Thanksgiving is next week!? Crazy stuff! Does it feel like the holidays? No, it really does not. I feel like we skipped a few months and I don't even feel like I've been in school for almost an entire semester already. Time flys when you're "not" having fun, I guess 😛 There are so many things going on right now and dates to remember and deadlines to meet! I'm on a mad dash to create a perfect editorial calendar, finally, for my blog/business. Keeping the dates for my school work is easy, but with blogging and this crazy 4th quarter, everything keeps changing and things get shuffled every day! I have about 10 written to-do lists right now!
As I try to digitize and organize, I hope you find some time to browse around this week's Friday Finisher! The chaos is felt by us all, I'm sure! I have a special post coming at you tomorrow too! I'm pretty excited to share it with you and it may just be the answer to your chaos! Have a great weekend!
Monday: Roasted Apple & Cranberry Sauce
Wednesday: Raw Winter Kasha Porridge
Thursday: 13 Gifts To Stock A New Gluten-Free Kitchen
Blog Posts and Links I loved this week:
Life, Mind, Body, Spirit:
+ My 7 Favorite Practices For Engineering The Good Life
What are your favorite practices?
+ 10 Things You Need To Do Before 2017
What are you doing in the last few weeks of the year?
+ How To Gamify Your Life To Quickly Accomplish Big Goals
Make it an engaging game!
+ Why Losing Control Can Make You Happier
Loved how in-depth this went!
+ After Work Ritual To Help You Beat Stress
Write!
I love this concept!
+ How To Stop Sabotaging Yourself
Some actions to take to break those habits and mindset!
+ Why Are Some Very Smart People So Quiet?
Well, this is why!
Fitness:
+ 8 Exercise Machines That Are A Complete Waste Of Your Time
If I see another person use that old ab machine...
Food:
+ Innit (and a Q & A)
If this really does what it says and cuts down on all that potential waste and hassle...I'm in!
+ Why Over-Modifying Traditional Foods Can Dishonor Cultural Identity
Should we keep it as is?
+ How To Make Vegan Sweetened Condensed Milk
So super easy!
+ 17 College With The Best Food
Well...since I can do all my own cooking, I think I have the best 😛
+ Freeze-Drying Fruit Benefits
I knew I was onto something!
I dare you to try it and get back to me with the results!
+ Kombucha Study + Sugar Content
You may want to put the bottle down...
Health, Celiac Disease, & Food Allergies:
+ How Social Media Influences The Food Message
It shapes nutrition. Let's just post beautiful images of broccoli!
Blogging, Social Media, Tech & Photography:
+ 10 Free Image Sources For A Stunning Blog Post
Do you ever use stock images? As a food blogger, obviously, I don't have the need. I still feel it's so disingenuous.
+ 24 Predictions For Social Media & Marketing In 2017
O, boy! We can never really be ready or predict, though!
+ How Tasty's Addictive Cooking Videos Helped BuzzFeed Build A Food Empire
Wow! What a background and the implications for the future. A must read!
+ YouTube Celebrities Looking For New Sources Of Revenue
Instagram?
+ 6 Visual Tools To Improve Your Social Media Content
Videos, animations, and gifs...anything that moves I guess 😛
+ 10 Inventive Ways To Get More Instagram Comments
Right when I think I'm starting to understand IG, I don't.
+ 10 Insanely Good Reasons To Publish On Medium
Have any of you ever published a Medium article? (I <3 Medium as you can tell!)
Career, Business, & Success:
+ Study Strategy: Just Get Started
It is all about that first step!
+ How To Write A Novel Entirely On Evernote
You can write a novel anywhere!
+ The One Thing All Creative Geniuses Do To Master A Skill
Something about that process!
+ The Professional Bio Template That Makes Everyone Sound Accomplished
Time to redo the bios (and about page!)
Other:
+ The 100 Best Hotels In The World
More reasons to travel (luxuriously!)
+ Natural Beauty Industry And Food Waste
Well, this is great! Another way to cut it down!
+ Best Gifts With A Personal Touch
That coloring book!
