So this week went by pretty quickly and it was actually out first week of full school everyday since who knows when. But it still snowed pretty hard on Wednesday morning...I even slipped and fell smack on my butt while going out to the car in the morning. Freshly falling snow on slick frozen ice is not a good mix. Be careful out their children! This week has also been kind of weird. Monday was a really horrible day and our power was even out most of the night for no reason other then our power company sucks! I also just never seemed to know what day it even was. I felt like I was just kind of floating through the week and not really here on Earth. Weird, right? Well, it is over and time for the weekend, thank goodness! But they are saying a major storm is coming on Sunday night into Monday and most of the teachers at school are planning on us not having school. That leaves us with a one day spring break if that happens. Joy. If we have another snow day after that then we have to do Saturday school! I can assure you I will not be attending...Let's just home Mother Nature gets her things straight and starts to turn this crap weather in to spring. It is March 1st tomorrow! Come on! I hear the crazy cold wind howling right now and it is about 4 degrees out...wonderful.
And here is my 8th link-up to FTSF (Finish The Sentence Friday)! FTSF is that you are given a sentence each week and you finish it however you want, long or short. This week’s sentence was, “The most unexpected part of being a grownup is..."
SS Posts from the week:
Saturday: Recipe ReDux #4 Strawberry Refresher
Monday: Power Monday #34 Yogis To Follow On Instagram
Tuesday: The Wonderful World Of Gluten-Free Grains
Wednesday: Vegan Chickpea Flour Omelet
Thursday: Mexican Spaghetti Squash Bowls
Blog Posts I loved this week:
No need for a boring lunch! These will wow your co-workers and friends for sure 🙂
+ The Actual Difference Between Women Who Are Hot And Women Who Are Beautiful
So true! I love the last one the best 🙂
+ Carbohydrates: Your Body Needs Them
Carbohydrates come in so many healthy forms and they are the first source of energy we need.
+ What's On My Mind: Is Blogging Really Worth It?
Blogging is worth it! It is not about the number of followers you have or the sponsorships you get. It is not about turning yourself into a "brand". It is about your personal journey, sharing what you love, and enjoying the simple connections you make even if that is only with one or two people.
+ 36 Lessons I've Learned About Habits
Some healthy ways to kick those habits that hold you back!
+ When Is It OK To Exercise When You're Sick?
Take a rest if you need it. Don't push it and listen to your body...it knows!
+ Body Image During Pregnancy
Great read from Linz and her feelings on her body image during her pregnancy.
My #2 favorite exercise in the whole world! #1 is planks 😉
+ Blogging Politics - Copycat Blogging
It is sad, but I am seeing this more and more. I don't want to read the same post from 10 different bloggers. Come up with you own ideas or take a break if you need to regroup! But it also sucks when you see 50 bloggers do the same sponsored post for the same pair of shoes...man. I understand that they have to, but I definitely don't read those posts.
+ Maximizing Your Grocery Budget
I love the idea of a master list for all the weekly essentials!
+ You Are Not Diminished By Others' Success
Don't compare your failures to someone else success. We all are on different paths and just need to embrace love and confidence in everything we do!
+ I May Have Made Myself Unfriendable
Do you find it hard to maintain a true friendship? I tend to not get close to people anymore due to horrible relationships in my past. I don't want to waste my time anymore and end up getting hurt again.
+ Bloggers: Let's Stop Apologizing
Why do bloggers feel the need to apologize when real life gets in the way? Like yea, you didn't blog for a week, but do you really need to apologize...NO!
+ Let Go Of Having Control To Gain Control
This takes strength...a lot of strength.
+ Eating Disorder Awareness & Recovery: As The Sun Rises, The Darkness Fades
Beautiful post for ED awareness week!
+ Some Great Things About Recovery
Another great ED awareness post. One of the best things is not fearing certain wonderful foods for sure!
+ Importance Of Variety In Your Fitness Routine
Don't get stuck doing just one thing! There are so many forms of fitness out there and changing it up is essential for the body and the mind!
Clutter is everywhere in our house, not just the kitchen. (The kitchen table is the worst thought!) But all of our clutter seems to be papers, papers, and more papers. But a lot of those papers are important and need to be kept...while some need to get thrown out! (*Hint Hint*)
+ Here's What's Changing On Food Nutrition Facts Labels
Yea, I will be dedicating a post on this for Power Monday next week, don't you worry.
It is your largest organ! Take care of it and shine from the outside 🙂
+ 10 Ways To Make Your Vegan Cooking The Best
Great tips for an aspiring vegan cook 😉
+ Breaking The Perpetual Cycle Of Sugar Addiction
Sugar is not cool. A high sugar diet leaves you lethargic, unhealthy, and so below your overall health potential!
