Happy Sunday, friendly faces! 😀
I feel like it’s been forever since we’ve chatted — I’m going through withdrawals over here! I know, I know… I’m the one that didn’t show up, but I needed to take a breather on Friday… which is just a roundabout way of saying that I’ve been spending far too much time snowboarding and not enough time writing. I have been reading, though, and this week’s link love is full of some good stuff.
And speaking of this week’s link love… Remember how I mentioned that I was going to be adding a new feature to it? Well, that feature is to give you guys the ability to add your own favourite posts from the past week via a linkup at the end of this post. It doesn’t require you to link back to or mention Spoons, so you can share whichever post you feel is the most helpful or that you’re the most proud of. I’d really like to make this a weekly feature, so we’ll see how things go today.
Enjoy your Sunday 😀
In my head…
. fitness .
Why I Prefer Morning Workouts via The Almond Eater.
Some great reasons to set your alarm a little bit early and stop hitting the snooze button.
Want To Become A Better Athlete? Train Your Brain via The Huffington Post.
Weight training and cardio conditioning are no longer enough… sometimes it’s mind over matter.
What A 90-Year Old Track Star Can Teach Us About Living An Active Life via HP.
Un.be.lievable. She started competing in track-and-field when she was 70…
. health .
5 Mistakes People Make At The Grocery Store via Huffington Post.
Things you should try to avoid when shopping for food…
Can You Catch Up On Sleep? via Everyday Health.
It doesn’t look like it, unfortunately… Best to try and get your 7-8 hours every night.
17 Simple Ways To Start Living A Healthy And Fulfilling Life via Wellness Today.
Small things you can add to your life to see improvements in your health.
6 Gross Side Effects of Chewing Gum via Fox News.
😯 It might be time to reconsider my gum habit…
. happiness .
Ways To Fight The Winter Blues via It’s Progression.
Great tips on how to get yourself out of the funk that hits around this time of the year.
I Don’t Give A Damn via Olive To Run.
There are a lot of things in life that just aren’t worth the time or energy…
10 Places Unhappy People Search for Happiness via Marc and Angel Hack Life.
You’ll never be happy if you’re looking here…
The Best Thing To Come Out Of The Bikini Bridge Hoax via Greatist.
What 5 amazing women had to say about the new ‘thigh gap’…
Why Laughing Is Good For Your Health via Huffington Post.
… because laughter [and a positive attitude] is the best medicine.
. beauty .
7 Natural Remedies for Hair Loss via Wellness Today.
Simple steps you can take to prevent your luscious locks from going limp.
Top 15 Uses For Tea Tree Oil via Wellness Today.
From treating acne to fighting bad breath — this stuff is amazing.
. blogging .
How To Make A Blog Header In 9 Easy Steps via The Anti-June Cleaver.
Proof that you don’t need any fancy editing programs to make an awesome header for your blog.
Turn Your Blog Into A Business in 2014 via The SITS Girls.
A great list of different ways you can monetize your blog.
December Traffic and Income Report via Pinch of Yum.
A super informative look into the business of food blogging.
Removing The Perfect Life Perception via The Big Man’s World.
It’s easy to make a life look picture perfect on the pages of a blog, but that’s definitely not reality…
10 Design Elements All Blogs Should Include via The SITS Girls.
Great tips to consider, since your design can make or break your blog.
Why You NEED to Get on Google+ via The NY Melrose Family.
… because G+ is another great way to grow your audience.
Artificial Lighting Tips for Food Photography via Pinch of Yum.
Great tips on how to take amazing pictures without using natural light.
For my belly…
73 Kitchen Hacks to Save Time, Get Organized, and Stay Sane via Greatist.
Amazing tips that make life in the kitchen a little bit easier.
Crock Pot Sweet Potato and Quinoa Turkey Chili via Iowa Girl Eats.
I’ve loved every recipe I’ve tried off IGE, and this one looks like another reason I need a crock pot.
Chunky Potato Leek Soup via Long Drive Journey.
You can never go wrong with this comforting classic.
Honey Orange Chicken Stir Fry via Apple of My Eye.
You guys know how much I love my stir fries… and the honey orange chicken sounds phenomenal.
Almond Joy Energy Balls via Making Thyme for Health.
I’m huge on textures, and these delicious bites look like they’ve got it all.
Your links…
Three things you did yesterday; three things you’re going to do today. Go:
Yesterday: cleaned/cooked, met a friend for coffee, went snowboarding.
Today: going to church, going snowboarding, going to my parents’ for dinner.
OMG you are killing me, each time I come i open up like 10 new browsers of links to read, haha!!!