Favorite Pins:
(Follow me on Pinterest – RebeccaGF666)
Vegan Cauliflower Steak Burger. You know I love caulisteaks
Super Seed Grain-Free Crackers. Great for a holiday appetizer plate!
Healthy Waffles and Nutella with Caramelized Bananas. What a glorious breakfast!
Roasted Tomato, Eggplant, and Smokey Chilli Soup. That will warm the soul!
Sweet Potato and Chickpea Stew. This is killer cozy too!
Vegan Bourbon Pecan Pie. Stunning and so rich!
Aquafaba Marshmallow Topped Sweet Potato Casserole. Brilliant idea!
A few things I loved about my week or am grateful for:
+ A fantastic opportunity for my research paper! I won't tell you yet, but it was a welcome moral boost!
+ This flour!
+ Amazon Prime is on major discount today and only until midnight. Do you have it? It seems like a good idea to get with the holidays...I'm tempted.
So tell me:
+ What are you planning on serving at the big dinner? Still looking? Try:
(I have one more really good essential recipe coming at you Monday!)
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Farrah
I was wondering why so many people kept asking me what I was doing for Thanksgiving/whether or not I had to work (I do). I thought it was still pretty far off! Where has all the time gone!? :O I feel ya on the chaos!
Those waffles with nutella and caramelized bananas. o_o I need em'.
I loved that natural/green beauty article! :] Yay for less waste!
...and I have a coloring book I've been meaning to start up on! One o' these days...
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
The holidays will be here and then they will be over just as fast as they came!!
Ah! I have a coloring book....but I feel like it stresses me out even more 😛
Robyn @ Simply Fresh Dinners
Another fantastic Friday post, Rebecca. I found the post on over-modifying traditional foods very interesting. I love to cook foods in their traditional form but if I want to convince my readers (mostly North Americans) to try it, I have to change the recipe to include a lot of readily available spices otherwise they don't bother to try it.
I might take another stab at it though and try and convince people it's well worth it!
Enjoy your weekend!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I know what you mean! Usually though, I don't care and I use the odd ingredients. If you want authentic tastes, flavors, and a true food experience, that's that!
Stephanie @ The Glamorous Gourmet
I look forward to perusing this amazing list of links & resources over the weekend especially as I finalize our Thanksgiving dinner menu. I also do have Amazon Prime after holding out for many years and I have to say I absolutely LOVE it! Everything you order shows up on your doorstep in 2 days - it is the epitome of convenience! Thanks so much for sharing all the fabulous info - especially with your super busy schedule!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Awesome! I really do think it can be such a great thing! I think I'd order more if I actually had it!
Kristina @ Ms.Modify
I seriously can't believe Thanksgiving is next week... maybe that's because it's still hot here in Southern Ca! Side note: You should be so proud of yourself! I can't imagine how hard it is to balance going to class, tons of assignments and full time blogging!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, thank you, Kristina!!
I'm so happy it's still semi-warm!!! I wish I was in SoCal though! AH!
Patricia @Sweet and Strong
I'm so excited for Thanksgiving! It's just going to be my husband and me so I'll just make some of the basics, turkey, stuffing, potatoes, veggies, and dessert of course. And girl I don't know how you balance all your school work and the blog. Do you use a digital planner or do you hand write everything? I can't seem to figure out what works best for me.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Small simple at home Thanksgivings are perfect <3
Bahaha! I was just in a big discussion about this. No! I have no idea how I'm (barely) keeping things going! I have digital notes, tons (TONS) of written to-dos....it's a mess! But I guess it's a working mess!
rachel @ Athletic Avocado
Still so amazed at how you manage to put all these links up every friday despite your busy schedule! Your the real MVP! 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Reading (browsing/skimming) is fuel for the mind! 😉
Emily @ My Healthyish Life
Just spent a really long time looking through the photos of the best hotels. Have some traveling to do! Oh I do have Prime. Tempted....
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I wouldn't want to even leave the hotels 😛
Ah! I know! I don't order much from Amazon, but if I had prime, it could be useful for food and what not....I think I'd use it more!