+ SITS Feature: Strength and Sunshine
I just want to thank everyone who wished me a happy SITS Day and commented on this post and my blog! I seriously was in tears reading all the comments on that post. Maybe blogging is the right thing for me after all. I was sad though that I wasn't informed I would be featured on Wednesday like I was told I would. So I had no idea until my blog was flooded with comments. I would have liked to do a special post, but what can you do! However I am still so grateful for all my readers and all the love of the blogging community! Thank you all so much! XOXO
Favorite Pins:
(Follow me on Pinterest – RebeccaGF666)
The Unbelievable Bread. Pretty damn unbelievable 😉
Mushroom and Bean Vegan Chili. Mmmmm, so good! I haven't made any soup of chili since December! I need to get on that!
Power Plyo Tabata Workout. This. Looks. Killer!
How To Spiralize A Plantain & Plantain "Rice" And Beans. What? Two of my favorite things! Spiralizer+Plantain=Genius!
Raspberry Orange Ginger Swirl Smoothie. This looks intriguingly good. Awesome flavor combo!
A few things I loved about my week or am grateful for:
+ I got offered the opportunity to be a LiveBlogger for the 2014 Fitbloggin' Conference in Savannah, Georgia! I am so honored to be picked...I just need to figure out a way to pay for the plane and hotel. My ticket for the conference will be fully covered but everything else is on me. These plane costs are ridiculous and thus is the reason I don;t think I will be able to go to Blend either....I am still really depressed about that. 🙁
+ My SITS Day feature (see above 😉 )
+ Some of my goodies FINALLY came from a Vitacost giveaway I won. Let me tell you how unimpressed and unhappy I am with the service through the whole thing. I am really angry with them right now. It has been an extremely long ordeal to get this stuff and my order got so screwed up when it finally came. Plus I am still waiting for some tea and coconut oil I ordered. Ugh! I never had problems with Vitacost before this stupid giveaway.
+ Holy Crap! I think I just died! I was about to close off this post and schedule it to go up in the morning, but I just looked at my email and BAM! I WAS ACCEPTED AS A FITFLUENTAIL AMBASSADOR! I am in tears right now! I am so happy! I had to run down and tell my mom the news even though she has no idea what I am talking about, haha! I have been wait for this since early October! I am beyond happy and totally speechless right now! Okay, I need to calm down and just take this all in. I have no words but that I am so honored and so so so thankful!
So Tell Me:
If you are a "grownup" (seriously what does that even mean) what is something unexpected you found out?
Tell me you weekend plans! Homework, cooking new recipes with some of my new products, writing up some reviews for the blog next week!, catch up on The Walking Dead, watch some crap documentary for an assignment for school, do some more work/blog stuff, yoga, and well maybe some reading (I still didn't finish my book!).
Are you attending Fitbloggin????
This week just got a whole lot better! Hope you have a beautiful and wonderful weekend! Stay warm 🙂
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canigetanotherbottleofwhine
Dang, you can jump start a car? I can't do that and I'm 42. Laundry's a piece of cake. Once you learn, you'll wish you never did - or at least that's how it went for me.
Strength and Sunshine
I had to make a video of how-to jumpstart a car for Driver's Ed two years ago!
Laundry will not be fun, I already know that, haha!
Health, Love, and Chocolate
Love the carb and sugar addiction posts!
Strength and Sunshine
Great reads right!?
lovenataliemarie
I'm loving all of the inspirational posts. This week has been one of my favorites in the blogging world. <3
Strength and Sunshine
The last few weeks have been filled with great creative pieces! My Friday Finishers just keep getting longer and longer 😉
Annette Perkins (@FitnessPerks)
Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Strength and Sunshine
Loved the post Annette 🙂
Amanda @ .running with spoons.
Muah! Thanks for sharing, lovely lady 🙂 My weekend plans include trying not to freeze to death in our -25C weather and packing for Hawaii. WOO!
Strength and Sunshine
I think packing for Hawaii will make up for any freezing, hahaha! So jealous! I am stuck here in NJ waiting for the incoming snow storm on Sunday and Monday... 🙁
Kristy @ Southern In-Law
Thank you for sharing my posts, lovely! I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Xx
Strength and Sunshine
I hope you do to Kristy! I am so glad your iron infusion went well and is done with! Rest up and pamper yourself 🙂 XOXO
findingninee
Doing laundry is overrated I promise. My husband actually does all of ours!!
Strength and Sunshine
Wow! What a husband 😉 Treat him well, haha!
Chris at Hye Thyme Cafe
OR ... get a roommate who hates to cook! That way, you can cook and she/he can do the laundry. 🙂 I'm a "foodie" too, so I'll definitely be back later to take a peek at your recipes. Popping in right now as part of #FTSF.
