Happy Sunday, friends! And more importantly… happy first day of fall! 😀
Oh yes, today marks the official start date of my favourite season, which makes me feel a little bit better about the mass quantities of apples, pumpkin, squash, cinnamon, and warm teas that I’ve been enjoying since September hit – at least now I can say that I’m eating seasonally 😉
To celebrate this momentous occasion (just go with it), I spent some time playing around with fall flavours in the kitchen yesterday…
But you’ll have to wait until tomorrow for the recipe, because today is all about sharing the link love…
In my head…
4 Ways You Can Better Promote Your Posts on Twitter via Blogging With Jennifer Grayeb.
Great tips on phrasing your tweets to get more clicks to your post.
9 Things You do NOT Need to be Happy via Marc and Angel Hack Life.
A great reminder that not everything has to be picture perfect for us to be happy.
Small Changes Leading to Big Results via Khushboo’s Blog.
Adopting a healthier lifestyle doesn’t have to be daunting – baby steps get you to where you want to be.
19 Ways to Make Mornings Less Terrible via Thought Catalog.
Great tips on helping yourself look forward to jumping out of bed in the AM.
20 Tips to Make the Most of Your 20s via Huffington Post.
Do that thing you’re afraid of. Be revolutionary. Know you’re more than your job — great tips.
Perfect Your Blog’s Sidebar via The SITS Girls.
A great checklist of what you should include in your sidebar and why it’s important.
Top 10 Tricks for a Healthier, Higher Energy Workday via Life Hacker.
Getting up to move, creating comforting rituals, power naps… Great tips to keep you sane.
Skinny is Not a Ticket to Happiness via Eat Great, BE Great.
Instead of wasting time focusing on physical traits, we should turn to those that matter.
7 Things Fear has Stolen from You via Marc and Angel Hack Life.
Purpose, opportunity, self-respect, happiness… Fear is a real bugger.
A Male in a Female Dominated Community via The Big Man’s World.
Male HLBs are a rarity… Arman tells us what it feels like to be one.
6 Things Successful Bloggers Are Doing via The SITS Girls.
Great tips on how to take your blog to the next level.
11 Keys to Happiness from Other Cultures via Huffington Post.
Okay, I’m seriously loving the idea of a “squillo.”
Why You Shouldn’t Weigh Yourself via U.S. News.
Don’t let a number determine your mood and feelings of self-worth.
32 Makeup Tips That Nobody Told You About via Listotic.
A lot of really, really great tips in here to help you get that flawless look.
7 Things You Need to Know About Blogging via Click It Up A Notch.
Great advice for anyone wanting to take blogging more seriously.
For my belly…
Chocolate Coconut Protein Squares via Ingredients of a Fit Chick.
Love snack bars! And love the idea of using cottage cheese as an ingredient.
Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies via SkinnyTaste.
A magical combination of bananas, oats, and chocolate that let’s you eat cookies for breakfast.
Apple Cider Cinnamon Rolls via Making Thyme for Health.
Warning: keep Kleenex handy to wipe up inevitable drool. These look amazing.
Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte via Healthy Food for Living.
I’m not a fan of the normal PSLs, but this is a healthy version I can definitely get behind!
Kabocha and Chocolate, Anyone? via Fit Swiss Chick.
The combo sounds amazing, and Lucie takes it another step further and freezes it. Looove.
Apple Crisp Muffins via Iowa Girl Eats.
A perfect fall snack. These look so tasty and comforting.
18 Food Mashups That’ll Blow Your Mind via BuzzFeed.
I need a cherpumple in my life…
Salted Caramel Kabocha Balls via Ingredients of a Fit Chick.
Only 3 ingredients, and one of them is kabocha. Definitely trying this!
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What are two things you’ll be doing today? Church and dinner with the fam.
As always, feel free to link up any good reads!
I love the farmers market picture. Such beautiful squash.
As always, great information in these links. I’ve bookmarked a couple so thanks for sharing.
Oh and I can’t wait to see the muffins. You had me at goat cheese.
Thanks for sharing the links, I read a ton of them! Normally I pick a few that stand out, but I feel like I wanted to read every one of these!
I’ve been thinking about these muffins ever since you tld me about them, please post now 🙂
Done, and done 😉
Ahhh that first picture is amazing! And thanks for these links! Totally trying out the pumpkin latte…mmmm 🙂
Thanks for the love. 😉
Thank you for the link lovin’ my friend….it made my day :)! Two things I did yesterday:
1) Spa day with my sis & cousin
2) Bake a batch of banana nut muffins
Hope you had a wonderful (and relaxing) Sunday, Amanda!
I’ve been looooving link loves from you and a few other bloggers lately because it opens up a whole new world to awesome connections (and delish recipes)!!! And today I had church service and a big lunch for one of our church’s grandmas! She’s a sweetheart and needs all the support she can get because she’s losing her eyesight….:( So I can definitely say it was a great Sunday full of love! 😉 Have a great start of the week, dahhhhling! Hehe
Thanks buddy for the shout out- You’ve been a huge influence on my blogging and I really appreciate it! You seriously find the best links and they are so varied- I love all the blog tip ones!
