Thanks so much for all of you well wishes following my post about my trip to the emergency room on Saturday night. It was definitely an unnerving experience, but I’m glad it wasn’t any worse. After resting most of the day yesterday, I am feeling much better today!
Workout
My Monday began as usual with an early morning workout that focused on my legs. I kept cardio on the lighter side and completed a 10 minute elliptical warm up and cool down.
The lower body strength portion of my workout included squats, dead lifts, lunges, leg extensions and hamstring stability ball curls. It was a good one!
I will be heading back to the gym as soon as this blog post is published for work. I am subbing for another group exercise instructor today and hope it goes well!
Breakfast
The highlight of my morning meal was almond butter!
Last night I prepped a bowl of overnight oats and stirred a small spoonful of almond butter into the mix. This morning, I added another scoop on top and loved the addition of the creamy nut butter!
Nice and filling!
Now it’s time for a fun giveaway for those of you out there who may be interested in starting your own blog!
Start Blogging Now
Every single day, I receive emails from people who want to begin blogging but don’t know where to start. They’re excited, enthusiastic and completely overwhelmed. I typed up my Blog Talk Tuesdays series to help address the most common questions I receive, but when it comes to coding and all that jazz, most questions are way over my head.
When my friend and go-to web guy, Tim, emailed me about his new business, I knew I want to help spread the word. Tim is so, so knowledgeable and explains things in a way that makes them easy to understand which, as someone who is extremely intimidated by html coding and website set up, I really appreciate!
Tim recently launched Start Blogging Now, a six-week program detailing everything you need to know about setting up a blog, self-hosting, great plug-ins, high-quality themes, SEO, social media and more.
Each week there will be an in-depth video for participants to download and watch at their own pace or as often as needed. In addition, there will be written instructions, helpful links, and any necessary files that may be needed.
Here are the topics for each week:
The program also includes a weekly conference call to answer any lingering questions.
For the first 100 people who sign up, the program is $70, 50 percent off the normal enrollment price of $140. Tim also offers a 30-day money back guarantee, so if you are not satisfied halfway through the course, you can request a refund.
The first session will begin on August 1 and one PBF reader will win free access to the program!
To enter this giveaway, simply comment below, telling me what excites you the most about blogging. I will randomly select a winner on Tuesday.
Good luck!
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I would love to win this giveaway! I have always wanted to start a blog and this would give me the push to do it!
What excites me most about starting a new blog is meeting like minded people and sharing passion for a common theme.
Connecting, learning & growing from other people all over the country & world is the most rewarding part of blogging! I love hearing other people’s views and perspectives, and to know I may have had a small impact in their day brings a smile to my face. I’d love to experience Tim’s classes so I can move my blog to the next stage!
What most excites me is learning to find “me” through my blog. Writing about my daily experiences and learning new things is constantly teaching me something new about myself that I didn’t know I loved or appreciated about myself! It’s like a personal journey!
I would love to start tracking my workouts and recipes in blog form. I need someone else to brag to other than my boyfriend 🙂
I recently started a blog about my travels and I could really use some tech and aesthetic tips!! I have wanted to start a blog for a long time and all of your wonderful and helpful tips were a huge inspiration. I find myself frequently re-reading your BlogTalk posts for advice! I would be so grateful to win this program!
It would be AMAZING to win this because I would finally learn how to make my blog look as incredible as all of my favorite blogs out there. Coding is so confusing for me!
I’m glad you are feeling better! What excites me most about blogging is the fact that it is a community! I love reading about other peoples blogs and kind of relating or learning something new that I otherwise wouldn’t have known! It gives you a certain connectedness to other people from many different places.
I’m a health & nutrition coach and have toyed with starting a blog for a while – Tim’s fab program would be the push I need! I’m excited to start blogging because I’ll have more opportunity to support so many more busy professionals with helpful, fun and hopefully inspiring healthy living tips and cooking/recipe ideas.
I’m also a personal trainer, and want a way to connect with my clients and other people who are looking for ways to make positive, healthy changes to their lives!
I love blogging because it gives me something creative to do. I love writing. I also love helping people, and I feel like the more I blog, the more I can help people with their fitness goals.
Establishing a connection to other people and being able to share my thoughts with the world is the best part about blogging.
I recently started my own blog. However, I have been having trouble getting it up and running. I would love to get some advice and help with creating this blog because I want to share my knowledge of health and fitness with anyone who needs/wants advice. This is an awesome giveaway.
Recently I tried to start a blog, but without success. This course would help so much and give me great insight into the blogging world.
As a full time middle school teacher, my extra time is very limited! I want to start a blog to share positive experiences and healthy choices with others, and to learn through other people’s interaction with my posts. Starting a blog would be a great way for me to connect with others. Since my job is so consuming, trying to piece all the blog start up information together has been overwhelming and it would be so useful to have a program like Start Blogging Now to streamline everything. Cheers!!
Oops! I accidentally replied to a comment instead of leaving my own! But I would love to win this because it would teach me how to make my blog look as great as all of my favorite blogs!
I love the creativity involved, and the fact that all blogs are different. Some are informative and helpful, and some are like a public diary.
I would love to learn more about the coding and html stuff and how to get started. I’d love to blog to share about my family, recipes, and life as a first grade teacher.
Glad you’re feeling better, how scary!
I love being able to document things and then look back on them. My blog is a great way to see just how far I’ve come!
I’ve had a blog for a little while and was doing really well and then realized I wasn’t able to make things happen and express things to people the way I wanted too. I’d love to have the oppurtunity to learn and get my blog up and running again!
My mom is starting a blog and has been doing a lot of research. I always suggest looking at your blog because I love it! It would be great if I could help her in her endeavors and give her this as a small gift.
My favorite thing about blogging is that is like a journal of sorts. I love to look back and read about days that I have such good memories of!
