Boom [clap]! Another month is in.the.bag.
And yes, it went by quickly. And no, I can’t believe it’s almost June either. But it is! (thank you, Captain Obvious) Which means it’s time to take a look back at blogging + life in May, because sometimes I feel like that’s the only thing that helps time slow down for a brief moment — looking back and realizing that, heyyyyyyy… a bunch of stuff really did happen.
Alright. Rambling. Here we go!
Double Chocolate Greek Yogurt Muffins
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars
Cookie Dough Protein Granola Bars
Almond Joy Overnight Oatmeal Smoothie
For Savory Style:
Lemon Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes
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- Much love to the sites that showed Spoons some love this past month!
- The Rockettes featured my Apple Pie Smoothie in 8 Protein-Packed Smoothies You’ll Love.
- Buzzfeed featured my Banana Oat Greek Yogurt Muffins in Planning a Week of Healthy Snacks.
- And speaking of those banana oat muffins, they hit over 700,000 pins on Pinterest this month… which just blows.my.mind. A huge thank you to everyone who helped spread the deliciousness. And to those of you who’ve commented, e-mailed, tweeted, Instagrammed and/or messaged me to let me know how much you [and your families] love them? Much love to you. Much love.
- 10k happy dance!! 10k happy dance!! Spoons hit over 10,000 likes on Facebook this month and over 9k on Instagram. Gush. I think you guys are pretty darn awesome as well.
- And remember… what you see online isn’t necessarily the way things are in real life.
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- The highlight of May was most definitely flying out to Colorado to attend Blend. I know it might sound a little cliche, but blogging really has brought so many amazing friendships into my life. Does that mean that you click with every blogger you come across? Nope — just like you don’t click with every person that you come across — but it’s definitely possible to make some awesome friendships through the blogging world…
- … which is why it’s totally not weird when those friends come spend a weekend with you (miss you, Sam!).
- Other than that, it’s been mostly work, blog, school. Work, blog, school. I’m normally a fan of routine, but my days are starting to feel a little too routine, if you catch my drift. People keep telling me that I need to stop working so much, but it’s hard not to when: a) you’re self-employed, and b) you genuinely love what you do.
- BUT! I’m pretty sure my fitness has improved as a result of introducing regular bouts of activity to break up longer work/study sessions. I keep reading more and more things about the damaging effects of prolonged sitting, so I’ve been setting alarms to remind myself to get up and MOVE throughout the day. Nothing crazy, but every little bit helps.
- Oh, and it snowed. In May. Welcome to Alberta.
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- So I’ve been toying around with introducing the occasional savoury recipe to Spoons. You guys know I have a crazy sweet tooth, and desserts and snacks will always make up the bulk of my recipes, but I’m thinking the odd savoury one wouldn’t hurt either. What do you guys think?
- Jury’s still out on getting a complete site redesign, but I’ll be messing around with the sidebar(s) in the next little while, so apologies in advance if you catch me at an awkward moment!
Tell me at least one awesome thing that happened in May!
Anything exciting coming up in June?
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You DO work hard lady, but I totally know what you mean when you say it’s easy to get carried away working when you love what you do. Sometimes I find myself going into work early for the heck of it just because I’m excited to start on my day lol!
Those fudge bites are still calling my name!
All for a variety of recipes!
Congrats on all the features lady, that’s amazing!! Good work.
May was definitely BLEND – what else 🙂
I have an appontment with an emigration agent beginning of June. 🙂
Not because of ‘him’, cause that seems to be done, but Sydney, anyway…..
Dont? Whaaaa? Ok. Clearly we need to catch up…
I absolutely love all your recipes. The pictures you take make everything look so good. Did you know there is a belt they created that beeps and vibrates if you aren’t taking enough steps or eating too much. I saw it on tech expo last year.
Isn’t it awesome when you click and make a blogging friend? Something I never ever imagined happening when I published my first post!
An awesome thing in May was finally taking the plunge to go self-hosted and get my redesign done, I still look at it and smile 🙂
In June I go to Geneva on a study tour with uni to the United Nations – SO excited!
Isn’t it so awesome when you take the leap into self-hosting? Makes it feel so much more like “home” 😀
I miss your face!!!!!
