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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This is so awesome! I hope I can get a chance to win so I can really use my blog to it’s full capacity!
I love blogging and the community that is built around it!
Hey there! so glad you are feeling better! I have a blog, but would LOVE to generate interest in it!! I need some pizzazz!! I would love to blog about leading an active, happy and healthy lifestyle. Help! 🙂
What most excites me about blogging is getting out on ‘paper’ everything floating around in my head. Blogging is like a friend that never gets tired of you or what you want to talk about. You can put out whatever you want, feel or think, without the expectation of anyone reading it or getting bored. I think its so therapeutic to write but also know that whoever is reading, hopefully they are enjoying themselves or benefiting in some positive way from your words.
Glad you’re feeling better. Sorry too that Ryan wasn’t there to be with you. I was out of town last month and my mom had an allergic reaction and she was all alone. She was ok but kind of scary, her throat started closing up etc and she was really worried about just not having anyone around. Hope he’s back and your legs are a normal shade by now 🙂
I have a blog, but there are always room for improvements! 🙂 The best part of blogging is the fact that I get to connect with so many like-minded people, as well as hopefully inspire others.
I’m starting a Creative Writing college course in a few weeks because most of my writing is technical in nature. Blogging along would be a great way to capture the experience and give myself a forum to write. Great giveaway!
This could not have come at a better time! I have been wanting to start a blog for the past two years and this past week gave myself a deadline to have one up and running by labor day! I have read your entire series about how to start a blog and I have researched it, but it still intimates me. Will I have enough to talk about? Will I be interesting enough? Will I have the motivation to blog daily and work full time? I am def driven and decided now or never!
My favorite thing about blogging are the relationships I’ve built over the internet. I actually feel like I know some of these girls better than I know people in real life. It’s been a huge blessing and I’ve had bloggers constantly praying for me!! I would love to expand my blog or host a new blog with a more focused theme that could actually generate a little revenue for me.
What a great idea! I would love the chance to win this and get back on the blog bandwagon. I feel like such a slacker! Thanks for the opportunity 🙂
Blogging has opened up a whole new world for me already, and I’m excited about the possibilities the future holds. I can’t imagine my life without it.
I started reading blogs about a year ago and I can’t imagine not reading them. I “met” so many amazing people!!!!!!! I wanted to start a blog for a while now I think it’s great to meet people but also to remember like an online diary!!
I’m excited to start blogging so I have one place to document my thoughts and experiences and meet other bloggers with similar interests and passions!
I love getting inspired by something and then begin putting words to it before I even sit down at a computer. With blogging I can put words to my thoughts and pinpoint exactly what I’m feeling.
I technically “have” a blog, but I haven’t published it yet….for the last year…this might be just what I need 🙂
I am trying to get a blog started. I love sharing my recipes and love of food and nutrition with others. I would love the opportunity to do this program!
I love sharing new discoveries I make because I think it will excite people just as mush as it excited me!
I love blogging because there is so much I can relate to when I find the right community. I get so inspired! I’d like to reach out to others to share hobbies too 🙂
My favourite thing about blogging is the opportunity to show off whatever it is you create to the rest of the world – no resumes, no job interviews, just your own hard work. 🙂
Blogging is a window into people’s lives. I love that. You learn such interesting things. I would love to start!
Julie! I am so sorry to hear about your allergic reaction — I can’t imagine how scary it must have been to go through all of that on your own! I’m glad that you’re feeling better.
My undergraduate degree was in journalism and marketing; I LOVE writing and am very active in social media, so it is really only a matter of time before I start blogging. I actually do have a blog, but it kind of tapered off a few months after I started it because I didn’t have a consistent routine, or theme. This might sound crazy, but I actually like the idea of blogging because it can make you accountable for things! It’s so much easier to have a positive outlook and make healthy choices about meals, snacks, and working out, if you can share your choices with other people! Also, I have a tendency to get into food routines where I eat the same thing, all the time. I feel like a blog that’s similar to yours would help me to bring some freshness into my eating habits. I really love to cook and try new recipes, but I always seem to just resort to my go-to meals when I’m busy!
Julie, you know I’ve been one of those people you mentioned. I realize it’s a random drawing, but I so wish I could win this. I’ve been attracting some followers lately and would love to learn how to work my blog better. LOVE sharing on my blog!
Hi Julie,
Glad you are feeling better. As for blogging, what excites me the most is sharing ideas with each other. I just started a blog but am not sure what to do with it as far as getting the word out about it. The info from the program would be perfect for me. Thanks so much.
