To submit your own announcement for next week’s Monday Announcements post, email healthylivingblogs@gmail.com with EXACTLY how you’d like it to appear, complete with links, photos and the like, before 12:00 Noon eastern, this coming Sunday.

Good news: December 1st, we’ll be back to regularly scheduled posting here at HLB!
[only a few days away!! Hooray!!]

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Did you know we have some passion for sharing great content? Our Buffer App is filled to the brim each week with links to the great posts we find while surfing the blogs of our members.  We also use our social media accounts to poll our followers, field questions, share news and upcoming events, and give you a sneak peak of behind the scenes details happening in the world of HLB.

We’ve also been busy pinning great content we find on your blogs to some of our favorite Pinterest boards.  We’ve curated some great material for your reading pleasure!

Want to motivate yourself to train through the winter months? read through the Favorite Race Recaps board.  Before you finish setting your goals for 2013, take a look through our board for all things blogging and social media; Blogging Tips and Tricks.

Shake up your exercise log!  Check out the Try These Workouts board to find a few new workouts to add to your routine.  And our Healthy Living board is a great place for all sorts of health information we come across.

Easy Ways to Travel Eco-Friendly & CamelBak Giveaway

Did you know that “One average hotel (150 guestrooms) uses as many resources in one week as 100 families do in one year” (source)? Over at Creative Soul in Motion Erin is running a giveaway for a Groove CamelBak filter-as-you-go water bottle. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment with an eco-friendly traveling tip! Contest ends December 3rd at 7 PM.

Katie at fromicecreamtomarathon is hosting a Krave Jerky giveaway. Ends Tuesday!

Watching The Hunger Games with my mom - because nothing says happy holidays like a movie about kids fighting to the death.

November 23, 2012 11:11 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite

@grmindyjean

Mindy

If following an intense 90-minute hot yoga class with Greek food, wine and chocolate is wrong I don't want to be right!

November 24, 2012 12:17 am via EchofonReplyRetweetFavorite

@amberyharding

Amber Harding

Did you buy 30 bottles of #wine on Sunday? I did. http://t.co/EyOaDJOx

November 20, 2012 2:10 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@GranolaCourtney

GranolaCourtney

My social media love story. http://t.co/IKLLLWza via @mizfitonline

November 21, 2012 7:12 am via Tweet ButtonReplyRetweetFavorite

@LeanGrnBeanBlog

Lindsay

I'm totally obsessed with Instagram. #andpugs

November 19, 2012 3:40 pm via EchofonReplyRetweetFavorite

@CarrotsNCake

CarrotsNCake

I am thankful for this little turkey. http://t.co/8HEjCOS5

November 22, 2012 1:49 pm via InstagramReplyRetweetFavorite

@DailyGarnish

Emily Malone

omg I hit 14,000 tweets today ... mmmm good or bad? hahaha

November 23, 2012 2:00 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@LifeAfterBagels

Morgan Shuker

Random fact: It's hug a runner day! Look out friends it's getting cuddle-ly at the gym today ;) #girlsgonesporty #fitfluential

November 20, 2012 9:40 am via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite

@cusecomm

Renee Benda

iPhone : 5 Quick Photography Tips from a Gardener http://t.co/hSrC58CX via @BG_garden

November 19, 2012 3:37 pm via TriberrReplyRetweetFavorite

@adoctorandanurs

Jana Hartley

Why doesn't Microsoft Word acknowledge the word "awhile?" It IS a word dammit.

November 24, 2012 7:08 pm via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite

@WorkoutNirvana

Suzanne

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It’s Thanksgiving Week here in the US, and I personally could not be more thankful for this HLB community!

By now I’m sure you’ve heard about the heart breaking news of our sweet friend Jen and her family who lost their entire home due to Hurricane Sandy.  Jen has been sharing about her heartbreaking experience on her blog, Mom’s Gotta Run.

I was so happy to see that fellow healthy living blogger, Ashley created a registry at Target to help support Jen and her family as they move forward from the storm.  If you’d like to support them, there are still items in need of purchase on the registry at all levels of cost.  [and don’t forget you can always buy a gift card off the registry, too!]  Visit the registry here:  http://www.target.com/wedd/registry/2S7XRLLipmh0hBRbkdG2Ww and please spread the word to others who would like to help when someone in our community is in need!

Amanda of RunToTheFinish is hosting her 5th Annual Holiday Challenge. This 7 week health & fitness challenge is meant to help get everybody through the holiday season minus the weigh gain.  It’s a friendly competition to exercise, eat healthy, and even do a little Soul work.  There are different fitness levels, so everybody can compete & a multitude of ways to earn points. There will be weekly prizes, twitter chats, Facebook Q&A with experts, and more!  See the full details here > >  http://www.runtothefinish.com/2012/11/hbbc-2012.html

Erin from Creative Soul in Motion just launched her writing site, and is giving away her new eBook, How to Lighten Your Load and Open Your Heart, to celebrate. Learn how she let go of the baggage holding her back and found freedom, joy and hope. With 2013 right around the corner, it’s the perfect time to shake off sadness, guilt and frustration so you can walk into the new year with a clear heart and a bright path.

For the past 40 weeks A Dash of Meg has hosted the confidence-boosting event, High Five Friday (HFF), each Friday. HFF was launched by Meg, the writer of A Dash of Meg, as a way to celebrate everyone’s successes and accomplishments from over the course of the week. Big or small, every achievement is given a “high five” on this special day. Meg asks and encourages everyone, blogger or not, to email her at adashofmeg@gmail.com with a description of their high five so they can be featured in the High Five Friday post. For more information please follow this link http://adashofmeg.com/high-five-friday/and don’t forget to email Meg, so you can be featured in the 41st High Five Friday!

