Good morning!
Alright so the warmth was only playing hide-and-seek, because it has returned with a high of 45*F today. Yesterday’s high temperature was 20*F, and the wind was out of control. Not hurricane status, obviously, but it was strong enough to throw me off balance when I was getting the mail.
I think Thursdays are currently one of my most relaxing days of the week (I’m tellin’ ya— it’s the new Friday!). Of course there’s still school, homework, and dance, but for some reason, I feel like I have a lot of down time in between all the activities. I’ll take it 🙂 Tonight I’ll be babysitting my cute Valentine’s date, so my plans will involve diaper-changing, burping (the baby), and maybe a little yoga again. Just being domestic, right? I should just become a housewife right now and call it a life. That requires a husband though, so I guess I’ll stick to college first. 😉
And here are this week’s Fascinating Friday Links! Enjoy!
Health & Fitness
[Learn about it] Why Being Overweight Might Not Matter As Much As You Think via Greatist
[For running or LIFE] 3 Strength Moves to Improve Your Run Form via Cotter Crunch
[Love that she calls these guidelines] 6 Nutrition Guidelines to Follow Whether You Want to Lose Weight or Not via Your Trainer Paige
[The “dreadmill” ain’t so bad] Reasons to Love the Treadmill via Olive to Run
[I like to move it, move it] 400 Heavy Rep Workout via Nutrition Nut on the Run + Upper Body Workout Roundup via Peanut Butter Fingers + Hard Core Plank Towel Workout via Purely Twins
Food for Thought
[“Allow life to happen like it’s supposed to”] 30 Must-Do’s While You’re Young Enough to Read This via Marc and Angel
[Do what you love TO DO] What You LOVE vs. What You Love TO DO via Fitting It All In
[Educating ourselves by just doing] 13-Year-Old’s Amazing TED Talk on Health via Greatist
Food for Belly
[Too much goodness, it should be illegal] Sweet Corn Cake Eggs Benedict with Avocado Hollandaise via How Sweet It Is
[I like easy and I like mac and cheese] Easy Southwest Mac n Cheese via Budget Bytes
[Yes!] Baked Onion Rings via Damn Delicious
[I don’t even like chocolate chip cookies, but I want this] Deep Dish Chocolate Chip Cookie with Caramel and Sea Salt via Pinch of Yum
[Tropical food is calling my name] Pineapple Coconut Tacos with Mango Salsa and Toasted Coconut via Fabtastic Eats
[Dreaming about these] Bananas Foster Crepes via Produce on Parade
St. Patrick’s Day Specials
[Check out ALL her green foods from this week!] Paleo Peppermint Donuts with Green Coconut Frosting via The Healthy Maven
[Great recipe ideas] 32 Healthy Green Recipes to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day via Greatist
[Cute!] Bell Pepper and Potato Frittata via Skinnytaste
[I must try these] Cinnamon Raisin Irish Soda Muffins via Chocolate and Carrots
Miscellaneous Fun
[Basically] 10 Ways You Know Winter Owns You via The Lunchbox Diaries
[So hilarious] You Might Be Married to a Dietitian If… via The Lean Green Bean
[Just a black umbrella— neat!] Food Photography Tip 1 via Edible Perspective
[I started doing this trend yesterday. We’ll see if it whitens my teeth!] The Deets on Oil Pulling via The Fitnessista
Happy Friday, everyone!
So tell me:
What are your Friday night plans?
Which links did you enjoy the most?
i have NO friday night plans which i’m pretty stoked about!! the weather is supposed to be gorgeous today so i’m hoping to get outside for a nice long walk!!
Awesome!! I’m hoping to get in a walk before babysitting as well 🙂 Have a great weekend!
Getting dinner with my long lost best friend! One thing that sucks about college everyone moves away from each other wahhh!
Aw that’s great! Hope you have a blast 🙂
Thanks for the shout out girly! You can find me somewhere on the streets of NYC up to no good…I mean uhhhhh
Shout my name really loudly and maybe I’ll hear you 😀
Awhh you’ve got a date with that cutie! I don’t have any set plans but I’m having my niece over (who’s a week older than me! yes really) so we’ll see what we get up to 😉 .
Gosh, the last time I encountered Mr.Bean was when you featured him – ages ago – love him! So funny 🙂 .
Hmm I agree we need to change our perspective on the term ‘overweight’ ..sad how it has reached such a level of controversy. And it seems like the standard of a ‘normal’ weight has gotten ridiculously low.
Great now I want that deep dish cookie to fall from the sky for me!
If only food we love really did fall out of the sky… 😉
Have fun with your niece tonight! I have some aunts that are younger than me too, haha!
“10 ways you know winter owns you” lol yessssss!!!!
No plans tonight aside from a hot date with my couch 😉but after a hectic week I don’t mind!
Have a great weekend Alison!💗
Down time is so precious these days! Enjoy, girl!
great round up! you know i love all those food for thoughts too!
I now have about 10 tabs open that need to be read.. thanks girl 😉 hope you have a great weekend!
Haha! I open up a billion tabs at once when I want to read everything too 🙂 Hope you have a wonderful weekend as well, Leigha!
Such great links, Alison! I especially loved the one about doing what you love TO DO. Sounds like you have a fun, relaxing Friday night on the agenda! My Friday night plans are low-key as well, though this weekend is shaping up to be busy with lots of fun plans. Have a great one!
A fun, busy weekend is always something to look forward to! 🙂 Hope yours is great as well, girl!
This weekend was a pretty busy one so far for me – but fun!
Thanks for including my post 🙂
Good to hear! 🙂 Thank YOU for your awesome post.
I hope you had a great weekend!! Thanks for including my link!
I always look forward to your link posts. You open me up to some great reads. 😀
Glad you enjoy them, Natalie! 🙂