What excites me most about blogging is having a place for my family and friends to keep up with our lives since we live so far away. I have been blogging since 2009 and keep it mostly for family, but have been curious as to how I can make it more public and profitable as well.
Hi Julie! I just started my own blog and would LOVE to win this giveaway because I’m a little lost! I’m going to Spain for a year so I started my blog predominantly for my travels and experiences abroad. However, I want to make this a lifestyle blog and continue it after I return. I want to learn how to balance my blog with travels, life experiences, food, workouts, etc. I think this would really benefit me! Thanks Julie!
Oh gosh, this sounds like a great opportunity.
I love blogging, it’s created such an amazing outlet for me and I can’t even begin to explain the amount of friendships and support I’ve gained from blogging, having said that I definitely struggle with the other aspects of blogging that happen behind the scenes and I’d love to get excited about that part of blogging and really understand how to run a blog properly!
I would like to be more accountable about my health and fitness, and be able to share my experiences and connect with others!
I think I’m good on the basics of blogging, but I would love to get more insider tips!
I own a small farm with a few horses, but I live in a “big” city about an hour and a half away. I’ve always thought about starting a blog primarily to show people that if they want to own or move to a small farm, it’s totally do-able and they shouldn’t be intimidated by it. That, included with a little bit of everyday stuff about life and fitness, I thought would give me plenty to write about and hopefully show anyone who has a dream of having a farm can totally do it.
Hi Julie,
I was reading your post about your allergic reaction. The first time I every drank red wine I had the same reaction. Luckily it has never happened to that extent again, but certain wines still make my hands and feet feel very VERY hot and puffy. Wine contains several components that can trigger an allergic reaction such as sulfites, histamines and tannins. Perhaps you drank a wine that had a particularly high concentration of one of these components trigger your first severe allergic reaction. Even drinking the same glass of red wine you always drink could trigger a histamine reaction if, for example you are suffering from seasonal allergies at the time and have a histamine intolerance. If you google histamine intolerance or sulfite allergies along with wine you can find many interesting articles on the subject. Hope you find this information interesting and glad that you are feeling better.
~Dr Mower
Excuse the typo….”Perhaps you drank a wine that had a particularly high concentration of one of these ingredients *triggering* your first severe allergic reaction.”
I would love to win this. I’ve always wanted to write and be a freelance writer/liver but am so intimidated. All the extra information would be super helpful.
This is exactly what I need!! I have a blog that I started a couple months ago… But it needs some major technological help!!! I love using my blog as an outlet for my writing, personal goals and habits and hope that along the way I help people and put a smile on someone’s face everyday!
I like to put almond butter or peanut into my morning oatmeal too. It really sticks with me throughout the day! I’ve been blogging off and on for a while now but more consistently as of lately. I really like blogging because it helps me remember everything I have to be thankful for!
I’d love a way to document my life, stay accountable for my goals, and help others.
When I started reading health blogs, I found blogs (such as this one) with people who inspired to live a healthy life with a balance. I struggled with some obsession over exercise and strict healthy eating and finding these blogs has served as an educative resource that you CAN live with a balance and be healthy. With that said, I want to be that source for people, documenting cool, fun workouts while sharing a bit about who I am. I have started one but I am not very educated about how to keep it going! This program would be awesome!
This blogging give-away sounds incredible! I love blogging because I like interacting with other people who share similar interests. I also love the creative aspect of it, though I wish I knew more about html coding so I could make it ‘mine’ and not a pre-made template.
I started a blog and gave it up when I got busy with a new job. I would love to start it again but can’t justify the time it takes without going ahead full force. This course would really help kick start my re-start! 🙂
I love sharing my experiences with others and opening up a dialog. I started blogging once a week at the beginning of the year, but my page needs major help. Would love to win this giveaway!
What excites me most about blogging is to be able to put out and share your passion with whoever else shares that same passion over the internet! You get to reach a lot of people and become connected with so many more around the world through blogging. I have been journaling about my mostly healthy, natural lifestyle which includes yoga, vegan eating and home made face masks, dry body brushing, etc. and I would love to put it in a blog. I do not know where to begin and this program sounds perfect!
I would be excited about exploring my passions through my blog. And I like the challenge of working to create a blog that is successful as a small business.
The reason I have wanted to start a blog for years is because all of the amazing people in the blogging community! I would love to be a part of such an awesome bunch.
I love to write! I’ve been trying to get a blog up and running all summer and could really use the help!
I love how it connects people with the same interests and hobbies from around the globe!
My fiancé and I have talked about starting a blog, centered around one of our common interests. It excites me that blogging could be a fun activity for us to work on together! 🙂
I love so much about blogging–the creative outlet, the connections with “strangers” who become friends, the ability to inspire others. Thanks, Julie!
My husband and I have a farm and raise draft mules along with cattle and hay. I would love to start writing about farm life and getting the word out there to help (still) support small family farms! So far I use facebook but have begun a website for the business but there is a blog option available. It would be interesting to try it out!
I love blogging because it connects me with people who love the same things! Also, it allows me to ask for advice from people who do not have a pre-judgment of me and will give me honest feedback. It’s a really nice way to just unwind and be yourself!
I would love to win this! I’ve been wanting to start a blog on my family’s company’s website and this would be extremely helpful! Thanks!
Blogging allows people from all over the world to share common loves and interests!
The thing that excites me most about blogging is having an opportunity to share myself with readers and make a fun hobby out of it! I love reading blogs and finding new recipes, ideas, workout tips, etc. I would love to share some of my own ideas as well as create a fun space to journal my life!
It’d be so great to win and get that extra push that I definitely need to start blogging!
Awesome giveaway! I love being able to connect with people who have similar interests, but I’m always looking for wars to grow and improve =)