thursdays theme – 2011 link love
December 29, 2011 in Blog
Today is a challenge for YOU.
In the comment’s, leave links to your best 2011 posts in the following categories (feel free to leave a link for each category!):
- Fitness/Workouts
- Food/Recipe
- Self Love/Self Improvement
- Best Photography
- Rambles
- Hilarious
- Other
Show me your best work and feel free to write one or two sentences as to why you think this particular 2011 post was a great one!!! On New Year’s Day, I’ll feature everyone’s links (as well as my own) and we’ll have a huge link love orgy. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!
I’m off to Asheville for the day! Kid free. Might get lost and have to spend the night.
Happy Thursday!! (and just a heads up, NEXT Thursday, I’m starting Tuesday Trainer themes back up, so get ready!!)
**LAST DAY to enter the Chobani giveaway!! Go here!**
splendid…lindsay
Rambles:
Commitment
http://www.dinendashwitht.com/2011/12/cookies-commitment.html
Recipes:
Vegan Curry
http://www.dinendashwitht.com/2011/11/hurry-curry.html
Salmon Polenta Cakes
http://www.dinendashwitht.com/2011_10_01_archive.html
Black Bean & Goat Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms
http://www.dinendashwitht.com/2011/10/almond-joy.html
Kind of feel like a scammer posting to this because I just started my blog…ahem…5 days ago! But hey…I didn’t see a timeframe in the rulebook!! Come and check out my new blog, I swear as I learn it will get better and better! LOL ! Even better, leave me a comment and I will list your blog under my favourite reads. Here are a couple of posts I’d like to include in the link love!:
In the “other” category: http://cathhasablog.blogspot.com/2011/12/my-first-christmas-without-my-mom.html
In the “food/recipe” category: http://cathhasablog.blogspot.com/2011/12/mango-pepper-jelly-homemade-gift-for.html
Love this idea!!! Looking forward to the completed post!
Fitness/Workouts – treadmill workouts to get you through the winter months!
http://www.nycrunningmama.com/2011/12/21/treadmill-workouts-to-get-you-through-the-winter-months/
Self-Improvement – after a failed attempt at a 30-mile training run, I regrouped and learned from all my mistakes from the 1st:
http://www.nycrunningmama.com/2011/10/23/lived-ran-and-learned/
Rambles – dealing with the guilt of leaving my son to do things for myself
http://www.nycrunningmama.com/2011/12/23/having-me-time-does-not-make-me-a-bad-mother/
Other – participating in the Foot Locker 5 Borough Challenge –
http://www.nycrunningmama.com/2011/11/08/best-part-of-the-nyc-marathon/
Here’s my 2011 round up post!
It has a little of all the things you mentioned!
http://www.purplebirdblog.com/2011/12/29/a-look-back-at-2011/
I 100% get Janetha’s comment/post & didn’t do my own 2011 recap, but this is really awesome. While it will be a bit overwhelming sifting through all of the links, I’m excited to see what everyone shares – so the more descriptive the short explanations are, the better for me.
*FITNESS/HEALTH* I love to travel & experience new places. I am also pretty particular about food & getting in exercise, so I share how I maintain healthy habits while traveling.
http://colourmehappy.typepad.com/colour-me-happy/2011/08/travel-tips.html
*WORKOUT* Though I did not continue to use this page separately from my main blog, this is where I posted one of the most challenging workouts I’ve created (~12 min). It is pretty full-bodied with only four bodyweight exercises broken up by a lot of sprinting. The sprinting is what kept it intense for me. Short & sweet.
http://colourmehappy.typepad.com/idealform/2011/11/sprints-moves.html
*FOOD* We made taquitos for the first time, which were so fun & easier than I expected: boil water, dip, spoon, roll, bake. Crispy & yum.
http://colourmehappy.typepad.com/colour-me-happy/2011/09/spicy-black-bean-taquitos-a-blogging-update.html
*SELF LOVE/IMPROVEMENT* While out bouldering alone, I videoed a brief vlog (~4 min) about overcoming mental barriers & persevering when “failing”.
http://colourmehappy.typepad.com/colour-me-happy/2011/12/overcoming-mental-barriers-failures-vlog.html
*PHOTOGRAPHY* Our entire San Francisco trip stands out to me, because it was a turning point where I realized I was capable of taking pretty nice photos. This isn’t necessarily even my favorite, but it opened a door to a desire of pursuing black-and-white photography.
http://colourmehappy.typepad.com/colour-me-happy/2011/08/alcatraz.html
*RAMBLES* This is about the silly, magical moments that make my life meaningful & happy. The comments from readers’ about their magical moments make my day.
http://colourmehappy.typepad.com/colour-me-happy/2011/09/happy-place.html
**Lindsay, this looks like a lot of work. Let me know today if you need help compiling the links & descriptions. xo
by stats/views, this is by far my most popular recipe:
http://spabettie.com/2011/10/24/spinach-pancakes-2/
another popular recipe post, mmm avocados:
http://spabettie.com/2011/08/16/avocado-recipes/
this would fall under self improvement or… rambling?
still gets a lot of views!
http://spabettie.com/2011/02/21/attitude/
one of MY favorites, that has been featured a lot (print magazines and newspapers as well as online publications!) and is just… good!
http://spabettie.com/2011/09/21/raw-apple-cobbler/
I can’t wait to see this roundup and your posts! XO
Oh LOVE this Linds!
And.. hope you’re not getting lost. 
Funny- the true story about Kitty: http://stuftmama.com/2011/06/17/kitty-kitty-kitty/
Best recipe- http://stuftmama.com/2011/09/16/peanut-butter-doughtzel-balls/
Life- getting healthy: http://stuftmama.com/2011/08/30/perspective-looking-back/
Self Improvement: Hiking in the Snow http://www.oatmealinmybowl.com/2011/11/26/jenks-lake/
Because I conquered a fear. Had a wonderful solitary experience. There was just an inner peace and a sense of accomplishment from this small, but mighty hike. And I couldn’t have asked for more beautiful weather that day.
It just gave me that strength to start saying, “I can do anything I put my mind to”.
i have two!
my biggest accomplishment of 2011/my life, my first ever marathon recap: http://marathonwiner.wordpress.com/2011/11/14/the-marathon/
and a funny training post! http://marathonwiner.wordpress.com/2011/10/07/another-one-bites-the-dust/
love this idea!! i have two favorites…
this one is sort of fitness related, but i also thought funny: http://marathonwiner.wordpress.com/2011/10/07/another-one-bites-the-dust/
and my epic accomplishment of 2011/my life…my first ever marathon recap!
http://marathonwiner.wordpress.com/2011/11/14/the-marathon/
I am going through posts right now for a 2011 “best of” for myself… I’ll link it when I’m done!
I love this idea! My blog is mostly about race recaps, but here is the link to my most memorable (for some self-love) running moment of 2011:
http://runningescapades.blogspot.com/2011/08/rock-n-roll-providence.html
I can’t wait to see all of the link love posts on the 1st! Great idea
Here’s mine:
http://foodfamilyfitness.com/2011/12/21/why-wait/
not participating. and you can see this post to understand why: http://mealsandmovesblog.com/2011/12/29/top-ten-reasons-im-not-doing-a-top-ten-post/
i actually am glad to see 2011 pass. It was a doozy! But GOD has his ways and I know that it strengthened us and will continue to do so in 2012. Thank you for this awesome request. Its lovely to share and you are just lovely. Glad I “met” you in 2011!
http://www.cottercrunch.com/2011/10/cotters-get-closure/
oh man – me TOO!! What a blessing you are, Lindsay!!
