .
8 Reasons to Get Off Your Butt and Get Active via Lifehack.
Stop focusing on weight loss and start focusing on all the other amazing benefits of exercise.
5 Ways Your Mind Can Help You Overcome an Injury Faster via Mind Body Green.
Being injured sucks ā no doubt about it. But the right kind of mindset can work wonders in terms of making the experience less painful.
10 Workouts Under 10 Minutes for the Time Challenged via Wholeheartedly Healthy.
A great collection of workouts for those days you find yourself short on time.
5 Tips for Staying Motivated When You Stop Running PRās via Fuel Your Future with Tina Muir.
Great tips on how to keep yourself from falling in a funk when you feel like youāve hit a plateau.
My Inner Athlete Personified via Commitness to Fitness.
Need a good giggle? Then let Charlotte help you get in touch with your inner athlete.
. health .
10 Ways to Manage Stress so it Doesnāt Make You Sick via Lifehack.
Stress is linked to so many chronic illnesses, so itās important to manage it before it gets out of hand.
I Donāt Do Labels via The Athletarian.
This girl said it bestā¦ Why do we have to judge people? Why canāt we just worry about our own eats and let others worry about theirs?
How Water Affects Your Mood via The Lean Green Bean.
Dehydration not only affects our bodies, but our mental/emotional state as well. Drink up, peeps!
. life .
If You Arenāt Totally & Ridiculously In Love With Your Lifeā¦ via The Balanced Blonde.
Only you have the power to live the kind of life you want, so make choices that allow that to happen.
A Simple Thing You Can Do Today That Will Make You Happier via Marc and Angel Hack Life.
Define what happiness means to you and stop chasing everyone elseās idea of it.
Your Kind of Balance is Best via Letās Get Up and Live.
Donāt get caught up in what someone elseās idea of balance and moderation is ā do what makes you feel good.
Transformation Tuesday: Iām Calling Bullshit via Snack Therapy.
A wonderfully honest post about the little tricks people use to make themselves look a certain way.
. blogging .
5 Tips for Avoiding Blogging Burnout via Peanut Butter & Jenny.
Some great tips to help keep blogging from starting to feel like a chore.
What Do You Want to Get From Blogging? via The SITS Girls.
Having a clear idea of where you want your blog to go is a great way to add a little bit or focus and structure to your posts.
Online Security: What You and Your Blog Should Know via A Complete Waste of Makeup.
Great steps you should take to protect your blog and identity.
For my bellyā¦
Pumpkin Pie Bars with Brown Sugar Oatmeal Crust via Ambitious Kitchen.
Iām absolutely in love with the texture of these. Not to mention the combo of pumpkin, brown sugar, and oats.
Pumpkin Almond Butter Breakfast Cookies via The Healthy Maven.
I may have mentioned my love of cookies for breakfast on a few occasions? Especially when pumpkin and AB are involved?
25 Deliciously Healthy Breakfasts to Enjoy this Fall via Diary of an ExSloth.
Stuck in a food rut? Get some inspiration with this awesome collection of delicious breakfasts!
Easy Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup via Chelseaās Healthy Kitchen.
Because thereās nothing more comforting than a warm bowl of chicken noodle soup, whether youāre sick or not.
Healthy Bounty Bars via The Big Manās World.
Coconut + chocolate = perfection. Even if theyāre balls instead of bars 
Spiced Apple and Pear Brown Rice Pudding via Diary of an ExSloth.
A comforting healthy treat thatās absolutely perfect for this time of year.
Skinny Salted Chocolate Pumpkin Pudding via The Almond Eater.
This looks so freaking luscious, I just want to swan dive right into itā¦
Chocolate Chip Pear Blondie Bites via Hummusapien.
I honestly never would have thought to combine chocolate and pears, but it sounds amazing!
Best Ever Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies via Chelseaās Messy Apron.
Because healthy cookies mean you can eat 3/4 of the batch, yes? Yes.
Your linksā¦
Three things you did yesterday; three things youāre going to do today. Go!
Yesterday: pretty much spent the entire day exploring Toronto, which of course included a trip to Whole Foods and Chipotle.
Today: more exploring Toronto, and then flying back home 
More places to find me!
E-mail ā runwithspoons@hotmail.com
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Great links as usual.
Thanks for the love, sweet girl. You are the best! And now so many awesome articles to read thanks to your post.
Xox,
Jordan
Thanks for sharing my bites, dear! You would be obsessed, just sayin
Againā¦this will keep me reading for days!!
I love the chocolate / pumpkin theme of your foodie finds! I have literally got 9 tabs open right now ^_^
Yesterday: drawing, sipping hot chocolate, watching fireworks
Today: hassling clients, talking business ā basically being a boreā¦ cursing Monday!
love the links, you always share great content. Now please hug meg and arman and anyone else your with that i am missing. Next time, pack me, ok?