This sounds awesome! I started a themed food blog, but I have no idea how to get it off the ground, so I lose motivation to keep up with posting. I’m really excited about the opportunity to share recipes that transport readers to different worlds!
Being able to reach out to so many different people is my favorite part of blogging!!
I have been reading your blog for almost a year now, and it has really inspired me to start a blog of my own. I work in Brand Marketing for a consumer goods company, but one of my biggest passions has always been nutrition and healthy living. A lot of my co-workers know this about me, and will come and tell me about their latest healthy addiction or a new exercise habit, which makes my day! I would love to really begin sharing my passion with others and write about my experiences and advice to leading a balanced lifestyle! My only drawback is that I don’t know exactly how or where to start, so I would be thrilled to participate in this program and finally launch a blog that I am excited about! 🙂
Hi Julie, I am just starting to research all the ins and outs of blogging, so I would absolutely love to participate in this program. My dream is to start a food blog to share the recipes that my friends and family have raved about. What excites me the most about blogging is that it allows you to share your passion through words and photography with an enthusiastic community of followers!
I love writing and would love to be involved in the ‘healthy living’ blog community!
I’m a relatively new blogger so I’d love to win this! My favorite things about blogging are 1. having a fun creative outlet, and 2. interacting with the blogger community. Before I started Peaks and Passports I never realized how encouraging and inspiring other bloggers could be!
My favorite thing about blogging is forcing people to read my opinions, er, I mean sharing my knowledge and brilliance with the world!
the thing that excites me most is about having thoughts to share in a community where others are like-minded. i need the social media help and would love to win!
I would LOVE to learn how to start my own Blog. It is actually something I have been researching. This would be an awesome win! Thanks for posting it!
I’ve always wanted to start my own blog, but it is so intimidating! This course would be perfect for me.
Kind of ironic because I’ve been researching how to better my blog and how I can improve as a blogger! I think this would be great and an awesome opportunity to learn more!
My favorite tuning about blogging is the community and all the relationships I have built around it. I would live learn more of the back end stuff though!
I love blogging because I love connecting with others in the blogging community!
I’ve been thinking about starting a food blog for 2 years now and still haven’t worked up the courage to start. This would be such a great opportunity to get rolling with this dream of mine. What I like most about blogging is being able to share in a community of people with similar interests and having the chance to learn from one another.
I don’t care if it is going to sounds cheesy, but from the moment I found your blog, I am reading it every single day! It changed my outlook on how to be and stay healthy, the fun way! I always envy you for having this wonderful blog of yours! That is why I want my blog to be such inspiration for somebody, just as yours is for me! I would love to be chosen to win this giveaway because I want to take my blog to the next level and share with more people my journey back to health! 🙂
I don’t yet have a blog but I’ve been meaning to start one — there’s something about having a regular, almost forced writing schedule that allows me to be creative and get my juices flowing — otherwise I just let everything stagnate. I miss the “forced” writing of college.
I love to write and what excites me the most about blogging is the ability to share my ideas with people and hear others’ ideas & recommendations!
I’ve always wanted to start a blog about weight loss/CrossFit/health and how to get a toddler to eat something other than Mac and Cheese!!
Seeing the number of visitors and getting comments are two things that made me excited about blogging. Inspires me to blog more. 😉
My favorite thing about blogging would be to let my friends and family know about how I’m doing and what I’m doing even though I live hundreds of miles away from them.
I really would love this!! I bought a wordpress for dummies book about 6 months again. It was slightly overwhelming researching all of the possibilities for my blog. Someone who could explain things simply, in an organized manner, would be amazing! I know this would give me a running start!
I’ve been interested in blogging for awhile now and have finally started my own blog through wordpress. I like it, but I’m not used to it just yet. I would be most excited to learn more about different blogging strategies and ways to connect with other people through my posts!
Boy do I need this! I started blogging almost 6 months ago and love writing posts, but updating and organizing and creating pages and links and everything is sometimes over my head!
I’ve been wanting to start blogging too. A course like this would be so helpful, because I’m clueless when it comes to getting started! I want to get into blogging to keep myself accountable and also, hopefully, inspire someone else. I was inspired to begin running again by reading blogs, so I’d love to do the same to others!
I love the blogging community and having a sort of log of your life 🙂
I really want to have the opportunity to learn how to properly blog in order to help me recovery from my horrible mentality toward food. You have helped me so much already, and I truly believe that this will help even more! Thank you for just reading my comment; please know how much you mean to me.
I need a jump start! And this would be perfect!
I don’t blog (yet) so this would be perfect for me! I love to read blogs on fitness, balanced eating, and real people! Over sponsored blogs (every post an ad review) annoy me.