It's Friday again!? Come on! This week was faster than last! I swear, if we blink, it will be Christmas again! I'm not ready for that one, not yet! Anyway, not much news on my front to update you with and even though it was a quiet week in the blog world too, I did find some great and interesting posts! Not to mention some killer recipes, which I wish I could put them all in the Finisher, but I can't; that's what following me on Pinterest is for! So I won't hold you up here in the intro, I'll let you get to the reading, clicking, and pinning! Happy Friday, happy weekend, and happy Friday Finisher! XOXO
Monday: Summer Kale Salad
Tuesday: Quinoa: The Most Versatile Gluten-Free Seed
Wednesday: Garlic Grilled Chicken With Persimmon Salsa
Blog Posts and Links I loved this week:
Life, Mind, Body, Spirit:
+ 6 Things To Know About How To Get Out Of Funk Town
I like steps 3 and 4 most!
I need to "reset" mine for sure!
+ The Thing (In Your Head) That Might Change Everything
Perspective does change everything.
+ 5 Tips On How To Believe In Yourself When Nobody Else Does
You should always believe in yourself no matter what others think!
This --> "The beauty of life is you get to create the real you."
+ Ditch Work/Life Balance And Find Real Happiness
This is such a great analogy!
+ 7 Ways To Put The Spark Back In You (Ho-Hum) Life
These are really great! Try to remember this!
+ The Top 5 Regrets Of The Dying
I really don't want to have these :/
Remembering to find joy during hard times!
+ Find And Use Your Authentic Voice
Don't try to be something you're not!
+ How Unplugging Can Heighten Your Mood And Increase Self-Esteem
This entire article is spot on!
+ You're Only Human...Unless You Are A Yoga Teacher On The Internet
Wow. You should just read this. It's about the freedom we feel we have on the internet to say and do what we want.
Fitness:
+ What's The Difference Between Exercise And Physical Activity?
Two and two are not the same.
+ The Push-Ups You Should Be Doing
Push-ups are one of my favorites exercises!
Specifically, are you skimping on carbs?
+ Body Commentary & Thin-Praising
Always an interesting topic in the real and fitness world as well.
Food:
All I can say is....don't get arrested 😛 Horrible!
+ 18 Genius Kitchen Organizing Tips
I love the whiteboard idea! I've always wanted to implement that for my family...they need it!
+ Do You Really Need To Refrigerate Butter? (& 9 Other Debated Foods)
The egg this is interesting!
+ The Bizarre Origins Of Some Of Your Favorite Condiments
Because you all know I love mine!
+ Good Mood Food: Homemade Fermented Pickles
Fermenting rocks! On my summer bucket list!
+ What We Should Really Be Watching In Our Diets
This is the one I do agree with.
+ 5 Easy Ways To Cook With Banana Peels
My dear friend Natalie and I were discussing the weirdness that is actually eating banana peels. Apparently people do it...weird.
+ How To Clean A Spice/Coffee Grinder
I never know how to clean mine! This is perfect!
Health:
+ Even Doctors Say You Should Stop Buying Gluten-Free Food For No Reason
We're talking packaged processed junk for non-celiacs here.
+ 10 Things Not To Say To Someone With Ulcerative Colitis Or Crohns
#1 for sure. Autoimmune diseases can't always be "seen".
Definitely something to think about!
+ Differences In Food Cultures: Why Can't Parents Say No?
Very interesting! If you truly cared about health values, you would say no.
Blogging, Social Media, Tech & Photography:
+ Why Comparison Is Damaging Your Creative Potential (And How To Get Over It)
There is just so much truth here. It's so toxic!
+ 7 Etiquette Tips To Make Professional Networking Less Scary
Great tips, because it is scary!
+ Here's Who You Should Be Following On LinkedIn - No Matter Where You Are In Your Career
I think I should start going on LinkedIn more!
+ A Scientific Guide To Hashtags: How Many, Which Ones, And Where
This was super helpful!
+ How To Create Social Media Images In Canva
I love this easy 4-step process!
+ Anatomy Of A Perfect Blog Post
This is definitely a solid set-up!
+ 9 Things Every Food Blogger Needs
Yes to all of these!
