Happy Sunday, friendly faces!
How’s things? I’m currently writing this at a little past 11pm on Saturday night, wishing I could go to sleep but waiting for my sheets to come out of the dryer. I’m normally pretty good at getting away with my tendency to procrastinate, but there are times where it comes back to bite me in the a**. Like tonight. Five more minutes and I’m sleeping on the couch ?
So hey! How’s your weekend going so far? It’s been a cold one here, so aside from a running a few errands, I’ve pretty much been in hibernation mode. That means I’ve been cozying up to my treadmill and spending lots of time in a warm kitchen… sipping on cold banana cream pie smoothies…
See what I did just there? ?
In all seriousness, though, that’s just one of a nice big handful of awesome links I have for you today, so I hope you find something good to read alongside your breakfast, coffee, lunch, dinner, snack, etc., and I’ll talk to you again soon!
For my head…
. fitness .
Read This If You’re Looking To Get Stronger in 2016 via Popsugar Fitness.
Looking to get into strength training but don’t know where to start? This post explains some of the basics!
A 20-Minute Bodyweight Workout To Tone Your Entire Body via Popsugar Fitness.
You know I love those bodyweight workouts! So effective, and you can do them anywhere.
. health .
Healthy Ways To Beat The Afternoon Slump via A Lady Goes West.
It happens to the best of us! And there are better ways of dealing with it than caffeine or sugar.
Does BMI Matter? via The Real Life RD.
So many people get hung up on staying within a certain BMI range, but what is that number really telling us?
A Health Rant via Picky Runner.
I can totally relate. A great read for anyone who’s ever found themselves obsessed with eating clean.
. life .
How To Be Happy When Everything Sucks via Fit Bottomed Girls.
Love — “it’s totally possible to create little pockets of happy throughout your day no matter what your circumstances”
5 Failures You Need to Experience If You Want To Succeed via Marc and Angel Hack Life.
“You want to know the difference between a master and a beginner? The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried.” <– This.
Accepting Your Body Right Now: The Key To Positive Body Image via Pretty Little Grub.
There’s nothing worse than constantly being at war with your body. It’s such a blessing to be able to accept your body where it’s currently at, even if you’re on a journey to make it better.
7 Life-Changing Morning Rituals via Thirteen Thoughts.
I’m a huge believer that how you start your morning can go on to affect the rest of your day, and I’m loving these relaxing rituals.
The Positive Side of Depression via Erin’s Inside Job.
Love this post about how good things can come out of even a bad situation.
These 28 Photos Exist for the Sole Purpose of Making You Explode With Happiness via Viral Nova.
I dare you not to feel all warm and fuzzy inside after looking at these!
26 Tiny Things to Start Doing for Yourself This Year via Thought Catalog.
… because those small things add up to make a huge difference.
21 Things That Were Normal in the 90s But Unbelievable Today via Dose.
??? I [grew] up like this.
. blogging .
For Those Who Still Believe In Blogging via Make It Blissful.
Really beautifully written post about the reality of blogger burnout and how to fall back in love with blogging.
Changing The World, One Word at a Time via The SITS Girls.
Feeling discouraged with your blogging? Don’t! You never know who’s life you changed through your words.
You Need A Blog Business Plan via The SITS Girls.
How To Refine Your Blogging Voice via A Problem Like Maria.
Must Read Tax Tips for Bloggers via The SITS Girls.
It can be confusing when you’re just turning a hobby into a part/full-time job! But these are some great basics to get you started.
30 Tips for Exceptional Social Media Engagement via Canadian Blog House.
Really love these tips on different ways you can connect with your readers and other bloggers. That’s what blogging is all about!
For my belly…
2-Ingredient Nutella Brownies via High Heels & Grills.
It can’t get any easier than 2 ingredients! And these look so incredibly fudgy that I could just DIE.
Cheesy Baked Black Bean Flautas via Peas & Crayons.
Confession: I have no idea what flautas are… but that doesn’t matter because these.look.AMAZING.
Skinny Single Serving Vanilla Mug Cake via Amy’s Healthy Baking.
Perfect snack for those times where you need something super quick and don’t want to deal with leftovers!
Chickpea Farro Soup via Two Peas & Their Pod.
How wonderfully hearty and comforting does this look?! Perfect for this colder weather.
Double Chocolate Paleo Banana Bread via Ambitious Kitchen.
She had me at double chocolate. And then again at banana bread. Swoon.
Sriracha Hummus via Damn Delicious.
I’m a wimp when it comes to the spicy stuff, but I know sriracha’s basically got a cult following, so this sounds all sorts of brilliant!
Your links…
Let’s chat!
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Yesterday: ran some errands, went on a walk/run on the treadmill, and did some work the the upcoming week.
Today: going to church, heading out to the mall, and going over to my parents’ for dinner.
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Flautas are my absolute jam! Normally I have some combination of chicken and cheese but those black bean ones looks amazing.
holy freaking cow that smoothie! I need one in my face, stat! Thanks for the link love darling!!! <3
I’ve totally done that before with the sheets! Hopefully you were able to sleep in your bed. There’s nothing better than fresh warm sheets in winter…mmm. Except for that smoothie the next morning. 😉
So very true! I swear I sleep better on the nights I have fresh sheets.