And yes on the savoury recipe thing!
You had a GREAT month during May, Amanda! So many delicious recipes. I woke up with a smile on my face when I knew I could expect a recipe from you. 🙂 I vote a big YES on expanding the types of recipes. I am sure you rock it on the savory side of life as well.
How about sweet and savory? That is the best of both worlds 🙂
I loved the recipes this month! I am for sure a sweet person, but I guess savory is okay on occasion 🙂 Although breakfast for every meal is always okay!
Loving the way you think 😀
you truly are amazing! and famous! and I know you! Keep it up woman, you make me hungry and give me inspiration every day.
Heart you to bits and pieces <3
I think June a certain spoon should visit. Beans down certain places.
Is it weird that I know exactly what you’re talking about? And can you imagine what a statement like that must look like to others? 😆
An awesome thing that happened in May is that I’ve decided on a topic for my master thesis and am now starting to doing research on it! It’s a really interesting (and fun!) field that is even relevant to my later job.
Another great thing (or day rather) was mother’s day, it was such a nice day with my family and I miss them!
That’s really awesome! What topic did you decide on?
Thanks for asking 😀 I’m in the Master of Education program (so I’m becoming a teacher, in English, religious education and maths), and my thesis will be about technology enhanced differentiated instruction in the English classroom using a young adult novel as the lesson subject! basically, I’m trying to incorporate technology (computers, tabelt PCs, the www, etc) in a meaningful way into the teaching unit that enhances students’ learning progresses, and cope with the different learner types and levels so that all students experience as much individual learning progress as possible.
That sounds really awesome, Ann! And super interesting. Good luck with all your research!
Hooray for all your success!!
I also have an epic sweet tooth and I love all your dessert recipes. But I am sure your savory ones will be equally delicious! Have a great weekend!
I think you should do something really awesome when they hit 1 million pins!
I survived my second year at college! Summer time has been awesome! In June, I’m looking forward to hanging out more with the boyfriend and visiting family! 😀
i didnt know you lived in Alberta! too bad about the snow… i grew up and lived there for 18 years and the weather finally drove me out. hope it warms up for you this weekend 🙂
Edmonton born and raised
And I definitely don’t blame you for leaving. The weather leaves a lot to be desired. As do the drivers…
You can keep posting all the sweet recipes you want. I am way more inclined to eat those. MMM.
I can understand feeling restless with a routine that involves working all of the time but at least all of your hard work is paying off! It’s been so awesome to watch you continue to grow! And I say YES to the savory recipes!
I hope you have an amazing weekend!! (Without snow) 😉
This month I graduated high school. Crazy! It was quite an eventful (and long!) month. In June, my family and I are in the process of moving, so that will take up a bit of time. By the way… your recipes this month looked incredible! I can’t wait to come back for more 😉
Awwww high school graduation — I still remember mine and how exciting of a phase of life that was. Hope you’re having the best time!
My May was also a whirlwind, but I enjoyed following along with yours for the ride! I would love to see savory recipes too – sometimes sweet and savory make surprising delicious combos 🙂
Oh My Gawsh!!!! WOW!!!! Congrats on 700,000 pins!!! You are my favorite Spoon and I love hearing about all your success!
I’ve been setting alarms too – to remind me to go for a 15 minute walk every couple of hours – sitting sooks!
Nothing major coming up in June – but, in July I am going to Dallas and NYC – hoping to meet some bloggers in the process…fingers crossed…this blogging thing has brought so many wonderful peeps (and spoons) into my life! Happy weekend! xx
I’d love to visit some blogger friends in NYC one day! You should make a little detour up to Canada 😛
Hi Amanda! I’m so happy for you and the growth of Spoons! I LOVE how the work you put into your recipes really shows. And the month of May went by FAST. My favorite part was flying back to Florida to be a bridesmaid in a wedding and visiting my family. Also becoming a coach at a new Orangetheory Fitness studio has been great too. Have a lovely weekend, busy lady! 🙂
I always loved your website layout! I think it just suits you, but I’m sure the new one will look just as nice!! I can’t wait to see it!
