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Home » Friday Finisher » Friday Finisher 8/1/14

Friday Finisher 8/1/14

Published: Aug 1, 2014 · Modified: Jan 3, 2020 by Rebecca Pytell · This post may contain affiliate links.

Um, did you know that today is August 1st! What!? I know. I'm stunned too! That means 23 days until college move-in. That means stress levels are about up over and through the roof 10-fold. I am beyond not ready and don't think I will be ready ever. Somehow we have to start packing and buying things I'll need which is another impossibly daunting task. Really I'm just still in denial and don't want to think about it. Right now I'm pretty content just staying here in my little room for the rest of my life. Yoga Gods...give me strength!

In other news, my facial swelling has gone down a bit, but my jaw is still terribly sore. The worst is sleeping since laying down is not comfortable with the blood flow and I can't lay directly on the side of my face. I wake-up a lot in pain and with a headache, but I'm still truckin' without any more Advil either 😉 Also, if you want to really feel pain after your wisdom teeth come out, do a handstand or other upside down inversion. You will experience some agonizing pain (yoga is a good time!).

In other other news, my mom had off of work yesterday so we decided to go on an excursion. She planned on taking me up to Jenny Jump Forest, but let's just say it was a total fail/ We never even found the right trails so we left and ended up driving around in the car for hours trying to find somewhere else to go. We ended up at the old playground park she used to take my brother and I to when we were little. I climbed the monkey bars and flipped around like a gymnast for awhile. We need to plan our adventures a little more next time 😛

Friday FinisherSS Posts from the week:

Monday: Power Monday #55 All About Compression

Tuesday: Customizable Protein Pops

Wednesday: Power Breakfast Muffins

Thursday: The Young And The Celiac: Advice For Embracing Your Young Gluten-Free Life

Blog Posts and Links I loved this week:

Life, Mind, Body, Spirit:

+ Finding Your Voice

Have you found your creative voice?

+ 12 Things You Need To Remind Yourself Of When Your Wake-Up

I think these will make you have a much better day!

+ What 3 Words Would OTHERS Use To Describe You?

How do you want people to describe you?

+ Let It Go

Stop holding on to things that won't serve you. Let it go.

+ 50 Habits For A Happy Life

Yes, yes, yes, and yes!

+ You Don't Always Have To Take The Advice Of Others

It is more important to listen to yourself and what you want and need!

+ It's Okay Not To Be...

I love everything Amy writes. This is a wonderful read!

Fitness:

+ 3 Best Exercises To Work The Lower Abs

Core is my FAVORITE muscle group to work. It is total enjoyment!

+ 10 Signs You Deserve Your Badass Fitness Card

I'd like to think of myself as a fitness badass 😉

+ 10 Things A Beginner Should Know Before Giving Up On Yoga

Never ever give up on yoga!

+ Hey, It's Okay To Hate Running

Even though it seems like EVERYONE is doing it and loving, don't worry if YOU don't!

Food:

+ Sweet, Savory And Downright Delicious: Vegan And Vegetarian Recipes

Features 4 recipes from yours truly 😉

+ Carrageenan...That Little Ingredient I Forgot

I totally stay away from it. I only use my clean unsweetened Silk almond milk 😉

+ Stop Blaming Veganism For You Not Being Vegan

Interesting. A little hostile, but most points here are true.

+ Watch How This Supermarket Got People To Buy Their Rubbish...

Haha! This is awesome! I am all for "ugly" food 🙂

+ Sugar, Shame, & Spirituality

Food is beautiful and should allow you freedom, not shame.

+ 8 Essential Tips For Avoiding Food Waste

Very good! Don't waste food! It's bad and it is wasting money too!

Health:

+ Could Your Pain Be All In Your Head

This is a really interesting read!

Blogging, Social Media, Technology:

+ 5 Tips For A Better Blog Post

5 very important points to remember!

+ Blog Tip Friday: Helpful Links 12

Very helpful links to check out 😉

+ Blog Entitlement

I totally agree here. I feel like it's more among the smaller bloggers, but there is way to much judgement and cattiness.

+ Blog Management / 36 Ideas For Writer's Block

It happens to the best of use!

+ 11 Ways To Know You're A Food Blogger

Food bloggers unite!

+ Inexpensive Food Photography Tips

Make your photos better with some smile cheap tips! I should do these...

+ 4 Simple Rules To Writing Powerful Blog Post Titles

The title may just be the most important part...besides pictures.

+ 10 Things I Learned At BlogHer 14 And The PMA Foodservice Conference

Good to know!

+ 31 Days Of Writing Prompts For August

The SITS Girls August list is here!

+ PR Pitches And ROL For Brands And Bloggers

Do you work for free? Should you?

Other:

+ 100 Posts On Pregnancy, Motherhood and Parenting

Your guide to everything mommy and baby!