+ Metrics That Matter ( Spoiler: It's Probably Not Page Views)
A good read for all level bloggers!
+ 5 CSS Tricks To Transform The Look Of Your Blog
Ah! This seems easy!
+ I Don't Think I Like Facebook Any More
I was just thinking about this! I miss the "old" Facebook days. Like when I was in 7th grade and it was actually FUN and personal. Now....no.
You can't force creativity; it comes when it wants!
+ Tips For The Blogging Summer Slump
After out discussion last week...this could help!
Other:
+ 10 Reasons My Teen Is Better Than Your Little Kid
Hahahahaha! #2 is super funny!
+ 10 Must Know Safety Tips For Career Girls Traveling Alone
So important to know how to keep yourself safe!
+ Memory Keeping: What Should You Capture?
The important moments that warrant a photo.
Ladies, this can come in handy!
+ The Stigma About Going To Community College That No One Talks About
I can 100% relate to her...so much!
+ Advice From Work-From-Home Moms
Great post for new working mommas!
+ Why Your Master's Degree Doesn't Impress Me
Yes! I relate to this with some GOMI trolls who pretend they have the "education" to bash me 😛
+ The Most Famous Book Set In Every State
I have never even heard of NJs....
Favorite Pins:
(Follow me on Pinterest – RebeccaGF666)
Sorghum and Roasted Summer Vegetable Salad with Tarragon and Basil. Start cooking sorghum, people!
Sweet Corn & Basil Hummus. The perfect hummus for summer!
Date Paste. This is the easiest date paste recipe ever!
Pasta With Grilled Eggplant, Smoky Tomato Sauce, and Basil Walnut Pistou. This just looks so stunning! Date night!
California Veggie Grilled Chicken Pasta Bowls. Such a perfect summer dinner bowl!
Cherry Chocolate Chip Coffee Popsicle. The chocolate chips make this a stand out!
South African Curry and Rice. African is another cuisine I want to work with more!
Potato Crust Focaccia Pizza. Can you just imagine biting into that soft fluffy thick goodness! Omg! With just that sauce. Literally in love!
A few things I loved about my week or am grateful for:
+ Reading. Although I only feel like reading before I go to bed, I am really enjoying that time. I'm so glad I found a bit of my old spark again!
+ More good delicious recipe creation! The 2015/2016 year on the blog is going to be killer! Stay tuned!
So tell me:
+ If you had to choose, would you rather live in perpetual Christmas/Holiday mode or perpetual Summer? Summer for me!
+ Random, but it ill make sense next week. What's one kitchen appliance/tool you can't live without?
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Amanda
I always find such great articles to read from your Friday Finishers!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
That's the point!
Alyssa @ My Sequined Life
Thanks so much for including my focaccia pizza, Rebecca! Choosing between summer and the holiday season is TOUGH. I found myself so looking forward to the cold weather the other day, but it's the opposite come wintertime. As for the kitchen appliance I couldn't live with - does a dishwasher count? Because it's a life saver!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
That pizza looks insane! So good!
It's always going to be summer for me!
Haha, I actually like washing dishes more! But I do love unloading the dishwasher!
genevieve @ gratitude & greens
Oh gosh, I don't know if I could choose between perpetual holiday mode or summer! I just love both so much. Thanks for including my french toast! All the other recipes look great, too- I am eyeing those black bean brownies right now 😉
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Maybe that's why they created the "Christmas in July" phenomenon!
monica
Awww, thank you for including my post "The Thing in Your Head that Might Change Everything."
And so very excited to be discovering a whole lot of good (and yummy!) links here! Wow, what a list!
Much Aloha and thanks again--
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Welcome and thank you, dear 😉
Harriet Emily
Happy weekend Rebecca! I can't believe how quickly this week has gone either. Can't wait to read though your links - sooo many yummy recipes. They're all making me so hungry right now!!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Too fast!!!
Haha, happy reading...and drooling 😉
Lisa Petty
Thanks for sharing my Scary Mommy piece about teens. 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
🙂
Mary @ Evolve With Mary
I always enjoy your Friday Finisher posts and this week is no different. "What is your default" really spoke to me. I fill me entire day with work but sometime I need to schedule a little play, a few things that make me happy.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yes! I loved that post! It's so simple, but yet so hard to reset sometimes!