Strength and Sunshine
Ah, cooking! I am really nervous about that. I don't know how I will make it everyday not cooking elaborate meals all the time. But yea, if laundry is hard maybe that will work 😉
Awesome! I hope you find some stuff to try and love, thanks so much for stopping by 🙂 XOXO
Heather @ The Soulful Spoon
WHOA! What a great list of posts! This was one of my favorite Friday Finishers you've ever done:) Great post! I'm SO proud of you Rebecca!! Congrats on all your good news.
PS-I really liked the link you posted about being "unfriendable". That's something I struggle with greatly, but am trying to get better at. I can so relate to that post though.
You're a GREAT blogger- of course you're meant to blog!:) You keep up the hard work and know you're not alone. So proud of you girl!!<3
PS- Congrats on the Vitacost giveaway and I actually like their service better than iHerb now. I used to order all from iHerb but their shipping has went up and got slower!:( I'm mad! However, Vitacost on the other hand seems to give me free shipping and have it here in 1 business day. Plus, I save more there it seems overall. I tell ya- ordering online is finicky when you need your stuff, right??!:)
Strength and Sunshine
Thank you for all your sweetness Heather! These posts always stress me out, haha. But they always seem to come together 🙂
I am the definition of an introvert, so not having "friends" is usually okay with me. I need my alone time more than any social time.
Good news...all my vitacost stuff got here today...even if it wasn't exactly the right order! Haha!
Karen
Enjoy these moments now, seriously they pass so quickly and you wonder how it went by so fast. I wish I didn't know hwo to do laundry...sighs...or why it builds back up so fast. ...
Strength and Sunshine
Haha, that is what my mom says too! It is never ending piles!
runawaybridalplanner
Congratulations on your new ambassadorship at Fitfluential, that is pretty cool! That Raspberry swirl drink has me craving right now, sounds fabulous!!!
Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!!!
I am not a huge fan of ginger but something about that smoothie looks just so delicious!
Amanda - RunToTheFinish
man that's a killer round up!! I do love Zen Habits, but oddly that one post didn't do it for me like his others. Ok I've got a lot to read now, off I go!
Strength and Sunshine
I though it was interesting and that was the first post I ever read from Zen so I have nothing to compare it to. I'll have to check out more of his stuff!
Megan @ Meg Go Run
Yah I’m a grown up and PROUD of it! Am I an old lady in the HL blog world??? I’m 31. Oh well, I still feel young! Except when I’m with people who actually ARE young… then I feel old!
Strength and Sunshine
Are you kidding! 31 is not old and definitely not old in the blog world!
Kim @ Healthy Nest
Thanks for the shout out and CONGRATS on Fitfluential!! That's awesome!!
Strength and Sunshine
Thank you so much Kim! And you welcome haha 🙂
Heather @ Housewife Glamour
Aw, CONGRATS on being named a FF Ambassador! Easily one of the best things that's ever happened to me. Thanks for linking up and have a great weekend! 🙂
Strength and Sunshine
Thank you 🙂 I am so excited! Now I just have to wait for my official confirmation documents to be processed haha!
clare @ fitting it all in
thanks for linking!!
1. - i slipped the other day too!
2 - congrats on fitfluential!
3 - found some great reads here, thanks!
Strength and Sunshine
Ah the stupid ice gets us all eventually! Thanks Claire!!
adashofmeg
thank you so much for including me <3
Strength and Sunshine
I really enjoyed that post Meg!
Janine Huldie
I know how to do laundry and do it everyday with two little kids, but wish I didn't know how! Seriously though , when it is just you laundry isn't that bad and I am sure you will do fine, because it isn't that hard, but just a chore if that makes sense. That said sorry to hear the power was out one night this week and I know this weather is truly crazy. It was actually sunny and snowing one day this week here. Both my little girls thought this was crazy and couldn't stop giggling about this! Thanks again for joining us though and have a great weekend 🙂
Strength and Sunshine
At least I already know how to fold and yea I think doing just my own will be okay! This weather is crazy and I am not looking forward to the storm coming on Monday!
Linz
thanks for the link love, girl! xo
Strength and Sunshine
Of course Linz 🙂
Jan @ Sprouts n Squats
Congratulations on being chosen to blog at Fitbloggin and to be chosen as an ambassador for FitFluential.
Delay learning how to do laundry as long as possible, it is overrated. My least favourite part is the folding and putting away < yuck!
I am drooling at that bread from Pinterest it sounds amazing. I hope tomorrow brings that better weather you are hoping for <3
Strength and Sunshine
Thanks Jan! Yea laundry doesn't seem fun....but I am the girl who loves washing and putting away the dishes... so maybe there is hope 😉