+ Asheejojo's Guide To: Doing It All

I'd say this is a pretty good guide!

+ What Would Happen If Men And Women Switched Places In Ads?

This is...well...see for yourself.

Favorite Pins:

(Follow me on Pinterest – RebeccaGF666)

Black Out Tequila Chicken. Boozy grilled chicken goodness!

Apple Cinnamon Cake With Hazelnut Frosting. So yum! A perfect healthy vegan cake 🙂

Vegan Roasted Red Pepper Pasta. This is the perfect sauce!

Healthy Cinnamon Crunch Cereal. O my goodness! This has to happen! Plus I have all the ingredients!

Salmon, Quinoa and Herbs Parcels. So yummy! The first time I made salmon, I made it this way!

A few things I loved about my week or am grateful for:

+ Slow wisdom teeth recuperation. I go back on the 9th to the surgeon so he can check the healing. Hopefully all is okay even though my swelling and soreness is still there.

+ Lots and lots of good cooking. I'm starting to re-think my life's plan. Maybe I should go to culinary school instead. Cooking is my true passion...o I'm having a not-even-quarter-life-crisis!

+ You should hopefully see the new Strength and Sunshine within the next two weeks! I am so excited to take this blog up a notch! (This whole process has added to my stress so much though. I will be so happy when it's done.)

+ This made me smile 🙂

So tell me:

+ Any recent fun outdoor adventures you've gone on?

+ When is the last time you swung on a swing or did flips on the monkey bars? I don't even know, but Thursday was fun! I always lacked upper body strength as a kid (being a dancer, my legs were where my strength was), and that's why I failed at gymnastics. Well I could totally do it now!

+ Like I keep telling you I have so many recipes to share! What type of recipes do you want to see next week? Breakfast? Dinner? Sweet? Savory? Granola? 😉

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Comments

  1. heidi

    August 04, 2014 at 3:01 am

    It sounds like a very busy week. And where does time go?

    Reply
    • Strength and Sunshine

      August 04, 2014 at 5:49 am

      Way to fast for not enough!

      Reply
  2. marienielsen88

    August 02, 2014 at 5:17 pm

    Oh Girl, do I have a whole brunch of posts to read he following days! Thanks for inspiration! Came across your blog via Heather Waxman… So Happy for having found it and CAN’T wait to read and learn more about you! Love The Way you write in this post, so I’m pretty sure I’ll loooove your others posts 🙂
    Hugs, Marie

    Reply
    • Strength and Sunshine

      August 02, 2014 at 5:22 pm

      O wow your so sweet Marie! Thank you for stopping by and I'm so happy you loved this post 🙂 Happy reading and happy weekend! Feel free to say hi any time! XOXO

      Reply
      • Marie @kindinside.com

        August 03, 2014 at 12:10 am

        You’re more than welcome, Girl – Every word is you well deserved ! Thanks and same to you 😉 xoxo
        Ps. I totally forgot to mention my own blog – hope to see you there! 😀

        Reply
  3. Irina @ wandercrush

    August 02, 2014 at 12:53 pm

    Ahhh lovely collection of inspiration here. I focus so much on the food that I forget about the fitness sometimes 😉 Happy you enjoyed the jam!

    Reply
    • Strength and Sunshine

      August 02, 2014 at 12:59 pm

      Haha, beautiful food and fitness can go hand in hand 😉

      Reply
  4. Nikki @ The Road to Less Cake

    August 02, 2014 at 9:23 am

    Thank you so much for the feature and you've given me so other great blogs to check out :).

    Sorry you're in pain after having your wisdom tooth out. I had mine out a couple of years back and my head and jaw ached for a couple of weeks.

    Reply
    • Strength and Sunshine

      August 02, 2014 at 9:30 am

      Your so welcome!
      O believe me, I know I am doing 100000x better than most people! How many can say they ate apples and buts they day of their surgery, haha!

      Reply
  5. Paige @ Your Trainer Paige

    August 02, 2014 at 8:52 am

    Thanks for the link love. Have a great weekend, Rebecca! <3

    Reply
    • Strength and Sunshine

      August 02, 2014 at 8:53 am

      You too Paige! XOXO

      Reply
  6. Kaylin @ Enticing Healthy Eating

    August 01, 2014 at 11:18 pm

    Hey there! Starting off college can definitely be scary as all-get-out! I remember when I first started not too long ago I was scared and excited and nervous...But you know what? Your college years will be your best years yet. I promise you. You will grow and learn so much about yourself in just those few short years, and they will fly by faster than you know! I still miss college, actually, and I just graduated this past December. Have fun and you can get through the move-in process, promise! 😀

    Reply
    • Strength and Sunshine

      August 02, 2014 at 1:52 am

      Haha thanks! In sure they won't be the best years (they say that about everything) but I'm sure I'll love it.....eventually!