The good thing? Your just-dried sheets will be so warm and cozy! And that banana cream pie smoothie–I can see myself running down the stairs to make one of those for myself in the morning! Thanks!
–G
gingerwroot.com
Nice roundup! I Saved a bunch of liknks to go back to. Love the fitness ones 🙂
I’m also in hibernation mode and dreaming that I worked from home. 🙂
It’s a blessing and a curse — the cabin fever is real 😆
This is such a lovely roundup, Amanda. Thank you so much for sharing one of my posts!
Paula
Thirteen Thoughts
Of course, Paula! Thanks for such a wonderful post 🙂
I can totally relate to the sheets situation. The worst!! I hope you were able to sleep in your own bed eventually!
I did manage to wait it out 🙂 And I will say that there’s nothing better than fresh sheets to put you to sleep.
Why do sheets take so darn long to dry!?!? Arggggg
My 3 yesterday: wine shopping, played with kiddos, neighborhood potluck
My 3 today: grocery shopping, cooking up a storm, more playing with kiddos
I’m not sure 😥 But fighting with them when you just want to throw them on the bed and fall on top is a real struggle 😆
Oh my God the 90’s post. I am dying!! ??
Yesterday: Training, Beach and Movie/Dinner with the girls
Today: Training, Beach – let’s see what else happens…. 😉
You KNOW you’ve still got those mix tapes lying around somewhere!! 😉
I want to read all of these! Thanks for sharing.
Yesterday – I slept in, went to an Orangetheory Fitness class, and read some blogs
Today – I slept in, did laundry, and tried to stay warm (negative temps here in MN).
Have a great Sunday!
Thanks so much for the love Amanda! Looking forward to reading some of these other links
Thanks for sharing the tax tips! I’ve been looking for some posts on that topic! I feel like it is so hard to find how to actually file the income on taxes
Right?! I ended up having to have my accountant sit me down and explain it to me. I’m horrible with stuff like that 😕
Thanks for sharing Amanda! Now I have 12567 other links to read besides the ones I need to catch up on from the past few days 😉
Happy Sunday, Amanda! Thanks so much for including my link today. As far as plans for the day? Cleaning, cooking and preparing some group fitness choreography. My husband and I are hosting a little Mexican-themed dinner party for friends later, since most of them have a holiday from work tomorrow. Not me! Have a great rest of the day, lady! 🙂
Mexican-themed dinner party? I’m going to go ahead and assume my invitation was lost in the mail 😛 Hope it was wonderful, Ashley!
Hi, Amanda! Thank you so much for including Make it Blissful in this linkup! I hope the article was also helpful to you. I’ve been checking out the other links here — thanks for the recommendations.
Thank you for sharing these awesome links! Yesterday: Traveled back from missouri, blog work, sleep! Today: Practice, Blog Work, church. Happy Sunday!
That smoothie looks delicious!
Too many good links…you’re killing me smalls. I have somewhere to be in 90 minutes and this might make me late. Gulp.
Here we go: another way to beat the afternoon slump is to eat an apple. It’s supposed to give you more energy than a cup of coffee.
That man with his onion: that’s totally me with my home grown produce.
I’m pretty sure I need to work on that whole body image acceptance bit right now. It’s not easy realizing you have no control over what’s happening, which also means growing exponentially bigger on a daily basis. I’m pretty sure my kneecaps are disappearing. It’s all for the tiny human though. Le sigh.
In cleaning out our office this weekend, I found a ton of old video cassettes and mixed tapes. Talk about blast from the past.
I adore the post For Those Who Still Believe in Blogging and see this around me all the time. I think in the wish to be successful, people forget why they started to begin with and sometimes tend to lose that authenticity for the pursuit of numbers. Eventually though, I think that catches up with you when you find yourself no longer enjoying it and thinking of it ONLY as a job.
Last but certainly not least, I have every intention of making Jenn’s Flautas. They’re right up my alley.
Happy Sunday.
You know I totally agree with you on the blogging front, and that’s actually something I’m constantly fighting with myself — hence struggling with the recipe posts. Thankfully I have good friends to keep me in line 😉 <3
Loved Robyn’s post on BMI and the health rant article. Those recipes look super delish too. Have a great day! xoxo
They were great, eh?! Definitely refreshing to see those kind of posts in our health-obsessed society.
Thanks for the link love!!! I love these posts to see what other good reads I missed throughout the week. Have a great Sunday!
Great list of posts Amanda. Have you ever thought of doing a weekly theme with them? This Sunday do a blogging links, next week do a food links…just a thought. I really enjoy reading and seeing what you are reading!
I haven’t! And while I love the idea of it, I like including a little bit of everything so that there’s something for everyone. That and I’m way too unorganized to keep track of that many different links 😆
I’m a big procrastinator too although I’m working to get better about that with my blog! Now always easy..
Yesterday I ran, plugged my tire, and went bowling.
Today I’m going to run, go to church, and have our first small group!
Definitely not always easy. But it sure feels good to have things done ahead of time instead of scrambling to get everything done at the last minute.
Yesterday was all about cleaning the house, today is more of that plus a run and trip to the Cheesecake Factory with my whole family. Today is already looking more fun than yesterday 🙂
I’ll say! And ugh… you just reminded me that my place could use a serious cleaning as well…
I don’t know why, but I’ve been all about smoothies lately too!
I blame the dry winter air!