Okay sorry I missed last week – I hurt my finger this week and typing is a bit of a chore, so blogging has been hard. But I still wanted to share these great links with you!

Every week make sure to come back and find some of my favorite reads fom the week! Or make it easy and subscribe to Pepper Scraps and either get them in your reader or in your email.

Let’s start link hopping!

Blogging & Social Media

• 5 Steps to Improve Your Pinterest Profile in Five Minutes – Great tips on how to make your Pinterest profile amazing!
• What, Why, and How-To’s of Trackbacks and Pingbacks in WordPress – Learn all about trackbacks and pingbacks on your blog.
• The Blogger’s Guide To YouTube: How To Absolutely Dominate Your Niche With Video Content – Are you starting to vlog? Check out this great post.

Health & Food

• What’s Your Cup Of Tea? – 5 Miracle Teas for Fat Loss – I love learning about tea because that is my one go to drink that I can have since I cannot have carbonation. And look its a healthy choice!
• Water Hydration Plan! -I have to do this! I always struggle with getting my water in, this looks like a good way to make sure you are on the right track throughout the day.
• How to get your kids to healthy foods – Getting healthy is not just about you it’s about getting your family healthy too!

Randomness

Awesome Video of the Week

Pin of the Week

Today I share an email from a follower who has been inspired by my weight loss. I want to share this so that you can see that even a little share with someone in your life can make a difference.

Okay sorry I missed last week – I hurt my finger this week and typing is a bit of a chore, so blogging has been hard. But I still wanted to share these great links with you!

Every week make sure to come back and find some of my favorite reads fom the week! Or make it easy and subscribe to Pepper Scraps and either get them in your reader or in your email.

Let’s start link hopping!

Blogging & Social Media

• The New Google Plus Interface - Have you seen the new look of Google+? Learn more about how you can customize it in this article.
• 14 Ways to Build Strategic Relationships With the Who’s Who of Social Media - Learn how to grow a relationship with a big name online.
• 15 Ways to Write Tight – 15 quick and easy tips to make sure you keep your posts short and sweet!
• Crazy Talk: The Do-What-You-Love Guide – Interested in blogging? Start small and keep building.
• How Doctor Who Can Help You Craft a Timelessly Engaging Marketing Message- Love this analogy!!

Health & Food

• When Idealism Gets in the Way - Does negativity seem to weigh you down? Do you always see what you are doing wrong? Kat shares how she is looking at the good things she is doing to keep her family healthy.
• 10 Minute Bread Bowls - These are cute! And a great way to get a few carbs and make it fun at the same time!
• 26 Workout Songs to Keep You Going - Rock your workout!

Fun

• DIY: May Day Baskets - May first is coming up do you have baskets ready yet? If not check out these cuties!
• Photo 101 – Composition - I love this article – Natalie shares the basics of how to line up your photos to make them more interesting. If you camera has the option to have a grid on your screen try this out!

Awesome Video of the Week

Pin of the Week

This week I’m switching up SSS to share some of the great blogs I have found while surfing the #UBP12 Party!

Normally on SSS I share my favorite articles I’ve read from around the web with an emphasis on Blogging, Social Media, Health, Food, and just great random reads. So make sure to come back and find some of my favorite reads! Or make it easy and subscribe to Pepper Scraps and either get them in your reader or in your email.

Let’s start link hopping!

Mom Blogs with Very Little Product Emphasis

• Mrs. Jennifer Lynn – A new vlogger! Woohoo!
• Life as I know it – A fellow Oregonian!
• Crosbie Crew – Love the 52 Weeks of Us!
• Veep Veep – A blogger and a TV personality and lovely on top of that!
• Michelle’s Family life – A fellow bunny owner!

Review Mom Blogs

• Dear Life…from a mom of boys – A mom to 5 boys wow!
• Our Life…’Better Together’ – She could def use some UBP love so visit her!
• The Larson Lingo – Love that baby announcement!

Christian & Religious Blogs

• Stretching into Blue – Yay another vlogging mom – and her message is awesome!
• Rellas Bellas – You have to go wish her a happy b-day today!
• Crown of Laurel Leaves — Love, Lauren – Meet a talented artist!
• Amy in Wanderland – misadventures of an accidental missionary – So beautiful – a must read blog!!
• Our Family for His Glory – An inspiring mom.