Ah! I knew you were off for a surprise trip to meet Arman when you said you couldnāt spill the beans just yet. Iām not sure what time it is for you right now but I hope you enjoy[ed] the second day of that awesomely crazy Australian/Canadian/US blogger meet-up just as much. How could you not??! Jealous.
Also, thanks for featuring me <3 !
Yesterday- got a xmas tree for my room at Target (IāVE BEEN WANTING THIS FOR YEARS), grabbed a few things at the mall (including a stop at Sephora for the 20% off VIB sale!), and bought a birthday gift for my cat-obsessed friend (pajamas that say āEveryday is Caturdayā)
Today- filmed a tutorial, headed to the Apple store to get some of this laptopās issues figured out (oy vey), and going out to dinner with my mom
Hope you had a great weekend, Amanda!
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Nooo! Donāt tell me I missed the VIB sale! Thatās when I stock up for Christmas each year, danggit! Hope you got your computer issues all worked out! Iām currently trying to update my phone, and hoping that I didnāt just break thingsā¦
Yesterday: Awesome workoutā¦Awesome take out foodā¦Night out with a good friend!
Today: Walk with the pupā¦Food shoppingā¦Indulge in my guilty pleasure BravoTV!
Hope youāre enjoying Toronto!!
Hhaha swan diving is the only way to eat pudding. Have fun in Toronto!
A wee funny dig at Arman there with āeven if theyāre balls instead of barsā ha ha LMAO
Maybe itās just my sense of humour, itās a great recipe though.
Got friends from Scotland who moved over to Toronto and hope to visit them one day. Looking forward to hearing all about it later in the week!
Iām sad that Iām not in Toronto with you guys!!
Yesterday: went grocery shopping, went out for dinner, watched Donnie Darko.
Today: walking the dog, playing tourist in Banff, probably going out for food again.
We were sad too! Way to pick the perfect time to move across the country
I loved so many of those links this week, too! Now I have 5 new dessert tabs open while I should be working on one I have due tomorrow haha.
Yesterday: Long run, got my table delivered, Palo Alto with Gina
Today: Recipe development, surf set with Kay, acai bowls???
Hooray for my favourite Link Love post of the week! <3
Now to save the hours of blog reading until AFTER I finish my assignmentsā¦oh Amanda how you challenge me.
I love link love!! So many articles to catch up on! enjoy your time in Toronto!
Iām so jealous of how much traveling you do! I have never been to Toronto, but I would love to go someday!
I worked yesterday and I work today. I am looking forward to three days off after today because it will be my two year anniversary with my husband.
Thanks for all the great links to read. Enjoy the rest of your time in Toronto!
Haha! I like your intro! Thatās pretty much what goes through my head each and every time I try to open a post. Iām so jealous you get to hang out with Ms Cleaneatsfastfeets! and it looks like youāre meeting Arman too based on his comment! Iām meeting him when he makes his rounds to NYC later this week- I canāt wait to meet that dude. Thanks for link love, lady!!
Youāre so jealous!? IāM so jealous! I would love to be able to meet you one day, lady! Have fun with The Big Man
Hope you had a great weekend, canāt wait to hear about it! Yesterday for me involved my long run, errands and dinner with a friendā¦Today involved a shorter run so far with plans to have lunch with a friend and relax a bit before the weekend is over.
Just when I thought I had a chance of being productive todayā¦
thanks for the link back, darling! letās catch up!
love you boo!
YESTERDAY: Got almond milk on sale, baked acorn squash, ācleanedā my apartment!
TODAY: Make an Instagram, grocery shop, finish my presentation for class. BOOYAH!
Thank you for the links! And no worries about the intros ā thereās a reason I love TOL so much!
I HATE JETLAG.
See your face in T minus 1 hour. Or earlier. Wake up.
Looking forward to reading some of these today! I think Iāll be stopping by the blogging burnout one first! Enjoy your Sunday
I spent yesterday hiding from the rain
and today Iām probably gonna be hiding from the snow. I see a lot of baking in my future since Iāll be cooped up inside
Hope you had fun in T.O. and thanks for the link love
Iāll be spending most of the day today hiding from the snow as well. I have a feeling itās here to stay this timeā¦
After all that your intro was cute! I have the same issue with every post it seems. Especially the opening. Do I say hi, hi guys, hi friends., happy whatever daubing is, etc.? It just feels odd.
Enjoy the rest of your time in Toronto! Thanks for hosting!
Thanks for featuring my post daaaarrrling
This post appeared at the right time, Steve just left, and I was looking for some posts to read this morning. Thanks 
Have a wonderful sunday!