Now that recipe you have tempting us….after making your hummus tortilla pizza last night, I am NOT looking forward to seeing it. It will mean forking out some $$ for figs (not in season) and goats cheese (never cheap, stat.). Enjoy your Sunday night whilst I sit here, Monday morning, about to tackle statistics.
Oh my gosh – that sushi cake in the food mash ups link. I need it!
Two things I did today: make homemade applesauce and take pictures of a recipe I want to post soon. Hope you’re enjoying your Sunday! 🙂
I spent a good chunk of my day taking pics of a recipe too. Gah! Always makes me so hungry…
Great round up, thanks for the shout out 🙂
I really enjoy the article of making the best of your 20s. There are so many things that are important there about being happy. You don’t need ideal circumstances and why wait in a job you hate? That’s what I’m kind of learning right now. I am taking chances and just relaxing at the moment. Do I have a job? No. Will I find one eventually? I hope so but I won’t worry for now.
That’s a good way to approach it. I think that too many people are afraid of taking chances and end up falling into a routine that they hate, just because it feels safe. Sure it’s scary not to have a plan… but it’s even scarier to wake up every morning and dread the day ahead.
🙂
I enjoyed going through your links. I pinned a couple of those recipes! I loved Sam’s post too!!! Thanks for sharing!!
On the schedule for today – a little retail therapy and cooking.
Can’t wait for your recipe! 🙂
I absolutley LOVE this season too….you cant beat the awesomeness of the spices (almoungst so many other things!)
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Can we add another day to the week so I can find the time to read all of these?! Great picks once again.
Two things I already did today: an autumn hike through the forest with my parents and a tea [no coffee for me] date with a friend. Much needed, much appreciated.
Happy Sunday!
I can’t wait for that muffin recipe! Today I’m going to be going to church and studying for a big biology exam tomorrow. Have a great Sunday, Amanda!
You too, Alex! And good luck on your exam tomorrow!
Aw thank you so much!!
Your teasing us with the muffin picture again, not cool! I can’t wait for the recipe! I’m so excite it’s officially fall, my love of squash is now seasonally acceptable 🙂
Iced pumpkin spice latte… holy heck haha! Thanks for all the links, can’t wait to get my reading on! 🙂
NOT A FAN OF THE NORMAL PSL!?!?
I’m telling you…ask for just one pump of PS. You’ll love it. I promise.
I’m also way too obsessed with it to allow anyone to say they don’t like it. Can you tell? =)
😆 I’m just not a fan of lattes in general – too much milk, not enough coffee kick. But I wouldn’t be opposed to adding a shot of pumpkin to my cappuccino or Pike.
Yes! I probably get iced coffee with one pump of pumpkin more than I get the actual latte itself. I’ve also gotten a grande soy capp with one shot of pumpkin. It’s so good!
Wahoooo fall <3. And my birthday ;). And thanks for the links! Damn jet lag has had me up all morning, and I'm trying to avoid the mounds of laundry I need to do, so browsing links will be the perfect distraction.
Thanks for the links, lady – loved reading them …”9 Things You Do NOT Need to Be Happy” – such a great reminder, and kabocha and chocolate definitely an interesting combo!
Church and long walk with me dogs is whats on my agenda for the day – hope yours iswonderful!
And off to read some links that I missed this week 😉 I’m heading over to my parents today for dinner and to take over their laundry machine – the sheer amount that Eric and I need to do right now is actually a tad embarrassing. Also, trying out another gym class this morning – seeing how much bootcamp will kick my ass.
You always find the greatest, most helpful links! And happy fall to you! I’m one of those people that waits for the official start of the season to break out the squash and pumpkin. Hooray!
Ohhh that’s some crazy willpower you’ve got going on there. I have a hard enough time holding out until September.
Thank you for some lovely reading material this morning!! 🙂 I always enjoy our {Link Love} posts!
Looking forward to your recipe! Enjoy the rest of your weekend 🙂
Figs and goat cheese are two of my favorite things. I can’t wait to try them!
Yum! I can’t wait til your recipe!:) Plus I baked my first squash of the season yesterday and was so excited!:)
I saw the food mashups article too and I was drooling over the cookie cake with sprinkles lol:)
Have a great week !!:)
Thank you so much for the shout out Darling! These Salted Caramel Kabocha Thingies are pretty fabulous too, just pinned them.
Today, I overpack my suitcase. Again. I’m hopeless. And then I roast some kabocha to take with me – you bet I am not boarding a plane without it!
Have a lovely Sunday!!xxx
I’ll be [over]packing again soon too 😉 And you better believe there’s going to be some kabocha coming with me!