Whoop, whoop, it's Friday! These last few weeks have flown by! Each day seemed shorter and shorter! In the beginning of the summer, I would find the days to be dragging a bit, but now, wow! Classes start next week so I guess that's the nature of time telling me I've run out of time, haha! Before we know it, it will be Christmas and 2016 :O (I better go check on those "goals" I made...). I should probably plan to do something super exciting this weekend, but I doubt that will happen. Or maybe, not exactly exciting, but go to a farmer's market, because yes, I still did not go to one at all this summer! There just aren't any good ones close by :/ If all else fails and I still don't make it, maybe I can figure out a way to go apple or pumpkin picking this year instead π You know, we all need loads of pumpkins soon!
This week I have tons of links and pins for you. I always love seeing which category gets filled the quickest each week. Sometimes the fitness category lacks, but this week there is an abundance! If you'd like to see a new category, or a category more broken up (like life and the blogging one), or you just want more posts in a certain one, let me know! These Finishers are for YOU, the reader! A labor of pure love π Now have a fabulous Friday and weekend (the last of August!). Stay safe and be merry! xoxo
Saturday: Recipe ReDux #22 6 Family Favorite Gluten-Free Dinner Recipes
Monday: Raw Spiralized Thai Salad
Tuesday:Β Oats: Gluten-Free When Natural & Certified
Wednesday: Mint Chocolate Sunflower Bites
Thursday: Last Minute College Stock Up
Blog Posts and Links I loved this week:
Life, Mind, Body, Spirit:
Don't try to be anybody but your unique self!
+ Want To Be Better At What You Do? Try This
I agree with this and need to start working on it more myself.
+ 22 Habits That Will Make Your Life A Little More Peaceful Each Day
I love the idea of #7! This list is awesome!
+ How To Stop Letting Other People's Labels Define You
Because is it really true? Probably not.
Great perspective! Carla always gets you thinking.
+ You Have A CHOICE...Part III
This lady is one superstar!
+ 8 Ways Your Probably Wasting Your Time
#1 and some #5 are the only ones for me...but really, #1!
+ 9 Ways To Make Your Days Simple Again
We could all benefit from the simply life!
+ 4 Things You Must Let Go To Be Happy
Letting go to gain more.
+ 9 Things You Can Do Every Day To Improve Your Life
The last one is pretty good π
+ I Know What It Feels Like To Be Anne Duggar
Very very powerful.
+ 5 Ways To Improve Your Relationship With Yourself
Because it is the most important relationship you'll ever have!
+ I Failed At My Summer To-Do List
This is what summer is about! (I "failed" at mine too!)
Fitness:
+ 4 Fitness Lessons I Learned The Hard Way
Learn from these lessons if you haven't already!
So you want to hit the pavement?
I'd never want anything else! When I have a house, I am decking out a complete gym room!
+ 8 Present Day Fitness Fads That Aren't Any Better Than Your Grandma's
Hahahahaha, omg!!! Hilarious!
+ So You Want To Be A Group Fitness Instructor
I still think it would be fun to teach a spin or group power!
+ The Benefits Of Yoga At Different Ages
Any age, stage, and life!
+ Developing A Home Yoga Practice: It's Not About Discipline
I agree' it just is for me.
+ Why Do Yogis Sometimes Cry During Savasana?
Reminiscent of one of my favorite posts I've written!
One of the BEST moves, really! (Well, if you do it right!)
Food:
+ Trader Joe's vs. Whole Foods: Where You Should Actually Be Shopping
Neither are near me in NJ, but I can do without!
+ Why Are Millennials So Obsessed With Food?
Have you noticed?
+ 50 (More!) Irresistible Vegan Sandwiches
You can never have too many killer sammies!
+ Health Benefits Of Sesame Seeds For Kids
Load them up on tahini, mommas!
+ A Visual Guide To 10 Varieties Of Asian Greens
I think the Asian veggies are my favorite!
+ Go Beyond Taco Tuesday With 20 More Meal Templates
You can make any night and "something" night! I think we should have potato night!
Because did you not already know you can use it for everything!
Health:
+ 52 Things Every Human Should Know About Their Body, According To My Summer Nutrition Class
Wow, some of these are interesting, some gross, some crazy!
+ The Gluten-Free Fad And The Logical "Or"
What's hurt and what's helped the Celiac community.
+ When My 4-Year-Old Defended My Chronic Illness To A Restaurant Manager
Three cheers for this little girl!