My best recipe was definitely my Chocolate Chip Banana Protein Cupcake, and it has tons of great variations! http://peaceloveandoats.com/2011/11/14/brace-yourselves/
i love this!
one of my favorite workout/fitness posts: “Strength-Cardio-Core Circuit Workout” (http://www.myfoodnfitnessdiaries.com/2011/11/08/introducing-trainer-tuesday/).
one of my favorite food/recipe posts: “Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Protein Pizookie” (http://www.myfoodnfitnessdiaries.com/2011/10/21/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-protein-pizookie/)
I have three links
Humorous
http://www.vetrunner.com/2011/12/runneritis-dread-disease.html
Favorites
http://www.vetrunner.com/2011/12/hardest-thing-about-running.html
http://www.vetrunner.com/2011/12/you-have-how-many-pair-of-running-shoes.html
Last one was a little humorous, but really made me stop and look at how many pair of running shoes that I do have.
Thank you for the link love
Harold
Great idea!! my favorite recipe from 2011 was my lime and coconut chicken. so full of flavor and healthy. http://fitnessfoodandfaith.blogspot.com/2011/07/lime-and-coconut-chicken.html
i love that you’re spreading the link love.
best recipe: portobello mushroom enchiladas (http://www.sarahlearns.com/recipes-2/?recipe_id=6009079)
and that’s all i’ve got for ya. enjoy your day in asheville!
LINK ORGIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES my faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaav hahahaha can’t wait to click away!
Aww I love this idea!! I started my blog in 2011, but so far this has been my favorite post: http://insweetnessandinhealth.com/2011/12/09/we-dont-mix/
I like this post because it talks about making sure to eat enough for your activity level. I think it’s important for girls to know that you don’t necessarily have to eat low calorie to be fit and look healthy!
I’m just gonna leave my 2011 compilation post link (today’s post) because it sums up all of these babies
http://ittybitsofbalance.com/2011/12/29/2011-recap/
This is fun! I can’t wait to see yours! Here are mine:
fitness/working out: a post that I wrote about trying to do parkour at the park – http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/09/i-want-to-jump-off-of-stuff.html
food: learning to take food photos (PS I am NOT a food blogger) – http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/10/playing-at-food-blogging.html
Self-love: not body-related, this post is about learning to be creative again as an adult – http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/08/how-to-paint-picture-in-seven-easy.html
photography: a photo safari on the beach near my house – http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/08/photo-safari.html
hilarious: what not to say to someone with an uncooperative uterus – http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/11/what-not-to-say-to-someone-with.html
rambles: apologizing to Justin Timberlake – http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/10/im-sorry-justin-timberlake.html
other: a post about reusable cloth menstrual pads that I had a lot of fun with – http://www.love-life-project.com/2011/04/wear-wash-repeat.html
do you know that I had the “other” category because your plasticine stories might not fit into the other themes?
can’t wait to read these!
This is such a cool idea!
Fitness/workouts: My first self created upper body workout (did it yesterday, it left me sore, it’s a good one) http://runningandcupcakes.com/2011/12/06/work-that-upper-body/
Food/Recipe: I am now obsessed with these cookies.http://runningandcupcakes.com/2011/12/19/christmas-cookie-extravaganza/
Self Love/Self Improvement (self explanatory): http://runningandcupcakes.com/2011/10/20/love-yourself-be-yourself/
Best Photography: I took so many pics when I went to NYC. These are just a few of the best. http://runningandcupcakes.com/2011/11/10/mostly-wordless-wednesday-fall-in-central-park/
Rambles – I have lots of those LOL My latest, and IMO most hilarious. http://runningandcupcakes.com/2011/12/21/randomosity-galore/
Hilarious: Things I think about while running – randomly strange, silly, and hilarious http://runningandcupcakes.com/2011/09/12/ramblings-of-a-runners-mind/
Other: My first marathon race report. It was the. best. thing. ever. http://runningandcupcakes.com/2011/07/22/mad-marathon-race-report-the-race/
and ps YOUR baby is so cute – the word that sounds like you took it from google…sorry!
That baby is SO cute!!! My most popular recipe of the past year was this homemade ice cream cake! http://www.makinggoodchoicesblog.com/2011/09/make-your-own-ice-cream-cake-dairy-free.html
OMG I have no clue what my best posts are!
but, enjoy Asheville (I love Asheville but haven’t been in like 4 years)