How are your goals for 2012 coming along? Did you start out strong and fizzle out as the year went on? You can finish out 2012 right with a group of others with the same goals! With the end of year approaching, take advantage of these fitness incentives our with prizes or get 13% off or $25 off in December! Click here to see all of the details about how to get extra accountability & make 2012 your year!

Announcing: Adventure Author!

Looking for a blog that combines your love of fitness and health with outdoor adventure, creativity, and running? Check me out! I’ve got posts on a wide variety of topics, ranging from adventure sports (white water rafting and zip lining and more!), healthy advice (recovering from injuries, training advice),running and races (race profiles and running techniques), kayaking (lakes and rivers, techniques, and gear), creative posts (poetry, artwork!), and product reviews! The whole site features my own original artwork! I want to tell you about my crazy adventures and get you psyched about your own! Read with me, comment on my posts, and I’ll be sure to return the favor!

Let’s get healthy and active and FUN in 2012!
Recent Posts:
1.Powderpuff Football Feature!
2. Coverage of the Baltimore 2012 Half Marathon!
….and lots more!

Dress for the job you want. That's why I always wear an astronaut costume.

November 12, 2012 11:03 pm via Favstar.FMReplyRetweetFavorite

@chav_whitcher

Mark 'Chav' Whitcher

When in doubt, just watch Friends.

November 17, 2012 1:24 am via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@kacie_phillips

Kacie Phillips

Chick flick and gummies in bed while boyfriend is out. Best. Friday. Ever. Bring on the unhungover run, Saturday.

November 16, 2012 10:39 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite

@RunForGlitter

Stacy Lazar

Run for the run of it! #GoGetFit

November 16, 2012 10:11 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@RunFor3point1

MichelleM

Whoever tweeted the other day that they put cinnamon on their popcorn- thank you! I've just discovered an excellent new treat

November 15, 2012 3:32 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@ljmcpherson

Lindsey McPherson

Staying home all day and puttering around the house sipping coffee. There is no greater pleasure in life.

November 15, 2012 3:53 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite

@FourLittleForks

Hilary Detwiller

It's not about being the best. It's about being better than you were yesterday.

November 15, 2012 6:06 am via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite

@crossfitobsess

Anna Lee

You get energy from 3 sources- clean water, good food and positive people.Never accept second best in all 3...

November 15, 2012 6:57 am via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite

@IronMacFitness

Andy McKenzie

‎"The real purpose of running isn't to win a race; it's to test the limits of the human heart." -Bill Bowerman

November 14, 2012 9:46 am via BufferReplyRetweetFavorite

@MichelleCRuns

Michelle Chaplin

Smile my friends. Today is a glorious day to be alive!

November 11, 2012 2:38 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@BarBartheHealer

Elephant in the Room

Just read that The President has never missed a parent teacher conference since taking office. Dads what's your excuse?

November 12, 2012 10:10 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite

@RitzKing

Cristie Ritz King

What happens when my husband packs my lunch. Thanks @Marcusdbaum! http://t.co/aFLfLWB4

November 13, 2012 1:42 pm via InstagramReplyRetweetFavorite

@marybaum20

Mary Baum

Fact: If you are my friend and you do not have kids, AND you set up a baby @Pinterest board, I automatically assume you are pregnant.

November 11, 2012 6:03 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@theCHASEproject

Chase

I keep reminding myself that everything happens for a raisin.

November 13, 2012 1:16 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@TotallyLaime

Elizabeth Laime

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Thanks for being patient while we get all the kinks worked out with HLB over the coming weeks!   We’re still working on getting things back to normal around these parts, as well as preparing for all sorts of new goodness around the corner.

We’re rolling things out a little at a time, starting with bringing the Monday Announcements back to action.  Our appologies for missing the past few weeks of community happenings. 

Like drinking?  Kelly @ No Sugar Sweet Life does! She has created a new weekly blogger link-up party called “Healthy Living Thirsty Thursday.”  No longer is Thirsty Thursday set aside for college males to down as much cheap beer as humanly possible. No. It is being redeemed by the healthy living community! Blog about a new juice, smoothie, or cocktail recipe each Thursday and link up at www.nosugarsweetlife.com.

Do you like peeking in other’s shopping carts? Do you find yourself looking around friend’s refrigerators when you’re over for dinner? Do you suffer from dinner envy?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then Inside the Fridge is the series for you! Registered Dietitian Robin Plotkin is looking for guest bloggers to share pictures of their fridge and share tales of their grocery shopping traits. If you’d like to submit a post, please contact Leah for more information – Leah *at* RobinPlotkin.com

Do you love your Keurig? Do you love trying different flavors of K-Cups? Well this is the swap for you Danielle @ It’s A Harleyyy Life is hosting the swap where you get to trade your favorites with other coffee lovers! Click Here to Sign up!

 Danielle @ It’s A Harleyyy Life also has a great giveaway going on right now until Friday! Two coupons thanks to KLUTCHclub! One of which will keep you safe during your runs outside!  A lot of great opportunities at It’s A Harleyyy Life!  Check ‘em out!

“Be active. Be healthy. Be strong”is the motto of the generous company offering one of you a chance to win a Kettlebell.
Stop by The Empowered Momma for a chance to win. (US residents only)

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