+ Gluten-Free Fad - Is It Hurting Or Helping?
One topic that doesn't have a clear answer, but I do lean more towards one side than the other.
+ Advice For Dietetic Interns, From RDs
They've been there, they've done that!
+ 20 Cognitive Biases That Screw Up Your Decisions
This is like my Psych class in high school!
+ 31 Vegan Wellness Tips From Bloggers
Wonderful! And a tip (#20) from yours truly π and #14 is a favorite of mine!
+ Why "Guiltless", "Skinny", & "Sinless Food Will Wreak Your Diet
You will never see me label a recipe as "skinny"...ew!
Blogging, Social Media, Tech & Photography:
+ 10 Reasons Why Your Online Presence May Not Be Attracting Dream Clients
If your get those dream clients, followers, and readers, that is success!
+ On Finding Originality In The Digital Age
It's not like it used to be.
+ How To Earn $2,000 For A Sponsored Post With 100,000 Monthly Pageviews
I agree 100%!
+ How To Link Your Sources ( And Why It's Really THAT Important)
Makes you a hell of a lot more credible!
+ Photo Prompts: 10 Ways To Photograph Your Family
When they;re like mine and don't like to be photographed!
+ These Google Search Hacks Are Going To Change Your Life
If you want to make your searches more customizable...
+ Deleting Underpreforming Pins
To delete or not to delete? that is the question!
+ The Secrets To Creating Blog Graphics Like A Pro
Really, pictures matter...a lot!
+ 5 Ways To Blog Smarter During Back To School Season
Going to need this!
Other:
+ 9 Of The Very Best Things About Living Alone
Uh, you can do what you want, when you want!
+ This Woman Unplugs Every Saturday (And Will Convince You To Do The Same)
Omg! Yes! Yes! Yes!!!!
"Art" and creativity is so much more than you think and maybe not even what you think!
+ Who Knew Making Homemade Cleaning Wipes Was This Easy?
I think my life has been made! Omg!
+ Baby And His Pug Friends Have Some Seriously Cute Cuddle Sessions
I'll leave you with the cutest pictures you will ever see π
Favorite Pins:
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Potato Eggplant Kurma. Now how could you turn a bowl of this comfort down?
No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bars. I think I should add these to the freezer stash!
All-American Quinoa Chili Fries. Now aren't you proud to be an American π
Gluten-Free Vegetable Buns. These are just so cool! Love the colors!
Brussels Sprouts Fried Rice. Because who doesn't love fried rice enough already?
Crunchy Chocolate Seed Bark. The most luxurious sweet treat to give someone special π
Quick and Easy Chicken Biryani. One of the best ways to eat chicken!
DIY Kale Powder. Screw Matcha or Spirulina! Make this (cheap) green superfood powder at home!
Toasted Coconut Ice Cream. You know I like to go all out with a flavor! If you want coconut, this is it!
Carrot Cake Oatmeal. This is one stunning bowl of love and oats! (Look at those fig "flowers", haha!
A few things I loved about my week or am grateful for:
+ I finished another book! Score! It was a fabulous read, but ended a bit weird and then kept going and then ended again. But still worth the read! Now I'm starting Kind of Cruel, by Sophie Hannah.
+ Actually feeling semi-ready to start classes next week. Finally time to start enriching the mind again!
So tell me:
+ What are you currently reading? I always love hearing about good books to add to my ever growing list on Goodreads!
+ Did you study abroad in college? Where did you go? For how long?
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Rachel @ Simple Seasonal
As always, you have so awesome looking recipes on here. Thanks for sharing!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you Rachel!
Kathy
Thanks for including my Do You Yoga article in your link-ups. What a huge list of goodness and the food photos are just gorgeous, as I'm sure the recipes are too. My mum is celiac and I try to really limit my gluten intake. I didn't do a swap year at college (university - a long time ago) but we did do a job/house swap as a family in 2011 from Australia to Canada (Whistler). It was a great time, and they had a good summer farmer's market. We are lucky where we live to have a few farmers markets nearby all year round.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Welcome dear!
That's sounds awesome! Very enriching!
Linda @ Veganosity
So many great links this week! I loved them all, especially the pugs and the baby. Too cute. π
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Hahaha π
Jessica | From Jessica's Kitchen.
Hi Rebecca, Thanks so much for including my quinoa salad in your post! I love the extensive (and quite impressive!) list of links you put together (oh my gosh wow) and all the food of course...will be reading through over the weekend! Thank you for sharing! I just finished reading The China Study, about health myths and misinformation. Not a summer read per se but very compelling. Have a wonderful weekend! xx Jessica
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I've always wanted to read the China Study! Love food culture books like that and I'm not sure why I've just never actually picked that one up yet!