Special Needs Blogs

• Snaps of Our Life – If you love photography you must go here!
• Who Says 8 is Enough? — Living with autism, surviving infidelity and remaining faithful. – Yes 9 children, wow!

Specialty Blogs

• Keep the Tail Wagging – One of my Blogging buddies!
• Our Pinteresting Family – Time to get crafty!
• A Winding Road – Beautiful Photos & Crafts!

Daily Life & Opinion

• So Very Me – Jersey Mom Blogger – Another Bloggy Buddy of mine!
• Mama Dweeb — Manhattan Kansas mom blog – Another Bloggy Mommy I know
• Chasing Joy: Party Like a Blog Star – Wow this is like a list of people I know!

Awesome Video of the Week

Pin of the Week

Okay sorry I missed last week – I hurt my finger this week and typing is a bit of a chore, so blogging has been hard. But I still wanted to share these great links with you!

Every week make sure to come back and find some of my favorite reads fom the week! Or make it easy and subscribe to Pepper Scraps and either get them in your reader or in your email.

Let’s start link hopping!

Blogging & Social Media

• 10 Plugins to Help Spring Clean Your WordPress Blog – Don’t forget to include your blog on your spring cleaning list!
• How to Work at Home When Your Life Is a Complete Madhouse – Are you a professional blogger, do you juggle kids and blogging? Then you have to read this article!
• 20 Days to a High-Quality, Highly-Engaged Twitter Following (in just 20 minutes a day) – Wait your not on twitter yet!? Okay this is the perfect article for you it will get you going on twitter in 20 days!
• Anatomy of an Effective Blog Post | Michael Hyatt – A great basics to blog posts. Just starting out or just want to review the best structure for a post check this out.
• The greatest danger bloggers face. – What is the biggest danger a blogger faces?
• What 23 Bloggers WISH They Could Blog About – Great interview with some great women bloggers asking them what they wish they could really talk about on their blogs.

Health & Food

• Got milk? You’ve got options! – A great breakdown all about milk. Learn more about Organic, Raw, Almond, Rice, Soy and more.
• Popcorn has more antioxidants than fruit – I’m a huge popcorn lover. And now I can definitely count it as a healthy snack. One of my favorite tools is my Microwave Popcorn Popper (aff link). Love it!

Randomness

• Instead of Saying “I Don’t Have Time,” Say “It’s Not a Priority” - Do you catch yourself always saying you wished you had more time or if I had the time I would do that. Read this article and really think about it the next time your about to say: I don’t have time.
• Best Procrastination Tip Ever- Stop and read this now! Don’t put it off for later!

Awesome Video of the Week

Pin of the Week

If you a long time reader you may remember Super Surfing Sundays. Well they are back! Every week make sure to come back and find some of my favorite reads fom the week! Or make it easy and subscribe to Pepper Scraps and either get them in your reader or in your email.

Let’s start link hopping!

Blogging & Social Media

• Get More Comments: How Q&A Video Can Help – I would love to do this with my readers more, so if you read this please place a random question in the comments below!
• The Best Places to Put Ads on Your Site - Have you ever wondered where the best place to post your ads on your site. Check out this great graphic Amy shares.
• FREE Content Marketing Course from Brian Clark – Only available till tomorrow so make sure you sign up!
• 14 Ways to Get More Comments on Your Blog Posts – Every blogger is looking for new ways to get more comments here is some great ideas to grow your audience!

Health & Food

• Quinoa for Breakfast Recipes – Toast quinoa to make a healthy crunchy cereal with protein!
• Parents Of Obese Children Encouraged To Begin With Their Own Weight Loss Journey – Health News – redOrbit – I have already found that after a year working on my own weight loss my boys are already showing healthy trends towards enjoying exercise.
• A revealing journey as a woman reduces weight by half – Such an inspiring story about a young woman who has lost weight and is on a journey to excepting her body! Warning: there are some partial nude photos in her gallery.
• How to Make Kid Friendly Healthy Too – a few simple tricks for your little picky eaters.