Michele
Love so many of these articles - always appreciate how many great ones you find! And I would probably go crazy with perpetual summer or winter but I think I'd have to get over it and just choose summer. Have a great weekend!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yes! Summer love 😉 Good choice!
You too Michele! XOXO
Sam @ PancakeWarriors
Ok those crackers - I'm in love. Oh and the french toast. And those awesome food blogger tips. Love a good Friday finisher!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
All food fun!
Ilona's Passion
Great roundup of recipes, I have to check these quinoa crackers!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
They look like a perfect snack!
Bethany @ athletic avocado
can't wait to stuff my face in all of these articles!!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Hahahahaha 😉 Have fun!
Jessica DeMay
Thanks for including my Date Paste! Wow- there are so many great links here!!
I think I would choose to live in Christmas mode- crazy, right? I love summer, but the excitement around Christmas is awesome. Wait, can I pick Fall? Fall in Michigan is the best! Kitchen appliance I can't live without? My immersion blender. I use that thing for everything!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I have to try that! Just need some dates 😉
The feeling of the holiday season is nice, but I could live without!
Haha, no Fall! No mid-seasons 😉
I don't have one! I don't think I would use it enough!
Lora
Thank you so much for including me!!!!! xoxoxo Have a beautiful day! I have lots of reading and pinning to do now! 😉
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
You too Lora! XOXO
kenzie negron
That article focusing on prison foods looks horrible! x, kenz
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I know!
Chelsey
Wow! Some great links! This was especially fast for me too! Crazy how time just flies! Have a great weekend 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
The weeks are getting faster and faster!
Natalie | Feasting on Fruit
Banana peel TEA!!!! Banana peel CHUTNEY!!! 😮 What is this craziness!? Wow the peel eating weirdness epidemic is more serious than I though 😀 haha I'm totally in love with those adorable little crackers at the end, they have purple involved so naturally I love them :)! Thanks for including my popped silly snack too! xoxo
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
The chutney might be interesting, but.....I don't think I'll be cooking with the peel anytime soon 😉
I know! Purple and quinoa and just awesome!'
Your popcorn was my favorite recipe of the week 😉 XOXO
Farrah
Yay! Off to check out the pushup one (more to incorporate into my study breaks!), and whatwhat, banana peels?
THANK YOU for that article on gluten-free stuff. It annoys me so much when people randomly decide that they're going to go gluten-free for no particular reason and start harping on others for not doing the same thing (...).
I need to try making that PB&J popcorn!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Aren't push-ups the best!?
I know...it's weird...and kinda gross.
Believe me, my gluten-anger is beyond!!!!
Natalie is my favorite person ever! The popcorn made my week!
Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl
Homemade fermented pickles?? Um, yum!! Now I just need to get brave and try it 😉
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I need to make pickles! And sauerkraut! But yea, I'm scared too!
Ana Valentin
Loved the article on internet trolls and underfueling. I totally agree that dieting and fitness are so intertwined it's hard to really decipher what is truly healthy and what is solely focused on aesthetics. health is a pyramid, and no one is perfect! Great Friday Finisher, I forgot if I asked you if you were attending Her Conference in NY next weekend?!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Glad, you liked those posts.
Hahaha, no.
Annie
Hey! Thanks for including my post about blogging! Appreciate that!
Hmmm, let's see...weather extremes are tough for me either way, but I'd have to pick summer, I guess. As long as there's some shade and icy cold beverages involved ;-)! Kitchen appliance: high-speed blender! Or, my microplane!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Of course!
Summer! Yes!
O, yes! I do love my microplane too! Zesting was never quicker! 😉
Emily @ My Healthyish Life
That's tough...but I think I'd say summer. Although living in Florida it's still warm around Christmas. I'm going away this weekend so reading these will kill time during the trip. Favorite kitchen appliance: I use the microwave every day so I'd say that.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yea, the holidays are nice, but not really a big deal for me. Summer is much better.
Perfect!!!
And, I forgot about the microwave! That may be mine too! Haha! I use it like 50 times a day 😛