Hey guys! I hope you’re having a great weekend so far!
I know I don’t usually check in on Sundays, but I’m thinking about starting up a new series here on Spoons and I wanted to take it for a bit of a test drive today and see how it goes… Basically, it’ll just be a collection of articles, blog posts, recipes, etc. that I come across during the week and want to share – some Sunday afternoon reading material, if you will. So if you find yourself with a little bit of extra time to kill, check out some of these links – I promise you won’t be disappointed.
In my head…
Girl Truths via Snack Therapy.
So.freaking.funny. This woman rocks my socks off.
Marvelous Monday News and Encouragement via Soulful Spoon.
An inspiring post about real possibility of recovery and following your dreams.
Your Questions Answered via The Athletarian.
Great answers to beginner blogging questions.
Life Lately (with a Newborn) via Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life.
Huge congrats to Courtney on the arrival of her precious little guy!
The BIG News via Olives ‘n Wine.
Exciting changes for Becky!
18 “Bad” Foods that are Actually Good For You via Livestrong.
Iiiiinteresting. And at least coffee and chocolate are on there <3
10 “Will Powers” for Improving Body Image via NEDA.
Important challenges during recovery.
40 GIF’s That Prove Every Day is a Mean Girls Day via Thought Catalog.
For all of my fellow Mean Girls fans!
Going the Distance via Health Central.
Tips on making long distance relationships work.
6 Places to Create Gorgeous Twitter Cover Images via Make Use Of.
A great resource for personalizing your social media accounts (I recently changed my Twitter banner)
DIY Whipped Coconut Oil and Body Butter via Babble.
How luxurious does this look?! Only problem is that I’d be tempted to eat it…
For my belly…
Homemade Cookie Cake via Peas and Crayons.
Jenn is a bad, bad person…
Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore via Eat Great BE Great.
And this is why I need a slow cooker.
Healthy Cinnamon Roll Scones via Apple of My Eye.
She had me at cinnamon roll. The fact that they’re healthy is even better.
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I’m still trying to get the hang of actually remembering to jot down links, but we’ve got ourselves a start 😀 Let me know in the comments if you clicked over to any of the links, and feel free to leave sone link love of your own – I’m always on the lookout for new things to read.
Happy Sunday, friends!
I’ll admit, I usually don’t even bother reading these types of posts, but I LOVE your links…I especially needed to see the one about the “will powers” AND the scones…because everyone’s life is better when the day starts with cinnamon roll goodness! YUM!
And Carly’s Girl Truths! Omg, when she posted that, I about peed my pants reading it! Lol
I checked out Girl Truths, which was ridiculously funny so thanks for sharing, and 18 foods with a bad rap. I’ve been saying this about eggs (especially the yolks!) for awhile now so it was refreshing to see someone else say it.
Sharing what got your thoughts spinning, made you laugh, inspired you or simply got you hungry is a great idea. Thanks for giving some reading recommendations. I’d been thinking about adding links to posts I enjoy every now and then, too, but never knew in which form to integrate them in posts that might deal with a different topic. Dedicating an own post to them is a fantastic idea. However, like you, I’d have to start remembering to collect those links first. So for now I’ll read up what you
re recommending. Actually, I started already already and those really are some great posts/articles.
It’s definitely a work in progress to remember to jot them down, but I find that having a draft post where I can just write down links through the whole week really helps.
Ahhhh thanks for the shoutout girly! I’m about to go click crazy up in here! Love the roundup!
Wow! Thank you so much for sharing my link! I feel so special! I’ve been getting a lot of similar questions lately so I hope the post can help even just a few people out!
I love this link love idea. Thank you for passing along some great info and new-to-me blogs!
What a great idea Amanda! With the internet bombarded with some much information, posts and recipes, Its great to have several focusing on different areas! Some very interesting pieces found here. Before I forget, I’m a huge fan of your banana muffins, they have been my sisters go to recipe for ages, and since she passed it on me, its been a winner! When I food prep, I make a huge batch and freeze them in pairs, random but I eat them with a side of eggs in the morning.
I love posts like these! I feel like I never have enough time to follow as many bloggers as I would like, so this is a great way to still get to read some of their posts!
That list of bad foods that are actually good for you confuses me though… since when do mushrooms have a reputation for being bad? 😛
😆 No idea… maybe it’s a fungi stigma? Or maybe they’re not bad, bad, but I have a feeling that a lot of people people think that mushrooms really have nothing of value.
This is a great way to share your favorites!
I love this new series idea, its sounds like an awesome idea!! =D
loved hearing becky’s news! and i love that livestrong included pasta on that list. Heck ya!
happy weekend friend.
I love the “18 Foods…” link! I’ve been so on-the-fence about white rice, but I’m beginning to think that it is an OK option when brown isn’t available. Thanks for the links!!
I actually love white rice! And I find that my stomach handles it so much better than brown rice.
I love finding new links to check out, so thanks for the recs! The 18 ‘bad’ foods that are good for you list interests me, because usually those kinds of lists are total scams and say that apples are bad for you or whatever but this list actually seems credible.
I enjoyed it too… I think mostly because a lot of my favorite foods were on there 😉
Great idea!! I am a fan of Link Love. Definitely going to check some of those out!
I love link love, it’s always fun to read stuff others found interesting that I have missed out on. Going to read the live strong article right now, anything that says chocolate is good is a plus in my mind 🙂
Definitely need to check out some new reads now!
I always love link love.
Thanks for the link love, Amanda 🙂 I love the sharing of blogs and recipes – it gives me a lot of quality (and new-to-me) reading material!
Thanks for sharing! I love reading articles other people recommend 🙂
Checking out that NEDA link! And I’m so happy for Courtney, Lucas is such a cutie.
Even though I have NO time to spare, I’ve read every single article/blog post that you linked up to! I loved that peanut butter made the ’18 “Bad” Foods that are Actually Good For You’ and chocolate too. I may have been very disappointed if they hadn’t made it! 🙂
Awww thanks for the link love!! It’s the icing on the cake for my food gawker acceptance! You’re the best <3333
Love this! I always appreciate a good recommended read – thank you for introducing me to The Soulful Spoon, too. I love having more strong, REAL, recovering gals in my blog arsenal. 😉
We definitely need more ladies to show that it’s possible!
Aw, thanks for the link love <3. You rock my socks off. Happy Sunday pretty lady!!
Thanks for sharing my link Amanda!!! Definitely finding some good reads for a lazy Sunday a.m. 🙂
I always enjoy “link love” posts! I’ve done a few myself. I clicked over to all your recipe links, because: YUM!
My favorite site to link to lately is Fit Mama Training. She is AMAZING! I follow her on FB, too, she is always inspiring over there and it’s a great way to get a quick fix of what she’s serving up.
http://fitmamatraining.com/
https://www.facebook.com/fitmamatraining
Ah!! Amanda ! Thank you for sharing my link!!! You are fabulous and have really been an inspiration to me:):) I can’t wait to check out the rest of these links!!:) Stay lovely;)
Thank you, Heather, for writing such a great post!
Great link love. Isn’t Courtney’s little bundle of joy adorable?!!
What a nice idea! I love some reading recommendations for a cozy Sunday afternoon, so thanks for the material.