You always post the best links that help me control my mentality and emotions. It’s been such a hectic weak, and reading some of these articles really helped me. Thank you.
Also, I think people adding in their own links is genius. You always come up with the best stuff. Kudos to you. Kudos to you. 🙂
I can definitely relate to those weeks — I hope things calm down for you soon <3
I love your new link-up feature! What a great idea! I also love Pinch of Yum’s helpful posts. I caught both of the ones in your link up. Heading over to check out that gum link. I know it’s not a good habit and I’ve decreased my gum chewing by quite a bit, but I still have a piece a day.
Thanks for sharing all of these great links! I’m def going to try those almond joy balls!
Yesterday : went to a high school play, went to bed at an embarrassing early hour, spent waaaay too much on skinny margaritas from Friday’s
Today : laundry, grocery shopping, relaxing!!
This is a really good idea to link to other articles. I love reading other people’s posts and seeing what others are reading. I actually gave up gum over a year ago and it was the best thing I did for myself…I no longer feel like I crave it or need it. Plus most of those effects are true.
There is no such thing as too much snowboarding 🙂
#truth…. [and Happy Birthday!!!]
THANK YOU! 🙂
I love the new post sharing feature! Have a great week 🙂
Just swinging by to say muchos gracias for the link love buddy and awaiting the removalists to come….once my phone is done charging expect some rants..
Also AWESOME idea for the link up at the end- such a smart, smart cookie you are.
as long as you check in and tell us how awesome you are doing, then i’m okay with you snowboarding more. Oh and bake something ever so often so we can drool, k?
This list is so helpful, thanks! Today I’ve learned I need to stop chewing gum and I need to buy a special light for my food photography 🙂
😆 You and me both!
Yesterday: run, brunch, movie
Today: coffee, hike, clean
Loving all your link loves for this week! I also love the new link up idea such a great one 🙂
Yesterday I had coffee with dad, cooked for the week and watched The Bachelor. Today I’m working, I’ve been to the gym and I plan on relaxing.
So I think in the past TWO days I’ve heard that Pinch of Yum is awesome from two of my fav bloggers and of course I checked out the December blogging report and my jaw dropped to the floor. So interesting and motivating!
Thanks for sharing these links, friend! Hope you enjoy the rest of your Sunday! 🙂
I love your new link-up! I found a lot of new to me blogs here today – thanks for offering the linkup!!!
I’ve missed a lot the last few days with going to Florida for my race… thanks for always having a great round up to help me out 🙂
so many great posts here! Thanks for including mine 🙂
I actually added a post from someone else’s blog…I really loved it so I hope that’s okay!
That’s actually an awesome idea! I was kind of hoping someone would do that 🙂
I just love me some LINK LOVE<3 GREAT links this week! Seriously, I couldn't stop clicking on all of them, thanks for the great reads! Also, you're too awesome for allowing us to link up to your blog- thanks for your support!!
Three things I'm doing today: Eating oatmeal as we speak over coffee, going for a walk in the gorgeous sunshine outside, and coming back in to work all day on my freelance work with All Women Stalk.
Have a BEAUTIFUL Sunday Amanda!!!<3
I’m going to pretend I never saw the article about the effects of chewing gum and focus on the chunky potato leek soup recipe instead 😉 LOL
BTW, I found a free international texting app (I think) and I’m looking into it more!!!
I usually just use WhatsApp for texting with friends overseas as the yearly fee is very reasonable. Which one did you find?
I always love your links!! Today I’m just hanging out with my honey… and I’m doing the same tomorrow! Love our getaways!
Sounds perfect. Hope you’re both enjoying an amazing Sunday! <3
Love the link up idea!! I do link love every Saturday so this is perfect – and I love discovering new blogs and links 🙂
Happy Sunday!!
When my mom was going through radiation treatment for her breast cancer, she got really bad burns due to the chemicals. Teatree oil was one of the only things that soothed it!
Amanda, I love your link love posts. I always find a couple that interest me and I click on them for either a laugh or to learn something. I am going to try the turkey chili from Iowa Girl Eats. It looks divine and would be an awesome post workout food!
Ugh … bummer! That article just made me spit out my gum. A habit I really want to break, and the lanolin explanation made me want to break it even more :). And my mom shared that article on the 94-year-old woman … amazing!! Thanks for sharing!
I always love your link love posts! I’m heading over to read some of them now. I always have a hard time with food posts. I want to make all the foods!! Too bad that I usually cook for one and can’t eat 30 tasty meals a day.
You’re a pro linker! <–is that a word?
