I have come to love my linky love posts. I read so many amazing blogs and I love that I get to share them with you. I really draw so much inspiration from you guys. I get so many ideas. So many things that make a difference to me. And here are a few from this week:
Marie ran a killer race. And she is embracing the photos. I don’t know which inspires me more – her determination or her self-acceptance. Either way, she is awesome. I really hope that you’re reading her. She’s my buddy. And this post was just what I needed.
Lorrie is working C25K and has made it to Week 2! She wrote a post complete with before and after pictures. (Kinda reminded me of the before and after pics when FB and I got Shredded.) I love her after picture. Because we’ve all been there. The total exhaustion. With the “the only thing I want to do right now is stop moving!” feelings. Which are replaced a few minutes later by the “Did I just do that? Did I just do THAT?” feelings. I heart this girl. And I heart running. So I smile at her. A lot.
As much as I hate that she has them, I love reading about Prior Fat Girl’s self-described “tantrums.” I love that she allows herself to throw the tantrum, recovers, and then goes on with what needs to be done. (In this case, she needed to go for a run.) I’m not good at that. I keep the tantrum at bay. I sit just this side of throwing it and then I get exhausted and feel like I’m keeping something inside and nothing changes. So I’m taking a lesson from her. Deep breaths. Get it out. Go on as planned. Shut up. Lace up. Go run. Right?
Seattle Run Girl has had a few guest posts that I adore lately. (I love her as well, but I’m so thankful that she’s introducing me to people I don’t know.) She featured Chris from A Deliberate Life earlier this week. Chris wrote about her struggle with food on SRG. For the first time in my life, I can see the relationship between my food issues and my emotions. As Chris says, dig it up. Face it. Fix it. And that’s what I’m doing. One hair straightener and pair of heels at a time. But then I checked out Chris’s for-real blog? Dude. I think we should be friends.
Oh! And I found another new blog that I’m really impressed with. I think grown-up university is the most brilliant idea EVER. So go welcome Leslie to the health-blog world and cheer her on!
I’ve been reading Greta for forever. Her whimsy and gentleness and seeing-the-beauty-in-everything-ness keeps me always in awe. Keeps me trying to see the beauty in every day. She’s keeping a facebook album of thank yous. A picture a day of what she is thankful for. A record of what is beautiful. What is inspiring. What she’s thankful for. And I’m taking a page from her book. Because it is the best idea I’ve heard in a while. You can see my pics so far here. (and hopefully it’s something I’ll keep up with!)
I’ll end this today with Amy Beth. I love this girl. She is like my Pioneer Woman. I want to be like her when I grow up. She just describes her life – the celebrations and the struggles – with a grace that I only hope I can present one day. I just love her. Because she says things like this:
“Here’s the thing about God forgetting you: He doesn’t. Please. We learned that in Sunday School.”
I’ve felt forgotten, my friends. Alone. And she reminds me that I’m not. Ever.
(oh? and go tell Amy Beth happy birthday!)
For my kitchen return, I made the off-the-top-of-my-head soup I talked about the other day. Inspired by my brother’s soup where he adds veggies and an egg to ramen noodles. This made a huge pot of soup. And it was glorious.
Peas.
Baby bok choy. (this MADE the soup)
Water chestnuts.
Shredded carrots.
Bean sprouts.
And 3 scrambled eggs.
Guys. This smelled fantastic.
And looked pretty too.
And tasted even better.
I ended up using a lot of different utensils because I’m not that great with chopsticks.
I feel so much better. I love how it turned out. I loved that it renewed my interest in the kitchen. I love that I pulled myself out of the kitchen funk I was in.