And I love just seeing what YOU enjoy as recipes. Whether it be savory or sweet, I think it’s great as long as it legit tastes good!
I was thinking the same thing — it would be weird to have Spoons looking any different. But I’m really just planning on going from having 2 sidebars to just one, so nothing too drastic!
Bring on the savory recipes! I am sure they would be great. Have a nice weekend!
Bring on the savory recipes! I have both a sweet tooth and a salt tooth, but if you held my feet to the fire, the salt tooth would win. =)
I am constantly amazed at how many incredible friendships I’ve developed through blogging. When I first started blogging, it was just to document my journey… I never imagined that it would lead to so many opportunities and so much learning from friends! Cheers to the magic of the blogosphere!
I’d love to see your savory recipes!
When I get into a rut I like to mix up my routine like adding a workout in the AM or goign on a weekend trip.
Drinking lots of water helps me move around (because I’m always getting up to pee) 😀
Weekend trips are my favourite <3
It’s hard to believe May is already coming to an end! The highlights of this month was definitely my birthday and being able to celebrate and share with my family! It was also great being able to celebrate Mother’s Day with my mom and sister!
Yesssss savory recipes!!!
All of your recipes this month were AWESOME! 🙂 Keep ’em coming!
Congrats on all your May successes. You are such a hard worker and have such a good heart. I love it that you’re doing so well! It doesn’t matter to me if you go savory or stay sweet. You could make a cardboard box look delicious with your photos and enthusiasm and adorable selfies (not that your food isn’t delicious… I’m just making a point that you’re awesome no matter what recipes you put up here).
If your intention was to make me blush, you totally succeeded. Thanks so much for all your kind words, Suzy <3
May was great because I got to go see my family in Nantucket and spend the weekend away with friends! Nothing like a good long weekend to start summer off right : ) I think my favorite recipe of yours from this past month was the no bake chocolate fudge bites. DELICIOUS! Hope you have a great weekend : )
Yaaaay congratulatios!!!
I hope I make it that far one day!!!!!
Did you know that you are one of the few people who inspired me to start my own blog? *blushes and awkwardly changes subject*
Anyways I totally wouldn’t mind a savory recipe every now and then 🙂
Btw I tired your no-bake-chocolate-fudge bites and eeeermaaawhgaaaws dis is some good stuff!!!!!
Aww that’s the sweetest thing ever! Hope you’re loving the blog world, Cora 😀 And I’m actually snacking on one of those fudge bites as we speak, so yeah… you can say I’m a little addicted 😆
I cannot believe May is just about over! It’s scary how fast this month went!
May was a big month for the babies, as they hit some pretty major milestone! They’re sitting up on their own now, clapping and holding their own bottles (which makes our morning routine so much easier!). Proud mama over hear! 🙂
Congratulations on all the milestones you hit! That’s amazing – and well deserved 🙂
In May I was in Europe, so I would say that was definitely my highlight! I have a half marathon coming up in June and a trip to Philadelphia and NYC that I’m looking forward to, plus it’s my birthday month. Hope you have a great weekend 🙂
Ohhh a trip to Europe sounds incredible. All my family lives over there, so I need to find an excuse to go 😛 Hope you’re enjoying your Saturday, Gretchen!
What a month of awesome May has been for you!
That is so awesome all the publicity you’ve been getting, you should be so proud of yourself! I love all your sweet recipes, but I’d love to see some savory stuff too. I’m a savory girl at heart!
My May flew by too. Between a week in St. Thomas and a trip to Orlando, I feel like I haven’t even been home much. My goal for June is to not work a full work week, so I’ll be taking some vacation days then too. This is my favorite time of year because I can just relax all day, every day!
It sounds like you had an enjoyable month. I thought the blend photos looked incredible and it’s something I would love to do.
The savory recipes peak my interest but I’m a chocolate girl at heart. I could eat it all day long.
You should come next year — I would love to meet you 🙂
Savoury recipes please!! :D.
I saw bring on the savory recipes! I’m a big savory fan and crave that more than sweet. Also I’ve been making a coffee creamer inspired by yours and it’s made my mornings happier.
Dates and coffee were made to be <3 Hope you're having an awesome weekend, Michele!