I had big plans for today’s post. I was going to pour out my heart and sole to you guys. Share my deepest darkest secrets.
Okay, not really, but I seriously did have plans for a greater ratio of words to links. However, my friend and I spent the last hour and a half looking at apartments online and e-mailing prospective landlords. Do you know how hard it is to find furnished, cat-friendly, two bedroom apartments?
Let me rephrase that. Do you know how hard it is to find furnished, cat-friendly, two bedroom apartments that don’t cost a lot AND don’t look like they haven’t been updated since the 60’s? Incredibly hard I’ll tell you.
We did manage to find a few that didn’t sound too bad and fit my roommate’s price constraints. To me the money isn’t that big of an issue since whatever we choose will be cheaper than staying in our dorm. Would you like to guess how much it costs per month to stay in a dorm at my college? $770. And that doesn’t even include a kitchen or a decent parking space! It makes the apartments that we’re looking at with $400 a month look like a steal. We’re aiming for in the high 200s to low 300s though per person, which while that seems difficult, is totally feasible.
But that’s probably more than you would have liked to hear about my “oh look I’m pretending to be an adult” rants about finding a cheap apartment. Shoot, most of you own HOUSES! My argument pales in comparison I’m sure.
So let’s move on to my Friday link-love of all of the posts/pictures/videos that I found interesting throughout the week. As per tradition I have divided them into four separate categories. MIND (posts to get you thinking!), BELLY (recipes to get you hungry), EYES (videos or pictures to make you laugh/cry/contemplate the meaning of your existence), and SOUL (articles that speak to the heart) . This week I have decided to add a fifth category: BODY, which, as the name hints at, will be a collection of exercise articles and workouts.
FOOD FOR THE MIND
Oreo’s New Cookie Dough Flavor is Real — from Buzzfeed
Senior Citizens Amazingly Re-Create Famous Movie Scenes — from Buzzfeed
Changes to FDA Food Label — from Yahoo! Food
16 Signs You Are a Little (Or a Lot) Type A — from The Huffington Post
Paleo on a Budget — from Pencils and Pancakes
Is Butter Secretly Ruining Your Health? — from Food Babe
Nutrition in the NBA — from CBSports
The Disney Side of Life — from Running with Spoons
Nutrition Notes: Canned Soup — from Kath Eats
FOOD FOR THE BELLY
Chocolate Brownies that Blew Me Away — from Eat Drink Paleo
Nutty Bread — from Treats With a Twist
Frozen Sunbutter Fudge — from The Spunky Coconut
Gluten-Free Baked Salt and Vinegar Potato Chips — from The Healthy Apple
Easy Oat Flatbread — from Sprint 2 the Table
Homemade Ketchup — from Skinny Taste
Chunky Monkey Fudge — from Nut Butter Runner
Sweet Potato Maple Vegan Beer Bread — from Averie Cooks
Tuna Cakes with Greek Yogurt Dill Sauce — from Minou Girl
FOOD FOR THE EYES
I Guess This Dog Just Likes to Party — from Facebook
Amazing Kid – Future MMA Star — from YouTube
Dancing in the Sky — from Dani and Lizzy
Brothers Do Amazing Job Recreating Childhood Photos for Mum — from Yahoo! Shine
Doritos Superbowl Commercial Finalists — from Doritos
Sam Woolf American Idol Audition — from YouTube
Right Before Dying From A Rare Lifelong Disease, Sam Revealed His Three Secrets To Happiness — from Upworthy
“The World’s Ugliest Girl” and Her Response — from Shockable
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Trailer — from Movie Clips
FOOD FOR THE SOUL
When Compliments Feel Like Lies, and What to Do About It — from Sensual Appeal Blog
Emotional Eating — from Peachy Palate
The Story Telling Edition — from Clean Eats Fast Feets
Surround Yourself — from Purely Twins
When You Think You’re Falling, It’s Time to REFOCUS — from Cotter Crunch
Running and Food Allergies — from Mile-Posts
It’s Not Easy for Everyone — from The Lean Green Bean
How Blogging Enhanced My Eating Disorder (Guest Post) — from Fueled by LOLZ
It’s Not All Rainbows and Smiles — from Anna the Apple
FOOD FOR THE BODY
What Does “Fit” Mean to You? — The Healthy Maven
Hips, Butt and Thighs — from Blogilates
Three Tips for Running Newbies — from The Little Honey Bee (Guest Post)
Core on Fire Workout — from The Fitnessista
Yoga for Detox and Digestion — from Sarah Beth Yoga
Weight, Wait, Weight Again — from Back on Pointe
Fifty Rep Workout: Part Two — from Peanut Butter Fingers
5 Tips for Starting an Exercise Program — from Carla “MizFit”
1 Minute Fitness Challenge: Seal Jack — from Fit Sugar
You can check out my first two “Food For the…” posts here and here!
Happy Friday everyone!
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Tell me… What is your weekly Food for the… Mind, Belly, Eyes, and Soul?
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