What I Love Wednesdays

Oh man... two weeks in a row of late "What I Love Wednesday" posts! Sorry, guys. Life is crazy these days, especially when you start having to wake up at 4am for your my new job. It is a lot of fun, though; I get to make coffee! Nevertheless, I realize that's no excuse for waiting until Thursday for a weekly Wednesday post. Forgive me?

I do have some awesome news about last week's giveaway: we have a winner! SlimKicker has chosen Mitch's challenge idea, which was: "My challenge idea is to do stand up and stretch every 20 mins during the workday. Sitting for long periods of time can kill you." Mitch, please send me an email (trebletart at gmail dot com) with your contact information, so you can receive your awesome new crock pot! Thanks to everyone who entered! Stay tuned for the next opportunity to win something (as I guarantee there will be one).

And now, without further ado, I give you this week's "What I Love Wednesday Thursday" list.


1. These are some pretty cute cakes! Are there any that particularly inspire you?

2. What a great compilation of things everyone should know how to do. Summer goals, maybe?

3. I know I included a link for foods that cure common ailments last week, but I couldn't resist adding an addendum to that sentiment: here is a great list of "Eat This, Not That!" suggestions.

4. Looking for some great books to delve into this summer? Even if sci-fi/fantasy isn't your cup of tea, many of these hardly even fall under that category. Give 'em a try!

5. I'm always on the lookout for delicious smoothie recipes, and this "Happy Shake" looks like a wonderful addition to my collection! What about you?

6. This is a very inspiring short story/quote. It would be a good one to print out and tape on your mirror!

7. Are you bored of camping in "normal" tents? I think this might rekindle your love of the outdoors!

8. Here is an interesting article about diet vs. exercise and their roles in weight loss.

9. Wow! Some crazy cool pictures here!

10. July 4th is coming up! Do you have any delicious dessert ideas to help you celebrate? I think you should try these out.

What I Love Wednesdays

I know, I know... I'm a day late. I just had way too much to do yesterday! Between cleaning the house, working all afternoon at my new job (yay coffee!), and fixing a big ol' pot roast dinner for the barracks kids, I ran out of time to do a WILW post. Sorry about that! So, in its stead, here is a lovely list of things I love on Wednesday Thursday. Enjoy!

*Note* I'm extending the crock pot giveaway to the end of the day tomorrow (Friday), so if you haven't had a chance to leave a comment, you might want to do so now!


1. I'm loving this new-to-me blog! Faith is so inspiring with her posts about fitness, food, gardening... you name it, she usually talks about it. :)

2. How much fun would it be to stay at any of these crazy hotels?

3. Did you know you can use food to cure some common ailments? So cool.

4. I have no idea how they do this, but what a creative way to get artistic!

5. Pretty sure this town would be absolutely wonderful to visit (or live in). How peaceful!

6. What a fascinating way to shows average grocery purchases for families around the world. Very eye-opening.

7. These photos are almost creepy, because they're so cool! I would never have thought to do a project like this, but now I want to go through old pictures!

8. Here is a great chart for discovering what your body needs based on what you're craving!

9. What are you doing for your dad this Father's Day? Why not make him some cookies?

10. I want to go to there.

What I Love Wednesdays + A GIVEAWAY!

You guys, I'm really excited about today's "What I Love Wednesdays" post. You know why? Well, I don't want to give it away too soon, so... enjoy this week's list and make sure you read all the way to the bottom!


1. I love this pyramid! In case you're more of a visual person (like myself), it makes it a lot easier to see what kinds of foods you should be eating on a plant-based diet. Cool!

2. I may or may not be sort of addicted to this right now... Is that bad?

3. Don't you love stumbling upon new-to-you blogs? It's so much fun, especially when they're as awesome and inspiring as this one!

4. This makes me want to dig out my passport and hop on a plane (or ten)!

5. Need a quick, one-minute mood booster? Here are a whole bunch!

6. I really like cookbooks that offer a wide variety of recipes, including ones that can easily be veganized, like this one!

7. This is just like Foodgawker and Finding Vegan, but for arts and crafts projects!

8. I dare you not to saw "Aww." Seriously.

9. Take a 2-minute timeout, why don't you? You deserve it.

10. Alright, you made it all the way to the end of the list, so I guess I should probably go ahead and tell you why I'm so excited today. The lovely people over at SlimKicker, a really fantastic program that helps motivate you to stay healthy by turning your diet and fitness goals into a game, have teamed up to let me offer you the chance to win a super cool crock pot! For real.

This is such an easy, fun way to keep track of your health goals with points, rewards, and health challenges. They also offer resources such as a food tracker and an iPod/iPhone/iPad app!

All you have to do to win is leave a comment on this post with a fun, creative idea for a diet or fitness challenge! It doesn't need to be any longer than 1-2 sentences. The giveaway will be open through Wednesday, June 13, at which point SlimKicker will choose their favorite suggestion and I'll announce the winner on here! Sound good? Tell all your friends!! (Sorry international readers, but the giveaway is only open to U.S. residents, due to shipping.)

Here's the crock pot you really want to win: