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. link love 4/20 .

April 20, 2014 by Amanda @ .running with spoons. 29 Comments

Happy Sunday, friendly faces!

Just popping in quickly to wish you a Happy Easter and share some great links that I collected over the past week. You know… just in case you find yourself with some down time between the egg hunt and dinner πŸ˜‰ I hope you guys have the most amazing day, and I’ll talk to you soon!

Link-Love

In my head…

. fitness .

The Difference Between Building Muscle and Building Strength via Cotter Crunch.
Super informative post about how to switch up your sets and reps to break out of a strength training plateau.

10 Simple Workouts You Can Do In Office via Lifehack.
Because desk jobs and sedentary lifestyles are killing us softly slowly. No excuses not to get some movement in!

The Answer To Every Fitness Question via Brittany Lesser.
Love this. Bioindividuality is so important when it comes to diet and fitness. Find out what works for you.

. health .

How Disordered Eating Affects Your Hormones & Digestion via The Soulful Spoon.
A great post that outlines the havoc that restrictive eating wreaks on your digestive and endocrine systems.

The Whole30 Post via Khushboo’s Blog.
I love reading about peoples’ personal experiences with different diets.

A Number That May Not Add Up via New York Times.
All the more reason why we shouldn’t put so much weight on the BMI scale…

9 Ways To Make Your Body Feel Good The Whole Day via Lifehack.
Simple steps you can take to feel better and have a better day.

Top Protein Sources for Vegetarians via Hungry Healthy Girl.
There are so many sources of protein out there, and whether you’re veggie or not, adding a little variety never hurts!

Food Rules via The Real Life RD.
Self-imposed rules were meant to be broken.

. happiness .

20 Things To Stop Letting People Do To You via Marc and Angel Hack Life.
“You can decide whom to walk beside into tomorrow, and whom to leave behind today.”

30 Reasons You’re Unhappy With Your Brilliant Life via Lifehack.
Sometimes we can be our own worst enemies and needlessly rob ourselves of happiness…

. beauty .

Younger Skin Through Exercise via New York Times.
The plethora of benefits from exercise never cease to amaze me.

. blogging .

5 Ways To Grow Your Blog via A Complete Waste of Makeup.
Blog growth is a frustrating thing, but there are some things you can do to make it easier.

The 15 Best WordPress Plugins For Your Blog via The SITS Girls.
Having the right plugins can make all the difference for you and your readers.

5 Tips To Improve Your SEO via The Healthy Maven.
Great tips on how to optimize your SEO and drive more organic traffic to your blog!

11 Ways To Be A Better Blogger via Blogher.
Great tips on… well… how to be a better blogger.

For my belly…

Lemon Almond Bread via Two Peas and Their Pod.
This bread looks absolutely perfect for spring. And so ridiculously soft!

Easiest 5-Ingredient Spelt Flatbread via Oh She Glows.
Angela can do no wrong, and this flatbread looks like an easy alternative to store-bought.

Banana Bread Oatmeal Bars via Fit Foodie Finds.
All my favourite oatmeal add-ins in a perfect little baked bar. Love.

The Best Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies via The Healthy Maven.
Need. Want. Covet. Davs… do you deliver?

Dirt Cake With Chia Seed Pudding via Yeah… Imma Eat That.
Confession: I’ve never had dirt cake. BUT! I’ll be changing that, stat. This looks amazing.

Your links…

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Three things you did yesterday; three things you’re going to do today. Go:
Yesterday: ran errands, took the Easter basket to church to get blessed, and went to evening mass.
Today: early morning mass, probably a nap at some point, and going to my parents’ for dinner.

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  1. Danielle

    April 28, 2014 at 9:53 am

    Just found your blog (from you entering my contest) and I’m so happy I did! I love a good link round-up and it looks like we liked a lot of the same recent posts πŸ™‚

    Reply
  2. Meghan@CleanEatsFastFeets

    April 23, 2014 at 4:48 am

    I read most of these links on Sunday and the remaining ones on Monday. Why I’m just now back here leaving a comment, I don’t know.
    I really enjoyed the Fitness link and how the answer is usually It depends because so much is about personal choices, personal impacts, personal growth, personal digestion. It took me a while to learn not one size (food wise) fits all. Not everyone can eat an entire cauliflower without repercussions.

    Along those same lines, I think people (myself included at times) really need to make sure they aren’t projecting their own issues on others. For example just because someone suffered from issue A doesn’t mean person B is going through the same thing. We see a small connection and then suddenly diagnose that person with having our same issues, when it’s usually totally different. I think that reaction is normal, but we really need to try to see through it and ourselves to the real issue at hand.
    Alright I need a nap now; that was way too convoluted and deep for me this early in the morning. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  3. Robyn @thereallife_RD

    April 21, 2014 at 7:38 pm

    thanks for sharing lovely lady! I hope you had a blessed and super joyful easter!! πŸ™‚

    Reply
  4. Cassie

    April 21, 2014 at 10:58 am

    So many good links this week… I totally pinned the chia dirt cake last week… once you have dirt cake you can’t go back – so amazing!!

    Reply
  5. Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl

    April 21, 2014 at 10:34 am

    Loving the SEO article (no surprise there!)..I need major help in that area πŸ˜‰

    Reply
  6. Bridget

    April 21, 2014 at 10:21 am

    Thanks for posting that link for The Soulful Spoon. The info. on hormones and digestion after ED was very interesting.