Laura @PetiteAllergyTreats
We don't make it to our farmer's market much either but we usually just look around for fun. Good luck starting school again next week!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
The one I have gone to in my area was terrible anyway, with barely anything there π Maybe it was discouraging!
Thank you so much Laura! xoxo
Kristen @ The Endless Meal
As always there are such good reads here! Your Friday Finishers encourage me to read something other than food, food, food, food blogging and more food. I always love the fitness and the fitness and the life, mind, body, spirit sections the most. So much good stuff in there!
And the food at the end is perfect for getting back on track to work (err dream about food) some more. π
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks Kristen! I always love reading things outside my "realm" too! Like parenting posts, hahahaha!
I feel you on that one π xoxo
Farrah
I love the links you shared in Life, Mind, Body, and Spirit this week! <3 Off to check em' out!
(+ oh em gee, that quinoa salad needs to happen right now. *-* )
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yes it does!
Heather@hungryforbalance
I only made it to the farmer's market once this summer and I didn't even buy anything. Major fail. I love that post by Erin! Have a great weekend!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Hahaha, well you're one step ahead of me π
She Rocks Fitness
Thank you so much for including Patti's inspirational blog post in your link up...it means a lot to me! Have a beautiful weekend! XOXO
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
It's a lovely series dear!
Leah M @ love me, feed me
Great list of links as usual!
Right now I'm reading Eating Animals and Lord of the Flies (again)!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Loved Eating Animals! And I've never read the classic! UGH I must!
Cassie @ Almost Getting it Together
That article about millennials and food was REALLY good.
I'm reading Around the World in 50 Years - it's a memoir but totally recommend it!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Oooo I will so check that out! Thanks girl!
Erin @ Erin's Inside Job
Thanks for sharing Rebecca! These are a lot of great links that I can't wait to get into π Have a great weekend!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
You too Erin!
Sarah | Well and Full
I'm always so impressed by how much you can put together in these posts, Rebecca! I really loved reading the 31 Vegan Wellness Tips... I've been thinking about getting a Vitamix for a while but I just can't make the leap!! I think I will start a Vitamix fund though π
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Hahaha! I have every brand of blender but the Vitamix and I don't use them :/ None of them are good...but I bet the Vitamix is π I just love my food processor! That's all I need!
Lisa @ RunWiki
I didn't study abroad, however I did backpack through Europe when I was 22. It was fun and educational! I traveled by myself, so it was a real growth period in my life as well. Right now it's difficult for me to read, I start reading and someone interrupts a few minutes later.. it's just too difficult in my life right now. Hope you have a great weekend! xo
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I would so travel alone! I think that just makes the experience worthwhile!
I know :/ I still wish I had my old reading habit back, I would read 100+ pages a day, now it's only a little before bed.
Natalie | Feasting on Fruit
I'm feeling a little bummed out about my own babyhood now because I didn't have a tiny adorable pug sidekick to cuddle. How could my parents do this to me :/ No wonder I'm such an introvert now, I needed that crucial socialization time! π And the living alone things are totally true (but they forgot not having to wear pants all the time)...I have a love hate relationship with living alone. And I seriously just spent about 40 mins exploring all these lovely links, so I won't leave commentary on each one, but it was fun π xoxo
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Bahahahaha! I know! That baby puggie...ooo it made my day <3
I feel you on the love/hate thing :/
That's why I think I need a pug...company, but passive company π
Annmarie
I need to check out those blog/photog tips- I've been trying to take mine up a notch!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
We can always improve!
Emily @ My Healthyish Life
I'm still reading "Girl on the Train." I haven't picked it up in a few days since I've been getting back into the school swing. Your question makes me wonder if YOU are studying abroad? π
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I heard that was good! I think it's on my Goodreads!
Hahahahahaha, no, I'm happily in the states...for now π
Michele @ paleorunningmomma
I need to get back into reading at night and I'll look into your recommendations π I can't believe that I didn't make it to a farmer's market this summer either - I always do! The summer flew by and I feel like I missed half of it. Scrolling down, the quinoa chili fries caught my eye in a big way, yum!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I do love reading, so I make sure to read even just a few pages before bed! I wish I read more...but some days I really just "can't". :/ Sad.
We still need to take that trip together π