Links I Love: December 8
Want to stay in bed longer? Here’s what I’ve been loving, laughing, and getting intrigued by all week long. Now cozy up with your laptop/iPad and enjoy :) CAREER Diary Entry #197 - Have You Told Your Spouse? (Manager's Diary) Social Media Marketing Tips and Insights from a Big Boring Brand. (Jeff Bullas) The 5 Step Formula For Presenting Like A Leader. (Barking Up the Wrong Tree) PRODUCTIVITY/SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Sometimes you need to stop executing and prepare! Sneak Attack--Monthly Goals. (Cranky Fitness) 3 Bafflingly Paradoxical Time Hacks – Extreme Time Management and Productivity. (Ben Greenfield) Hey Over Achiever! Five Reasons Why Your Productivity ≠ Self Worth. (Kyla Roma) 5 Ways To Stop Yourself From Procrastinating. (Thought Catalog) Mental Model: Circle of Competence. (Farnam Street) HEALTH/FITNESS 14 Health Hacks That Actually Work. (Ben Greenfield) Is the IIFYM Diet Right for You? I think it sounds really reasonable and worth considering (Daily Burn) More on IIFYM: What is Flexible Dieting? (and How to Get Started). (Healthy Eater) Body-Weight Exercises You're Doing Wrong. (Men's Health) TRAVEL I always have … [Continue reading]
Shoe Review: Mizuno Wave Rider 17s
The following post is sponsored by FitFluential LLC on behalf of Mizuno. Guess what came out today? The new Mizuno Wave Rider 17s! Normally, I wouldn't follow the release of a new shoe, since I tend to wear the same models and get upset when a shoe company retires a design I liked in favor of a slightly updated one (that is often very different). However, in this case, I was lucky enough to get my hands on a sample of the Wave Rider 17s prior to launch day, and so today I've been intrigued to see what all the shoe pundits have had to say and how their impressions compare to mine. You might remember when I reviewed the Mizuno Wave Sayonaras back in July, and I was really happy with the results. Although the ultralight shoe doesn't provide me with enough support for marathons, I've really enjoyed wearing them on shorter runs, and have even gotten used to the pop of neon color they add to my gym outfits. However, the Mizuno Wave Riders are meant to be slightly more supportive than the Sayonaras, and I knew that a lot of people use the combo for a one-two punch: Sayonaras for short distance, Wave Riders for long. I liked that idea, and so was excited to give these a … [Continue reading]
Healthy Recipe: Goat Cheese, Roasted Butternut Squash, and Port-Soaked Cranberries
As I mentioned yesterday in my Thanksgiving post, I mostly kept my Thanksgiving menu pretty traditional and served all the same dishes as last year... except one. While I usually serve butternut squash soup as an appetizer to start the meal, soup is really just too filling to kick off a Thanksgiving dinner. Plus, I'd rather serve something that guests can munch on while chatting, rather than having to be seated with utensils in hand. Fortunately, my mom shared with me this wonderful hors d'oeuvre recipe that she had picked up at her health food co-op. Since I couldn't find it anywhere online so that I could link to it myself in my Thanksgiving spreadsheet, I decided to post it and share it with y'all. As noted on the recipe card my mom gave me, "this is a good dish to keep people happy while you finish preparing the meal." The best part of this dish? It's so simple that you can't possibly screw it up, no matter how stressed you are about cooking the rest of the meal. Even if you cook it a little bit too long (as I did in the picture below), it still looks festive and tastes delicious - and while the goat cheese makes it a little high in fat compared to other macronutrients, the … [Continue reading]
Happy Thanksgiving / Review: Budweiser Project 12 Series
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Millennial Central for Budweiser. I received product samples to facilitate my review and a promotional item to thank me for participating. My family lives all over the place, and now that my brothers are married, everyone has multiple families vying for holiday attention. Therefore, I usually choose to host my Thanksgiving dinner sometime later that weekend and not on the actual Thanksgiving Day. As a bonus, hosting my Thanksgiving dinner on a different day means that several of my closest friends are able to attend too - win/win! I love that I am able to have my Thanksgiving as a mix of both family and friends, so that I can have all the most important people in my life there. ...well, kind of. My stupid NYC apartment is way too small to really host everyone that I want, which always stresses me out. But I make do the best I can with the space I have, and last night, I managed to host a record-breaking ten people for dinner! It may have been a bit cramped (seven people around a table meant for four, plus three people stuck sitting at my kitchen counter), and the room may have gotten pretty hot (especially with the … [Continue reading]