    Reply
  7. Khushboo

    April 20, 2014 at 9:36 pm

    Thank you for the link share, lovey :)! Hope you had an amazing Easter weekend. Pretending it’s Sunday when I comment (Monday morning here) so 3 things I did “today” include lunch out the madre, met a friend for tea and went to the cinema. As for Saturday, I attended a patisserie workshop, practiced my driving and watched New Years Eve on TV–> love that movie! If you haven’t seen it, save it for a day when you are craving the ultimate chick flick/rom com!

    Reply
    • Amanda @ .running with spoons.

      April 21, 2014 at 6:18 pm

      I don’t think I’ve ever seen it, but I’m a sucker for those kind of movies so I’m definitely going to have to look into it. I’ve been looking for some new movies to add to my feel-good library.

      Reply
  8. Brittany

    April 20, 2014 at 6:58 pm

    Thanks soo much for the link love girl!! <3
    Three things I did yesterday: Ate, studied, and went to the gym
    Three things I did today: went to church, visited my grandma, and had family easter lunch!

    Reply
  9. Arman @ thebigmansworld

    April 20, 2014 at 6:31 pm

    I actually have Davs and Lee’s recipes to make this week….but being half asleep, we’ll see how that goes! These blog tute posts are so helpful, even though I was unsuccessful with implementing even one of them this weekend. Why are me and computers not friends?

    Reply
  10. Cailee @http://hellohealthyeating.com

    April 20, 2014 at 5:26 pm

    What a nice post!! Just opened up some of the links! Off to go check em out! Hope that you had a great day! Happy Easter!

    Reply
  11. Leigha @ Minougirl

    April 20, 2014 at 4:52 pm

    Happy Easter, Amanda!! Hope you enjoyed your day! πŸ™‚ <3

    Reply
  12. Megan @ The Skinny-Life

    April 20, 2014 at 1:32 pm

    Yesterday I ran errands, spin class and shopping! Today walked 10 miles, baked and meal prepped. Nothing fancy! Relaxing and enjoying this beautiful sunny day. Happy Easter!

    Reply
  13. lindsay

    April 20, 2014 at 12:24 pm

    i think i need dirt cake, stat! hehe.

    thx lovely.

    Reply
  14. Emily

    April 20, 2014 at 10:25 am

    Love this! Thanks for sharing, they were really helpful!

    Reply
  15. Lauren

    April 20, 2014 at 10:07 am

    Yesterday: Went to friend’s house, ate diner pancakes, got my heart slightly broken – Whomp.
    Today: making cranberry sauce, Easter dessert, and spending time with the fam.

    Happy Easter, Amanda!!

    Reply
  16. Heather @ The Soulful Spoon

    April 20, 2014 at 9:48 am

    THANK YOU for sharing my post on disordered eating and hormones Amanda!:) I’m so glad you liked it. HAPPY EASTER LOVE!!!<3

    Reply
  17. Jessie

    April 20, 2014 at 9:24 am

    As usual, so many great recipes. I’ll be checking out a few of them – especially the blogging ones! Those are probably my favorite, as I always learn so much!

    Yesterday – Watched the full season of Real Housewives of NYC, laundry, layed in bed (cramps)
    Today – Watched the full season of Tone it Up Girls, laundry & layed in bed (cramps)

    Yup, so I havent done much πŸ™‚

    Reply
    • Amanda @ .running with spoons.

      April 21, 2014 at 6:15 pm

      Awwr lady! I hope you feel better soon <3

      Reply
  18. Davida @ The Healthy Maven

    April 20, 2014 at 9:06 am

    Deliver?? For you, anything πŸ™‚ Now must create a clone so I can actually find the time to pull it off!

    Reply
  19. Christine@ Apple of My Eye

    April 20, 2014 at 8:12 am

    Great links!! I remember eating dirt cakes/making them when I was in elementary school. Definitely going to go check those out to relive some of my childhood haha!

    Happy Easter!

    Reply
    • Amanda @ .running with spoons.

      April 21, 2014 at 6:16 pm

      Can you believe that I’ve need had one?! I feel so deprived πŸ˜₯

      Reply
  20. Alyssa @ For Food and Health

    April 20, 2014 at 8:05 am

    I always look forward to your link love. Thank you so much for sharing!

    Reply
  21. Hollie

    April 20, 2014 at 7:54 am

    Interesting, I really enjoyed the articles about blogging this week. Thanks as always for sharing!

    Reply
  22. Kim @ Hungry Healthy Girl

    April 20, 2014 at 7:29 am

    Thanks so much for the link love share! Have a fabulous Easter Sunday!

    Reply
  23. Sam @ Better With Sprinkles

    April 20, 2014 at 7:01 am

    Hope you’re having an awesome Easter love!
    Yesterday: binge-watched Whose Line Is It Anyway (that show kills me), went to hot yoga, bought an Easter lily because flowers!
    Today: going to make banana bread, go to the dog park, sort through some of clothes.

    Reply
    • Amanda @ .running with spoons.

      April 21, 2014 at 6:14 pm

      Omg! Whose Line was one of my favourite shows ever. Is that still on? And dibs on one of the middle slices of banana bread πŸ˜‰

      Reply
  24. Sarah

    April 20, 2014 at 6:43 am

    Happy Easter Amanda!

    Reply
  25. meredith @ The Cookie ChRUNicles

    April 20, 2014 at 6:29 am

    Have a very Happy Easter! Three things yesterday – long run, lunch at my favorite diner, spent time with one of my favorite people…Three things today – short run, catch up on stuff around the house and Mets game with my son.

    Reply

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