Links To Feed Your Soul

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Happy Thursday! I am working on a fabulous round up of healthy Thanksgiving meals for you to drool over tomorrow. In the mean time, here is a list of links to feed your soul. Have a wonderful day :)

Sometimes The Little Things Last The Longest (Video)
Ugh this made me tear up. I love my dad, and there are some silly little things he did with me, but this is also a great reminded to use the little things in life to make someone's day.


The Real Truth About Boring Men And The Women Who Love Them: Redefining Boring
This is a great article that is a great reminder to stop glorifying viral videos and dramatic loves, and to desire a quiet, deep, real love. Enter the "boring" men. :)

Stress Reduction For The Holidays
Feeling a little holiday stress? Try these 5 tools to cool down!

How The Hidden Dangers of Comparison Are Killing Us
Do you see the world as sticks or bushes? Measuring sticks of your worthiness, or a burning busy of God's glory? Another article from A Holy Experience, this is an explanation of the dangers of comparison and a reminder to reel it in.

Ubuntu - The Meaning and Power of Groups
A very quick read on how powerful groups can be in our ability to enjoy life and to heal.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

• Did any of these reverberate with you?
• Any links feeding your soul today? SHARE below!

Link Round Up

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I've got to be honest here. I'm starting to get over Pinterest.

When I first found Pinterest about two years ago, it was inspiring. Only the cutting edge bloggers were pinning their stuff (I wasn't there yet, so that's not a brag). Everything was the utmost best of its kind. The most impressive food photography. The most creative typographics.

Now it's flooded with everybody who once upon a time bought a camera, took a picture, and used Picnik or PicMonkey to add typography on top of it. There's just too much stuff, a lot of it is good but a lot of it is also not good. Oh, and I'm tired of seeing half nude images. Sorry. Not u

It's diluted.

So now, for one day (today), instead of getting a mouthful of diluted Pinterest stream, here's your curated list of links!

Pretty Stuff:
15 Perfectly Timed Photos
100 Exquisite Adjectives
Making Stamps out of Wine Corks

Foodie Stuff:
The New Best Way to Bring Your Lunch
What 300 Calorie Meals Really Look Like

Gifty Stuff:
25 Handmade Gifts Under $5
How To Make Typographic Gift Wrap
31 Insanely Easy and Clever DIY Projects

See you tomorrow with a delicious recipe!

Halloween Round Up

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In the spirit of Halloween, I figured I'd round up a few of my favorite Halloweenie links for you today. Everything from food to decor to costumes. Ready, set, go!

Clockwise from top left:
Halloween Eyeball Appetizers.
Halloween Web Cookies (because even lazy people deserve festive food!).
Effie Trinket and Seneca Crane costumes and props.
Pumpkin Scones
Halloween Cupcakes from Bright Bazaar (also known as, drizzle caramel in a web formation).
Candy Corn Candle DIYs

6 Workouts You Could Do Today: Fitness Inspiration

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Have you been perusing Pinterest all week for some fitness motivation... but are still finding your butt sitting on the couch? Quit it with the excuses, already! Here are 6 workouts you should do today...

P.S. Don't have much time? Pick your workouts based on how much time you have, here!

Go On A Run

"That's not sweat. It's your fat cells crying!" 

The trail by my parents' house really does have a sign that says that. I'm pretty sure it's an old one from some high school cross country meet... but it's a darn good sign to see mid-run! 

To make things more fun, try making your run into a game using intervals. Either download or stream these workout playlists, which will time out Tabata-style intervals for you (sprint for 20 seconds, walk or stand for 10) or use the scenery to make it happen. The above picture is taken on a trail that has both shady and sunny spots - I make it a point to always sprint through any parts of the trail that are shaded. You can also incorporate high knees and butt kicks, using the same methods!

Get Insane With Insanity

Did I mention I'm an Insanity fan? Shaun T of Beachbody's Insanity series is a goofy, hilarious guy who somehow gets away with bossing me around for an hour at a time!

Check out the Insanity Series for more information.

Not ready to shell out the dough for Insanity? Try this HIIT workout, which works off of a very similar method.

Watch TV... On The Elliptical

Yes, that is Courtney from The Bachelor. After all, what's better to get you fired up than a crazy bimbo who's trying to steal Ben's sanity? Whether you're a Courtney fan or not, scheduling an entire hour (or more!) on the elliptical will help you get the cardio you need!
Try out Megan Fox's interval workout, amended for the elliptical, here!

Hang Out With Jillian

I have periodic dates with Jillian Michaels. See the candles glowing in the above picture? Yeah, that happens. I set up some candles, place a fan to blow perfectly in my face, lay out a mat and do her workout. It's like a date with fitness. What could be better?

Check out Jillian's videos:
No More Trouble Zones (pictured above), which incorporates light weights and tones and lifts what most people consider their "trouble zones," like triceps, inner and outer thighs, glutes, and abs.
Banish Fat Boost Metabolism, which incorporates cardio exercises to ramp up your heart rate, burn fat, and speed up your metabolism.
Don't Want to Wait For Jillian to Come in the Mail?
Try this workout while you're watching TV! Set yourself up the same way... candles, fans, luxury... and your very favorite TV show!

Rip Your Abs

Whether you're using a video like P90X's Ab Ripper X or a good old self-guided ab workout, you really can't go wrong when you get some good ab ripping in. No, I don't mean ripping your muscles--- I mean getting ripped. Don't have a video? Perform sets five and six of this workout for 10 minutes of ab insanity! 

Go On a Bike Ride

If you've got a bike, head out on an adventure. You can bike to work, bike to a friend's house, bike to the beach, bike through the woods... You can head toward a destination or simply ride in a loop, taking in the scenery as you go. Either way, if you can make it about 2 hours, you've burned between 500 and 1,000 calories! Consider downloading an interval app or downloading this music to force yourself to alternate between hard-as-you-can pedaling and coasting! :)

P.S. Don't have much time? Pick your workouts based on how much time you have, here!