Randomness

• Mirror Mirror Snow White Crown - I can’t wait to see this movie and I love that your little one (or you) can make a crown to wear to the movie.
• » The Way of the Peaceful Parent – This is a must read list of ideas on parenting and really being a loving parent.

Awesome Video of the Week

Check out the full post here: Eat Late At Night? Watch This! | Nichole Kellerman

Popular Pin of the Week

If you a long time reader you may remember Super Surfing Sundays. Well they are back! Every week make sure to come back and find some of my favorite reads fom the week! Or make it easy and subscribe to Pepper Scraps and either get them in your reader or in your email.

Let’s start link hopping!

Blogging & Social Media

• 12 Things That Will Kill Your Blog Post Every Time – Some great basic tips on blogging and how to make sure you are keeping them SEO friendly.
• How to Use Video to Massively Increase Sign Ups & Conversions – Check out some great videos from the leading bloggers out there. Have you tried an intro video on your blog?
• How to Add a “Click to Tweet” Link to Quotes Within Your Posts – Have you seen these great tweet my quote links within peoples posts? Here is how you can add them to your blog.
• 103 Resources For Becoming a Pinterest Expert – An ultimate Pinterest guide!

Health & Food

• 10 Diet Foods That Make You Fat – Taralynn shares an article from a fitness magazine and share her perspective on each piece of advice.
• Green Dream Ice cream – Green Ice Cream, yummy and healthy!
• High Protein Lemon Cheesecake Mousse Recipe – What a great high protein recipe – I need to go buy gelatin now!
• The 100 Best Workout Songs from the ’90s – Good workout music is a must and Spark People has an awesome list to help you create a great workout mix.

Inspiration

• 25 Photo-Illustrated Reminders to Help You Find Happiness – Photos filled with inspiring quotes.

Awesome Video of the Week

Infographic of the Week

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You are stuck in the doctors office waiting for them to call you back. Sure they charge you an arm and a leg for their time but disregard yours. Don’t waste this chance to find some blogging inspiration. You are stuck in a room with a great tool at your fingertips: magazines.

A magazine can be filled with 100s of ideas for you and your blog, even if it’s on a completely different subject. You can use magazines to find great color schemes, learn more about layouts, find out about what people are wanting to learn, and best of all find great headlines and post ideas!

If you have never tried using a magazine for inspiration. Grab a magazine, a pen and paper or I like me your phone or tablet. (Don’t have a magazine check out magazine covers on Amazon.com.)

You are going to start creating headline formulas and build a list of post ideas.

Use Eye Catching Keywords

Original Headline: Have a Stress Free Summer (Good Housekeeping)

Basically Stress Free is your keywords here. So your formula will be Have a Stress Free ________. When I write my ideas down on my tablet if I don’t have an idea instantly I will leave blanks.

My Examples:

• Blogging twist: Have a Stress Free Editorial Calendar
• Kids twist: Have a Stress Free Play Date
• Weight loss twist: Have a Stress Free Date Night on a Diet

Create a List Formula

Original Headling: 285 No-Fail Ideas to Scrapbook (Creative Keepsakes)

Quickly create your formula: # No-Fail Ideas to ________. I don’t actually add the numbers until I start brainstorming and come up with how many items I will have in my list.

My Examples:

• Blogging twist: 10 No-Fail Ideas to Blog Posts
• Weight loss twist: 5 No-Fail Ideas to Get Your Exercise
• Social media twist: 8 No-Fail Ways to get Followers

Great Phrases

See how quickly and easily you can start building ideas and creating great eye catching headlines? The best part of this is you can do this in a few minutes or for a half an hour. It’s quick to pick up and put down.

What’s your favorite way to find blogging inspiration? Have you used a magazine for inspiration before?

This is one of my middle of the night inspirations. I have been wanting to blog about one of the goals I had last year. I was hit with inspiration on what I wanted the photo to be. So here is just a hint to this upcoming blog post.

Join Project 52: Self Portraits

Lynda (from Daily Window) and I are not going to be putting up the linky anymore, but still want to invite you to participate in this project with us. I hope you will join us!

If you want to use the Project 52 badge feel free and grab it and use it on your post. You don’t have to do every week with us you can post just once even and you don’t have to follow the weekly theme either. We just hope that you will join us for some fun.

This is the challenge take a photo of yourself!