      Reply
  7. Almost Getting It Together

    August 01, 2014 at 10:51 pm

    I think I pinned so many of those recipes too this week... especially the cinnamon crunch cereal, who knew it was that easy??

    Reply
    • Strength and Sunshine

      August 02, 2014 at 1:51 am

      Its like granola 2.0! Seriously my kind of recipe!

      Reply
  8. pickyrunner

    August 01, 2014 at 8:10 pm

    Thanks so much for the link love 🙂

    Reply
    • Strength and Sunshine

      August 01, 2014 at 8:20 pm

      No problem love 🙂

      Reply
  9. cottercrunch

    August 01, 2014 at 3:38 pm

    great recipes this week friend! you've been busy in the kitchen! and i love it

    Reply
    • Strength and Sunshine

      August 01, 2014 at 3:48 pm

      I have soooo many good things to share 😉

      Reply
  10. grabyourkicks

    August 01, 2014 at 3:02 pm

    Thanks for the link love! I tried to cross the monkey bars the other day and couldn't believe what a change it is! I need to work on my upper body strength.

    Reply
    • Strength and Sunshine

      August 01, 2014 at 3:21 pm

      I had to bend my legs up since I was way to tall haha, but I made it across 😉

      Reply
  11. Erin (@herheartland)

    August 01, 2014 at 1:52 pm

    Thanks for all the great links! I'm off to read them now.

    Reply
    • Strength and Sunshine

      August 01, 2014 at 1:58 pm

      Happy reading and happy weekend!

      Reply
  12. Meg @ Meg Go Run

    August 01, 2014 at 1:04 pm

    Rebecca, thanks for including my post!! Have a great weekend. 🙂

    Reply
    • Strength and Sunshine

      August 01, 2014 at 1:04 pm

      Your welcome Megan! You too 🙂 XOXO

      Reply
  13. Heather

    August 01, 2014 at 12:44 pm

    Happy Friday! Thanks for always linking up... that roasted red pepper pasta looks incredible! Hope you have a great weekend! xo

    Reply
    • Strength and Sunshine

      August 01, 2014 at 12:52 pm

      My pleasure 😉 Thank you for hosting! XOXO I hope your weekend is steller too!

      Reply
  14. Ashleigh

    August 01, 2014 at 12:40 pm

    Thanks for sharing my post! 🙂

    Reply
    • Strength and Sunshine

      August 01, 2014 at 12:45 pm

      Welcome girl!

      Reply
  15. Lisa

    August 01, 2014 at 12:37 pm

    Thanks for sharing my post, Rebecca!

    Reply
    • Strength and Sunshine

      August 01, 2014 at 12:37 pm

      Of course Lisa! XOXO

      Reply
  16. runningsouthern

    August 01, 2014 at 11:59 am

    I can't wait until it cools off and we can go on more outdoor adventures here. Hiking in the fall is my favorite.

    Reply
    • Strength and Sunshine

      August 01, 2014 at 12:02 pm

      Yesterday was perfect for being outside! It was in the 70s so not to hot not to cold, perfect!

      Reply
  17. Sarah Grace FFH

    August 01, 2014 at 10:53 am

    Love how you feature all of these, I end up clicking on so many links because of wanting to read them myself 🙂 And don't stress out about college girly, it's such a GREAT TIME! I'm entering my senior year (even though I've been up here at college all summer taking classes), and just moved into my new home, and I can't believe it! 3 years has gone too fast!!

    xoxo Sarah Grace, Fresh Fit N Healthy.

    Reply
    • Strength and Sunshine

      August 01, 2014 at 11:03 am

      I'm glad you love these posts 🙂 (I do to!)
      Thanks! I know it is just mostly all this anticipation of just not-knowing, but I'm sure once I get there and get settled, things will be okay!
      XOXO

      Reply
      • Sarah Grace FFH

        August 01, 2014 at 5:29 pm

        It will definitely be new at first! But I know once you get settled in and make it as homey as possible, you'll love it. Just give it time, every one goes through a stage of missing home at one time or another, whether it is right at first or not 🙂

        Reply
  18. Amy @ Long Drive Journey

    August 01, 2014 at 10:34 am

    I can still say that among the BEST times of my life is the day that I moved into college. I met friends who will last me a lifetime, and even though parts of it were really hard, those four years were the most amazing I've ever had! Thanks for the link love!

    Reply
    • Strength and Sunshine

      August 01, 2014 at 10:54 am

      I hope I can say the same! (Fingers crossed!) I just need to go in with a good attitude and optimism!
      XOXO

      Reply
  19. slimsanity

    August 01, 2014 at 8:27 am

    Thanks for sharing! 🙂

    Reply
    • Strength and Sunshine

      August 01, 2014 at 10:52 am

      Of course love 🙂

      Reply

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