Friday Finisher 8/1/14

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 😛

SS 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!

Balsamic Roasted Wild Strawberry Jam. So beautiful! I love it!

Crispy Cauliflower Tacos with Slaw & Avocado Cream. Such a creative taco recipe! Vegan, gluten-free, and not “fried!”

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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