Sorry for going MIA on you. This weekend has been crazy but today feels like a weight has been lifted. Deets to come 😉
Love the addition that you put in! I swear, you’re so tech savvy with all this blogging stuff ;).
GREAT links! I’m a huge follower of Lindsay and Bjork form Pinch of Yum (like, how cool are they?!) and really love to read their income reports and her post on artificial lighting is fantastic! I’m looking into pimping Apple of My Eye out and would love to get one soon. Just ordered a new blog design, though, so I should wait until I generate a bit more income to pay for it hahah!
Oh oh oh, and I also joined the SITS community and really love it :). Glad to see we have common interests haha!
And last thing, I promise, since I know we’re both big on working on and growing our food photography, I saw something last night that might interest you! I’m constantly in need of cool looking backgrounds (wood is my favorite) but don’t want to buy a table just to get the texture. I found these prints: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SwankyPrints and they are FANTASTIC and have rave reviews! I’m planning on ordering one or two today :). Just thought they might interest you!
And this end the longest comment in the history of comments haha! Hope you have a relaxing Sunday 😀
Okay those prints are seriously the coolest thing ever. Thanks for sharing, girlie! I’m definitely considering snagging a couple of those…
What a great link-up idea! Love it….As for the chewing gum article, I saw that. I have a serious gum thing going with Extra Watermelon that I would love to give up. It’s oh so addicting.
Thanks so much for the additional link part of link-up! That’s so awesome of you! 🙂
I wanted something to read while I ate breakfast so I stopped over to see what you had in store this week! Loved the almond joy energy balls!
I love the link-up idea – smart, lady! And I just read Pinch of Yum’s post on artificial lighting like 15 minutes ago – some great ideas.
And of course, I have a million new tabs open now 😉
Yesterday: went to the Food and Wine show, did more research on hormone-related stuff, skipped the gym and post-writing
Today: going to TRX, having a friend come over for chocolate chip pancakes, play more Fallout.
Happy Sunday love!
The natural remedies for hair loss is something I must check out immediately. My mom and grandma both lose hair like crazy, and I have noticed that my hair falls out on the reg in bigger clumps than most people. I don’t want to end up hairless because my hair is something I treasure, as silly as that sounds. I am always trying to do things to improve the quality of it! Also, I love that you have made this a kind of link up. I’ll have to stop back once I decide which post to share from my favorites of the week… there was a lot of good stuff out there, as usual.
RE: the 17 ideas for improving health. I am definitely going to invest in some raw honey to make the mask. One of the tips is to swish either coconut or sesame oil in your mouth for 15 minutes. 15 minutes? (scratches head) I am hoping that’s a typo. I don’t think I could keep up the swishing for so long.
Thanks for the plethora of reading material. Enjoy the last bit of your weekend!
I use raw honey on my face all the time and it makes a -huge- difference in how my skin looks and feels. And re: the swishing… it’s not a typo, unfortunately. That’s actually what oil pulling involves 😕
I am making those almond joy energy balls today and can’t wait! Always love your Link Love posts- thanks for sharing!
Great idea on the link up! 🙂 I loved Pinch of Yum’s artificial light post as well – smart, smart cookie that Lindsay is!
Tea tree oil has been one of my saviors in terms of acne. Love the stuff!
Hope you had an amazing weekend!
Thanks for the link love! I, too, LOVED both of the posts you linked from Pinch of Yum. Their income reports are fascinating, and I now want to go out and buy one of those lights so that I can stop waking up before dawn to take food pictures! I hope you’ve had a wonderful time snowboarding and enjoying yourself – blogging breaks (as any other life breaks) are definitely necessary from time to time!
Riiiiiight? I’m seriously considering going out to buy one of those lights -just- to save myself the stress of having to do everything in that tiny little time window.
What a fun feature! Thanks 🙂 I did laundry, took two naps, and went to game night yesterday. Today, couch, couch, and drink fluids to feel better? haha Sounds like a lazy day but I am sick of being sick! hahah
Sending tonnes of healing vibes your way, lady! Hope you feel better soon <3
A friend of mine is addicted to Tea Tree oil..I knew about the acne but wasn’t aware that it is such an all rounder. Looking forward to spending the rest of my afternoon on these good reads 🙂
Glad you are enjoying your snowboarding!
Oooooh! Lots of great links to look at! I know what I am doing when I get back from my 16 miler! Thanks for sharing! I will need to rest up this afternoon, and now I can browse these many articles! Have a wonderful Sunday!
A 16 miler? Ooo good luck on your run, Tina!