Shout Out Saturday

So im changing up the format of my Saturday posts. For the first two weeks that i did it (since i took last week off because my mom came to visit) i focused on one specific person and told you guys why i think they're awesome and why you should know them. Then i got to thinking, in addition to people there are online sites, and books, and forums, and companies and products, etc that i have come across that i think are fantastic. They should be able to get a shout out too! So now instead of saturdays being "people you should know" they will now be "shout out saturdays" where i will give you guys a heads up on people/places/products i think are awesome.

This weekends post features some people i may have already introduced to you but that i want to help out in their endeavors and others who i have not featured but have been doing awesome things.

You still have three days from today to buy a raffle ticket to help Katie Hoffman launch iAmKatieHoffman.com! Tickets are $5 a piece with a portion of each ticket going to FeedingAmerica (and the winner getting an awesome iPod touch). If you donate $25 you get 5 tickets and a custom made inspiration card and if you donate $100 you get 20 tickets and a free 1 hour life coaching session!

One of my favorite people on twitter, PureGlow16 is in the Hot Raw Chef Valentines Day contest and could use her vote. In her 5 minute video she teaches you how to make a wicked simple fudge recipe that i can not wait to try out. (And her newest post on her blog has a ton of mouth watering recipes).

(I hope its ok i borrowed your photo, if 

not i will take it down asap!)

I actually came across Jenny Sansouci of HealthyCrush via a twitter suggestion when i was asking about juice recipes (i am still madly in love with my roomies juicer). When i came across her site she had just finished a juicing fast and had so many amazing recipes that it was the perfect resource for me. She is also a health coach that just released a short e-book called "The Burning Questions."

In it she answers some of the most frequently asked questions she gets as a health coach and a listing (including links) of some of her favorite healthy resources. Best of all, it is only $4. Much cheaper then a healthy coaching session (which i would love to do with her some day when i have the funds).

And in case you were wondering, no i am not getting a commission by talking about this and no i was not given a copy of this e-book. I bought it myself because i think she has an awesome site with great information and i really wanted to read it.

Later on today (as in saturday the 28th) Goddess Leonie of GoddessGuidebook.com is having a free tele-seminare on how to make your 2012 divine. It starts at 5pm EST so hopefully some of you will see this post before then. I got the email a few days ago about the call info so for those of you that are interested here you go!

Call in details ::

(530) 881-8300

Code to get in: 435600

(This is a US based #)

Well, i hope you all have an enjoyable weekend! I actually need to get ready for the Washington DC area HerFuture meetup! (Am so excited to meet so many amazing women that are on a similar path that i am on). 

People You Should Know... Em

*no worries... my ACIM post will be up later tonight after i do todays lesson*

Much like Katie Hoffman i dont quite remember how i came across Em. (Though im pretty sure it dealt with me randomly stumbling upon her on twitter i think). Either way, as soon as i came across her on twitter i saw that she had a blog and i of course had to check it.

My first thoughts were, "oh my gosh, its pink and colorful and just looking at her blog makes me happy." (Which it does). Also, the first post of hers i read was her green smoothie review which actually inspired me to make my own green smoothies and green juices. (I tend to lean more to the green juices since my roomie has a juicer and our blender kind of sucks).  She also has a TON of tasty looking vegan recipes on her blog (she has a link to a cheese nip recipe that i so want to try).

Also, did i mention that she is only 16!

Yes, 16. Im trying to look back at myself from when i was 16... There is no way in hell that a) i could keep up a consistent blog at 16 b) be interested in vegetarianism (that didn't really happy till college for me) let alone vegan and actually stick with it (even now i unfortunately love my cheese way to much). Also, just the insight that she has about herself and her experiences... seriously, no way was i like that when i was 16.

Also, on the right side of her blog under "blogs i heart" is an amazing selection of fun health/fitness type blogs and im still going through them to see which ones i want to follow. So seriously, check out her blog, follow her on twitter (when she reaches 500 followers she says she is going to do a giveaway... yay!) and/or check out her youtube page and show her some love.



*Also, while googling her blog i came across a guest blog post she did this past summer about her summer tips for a pure glow. I loved it and hope to see more of her around the internet.*

People You Should Know... Katie Hoffman

I forgot how exactly i came across Katie Hoffman (i think it was a combination of twitter and herfuture.com) but i became addicted to her blog and youtube (even though she doesnt have many videos up) right away. She has such an energy about her and an infectious personality you can't help but want to be friends with her. She blogs in a way that really resonates with me and is totally someone i would want to be friends with.

Well, right now she is holding a raffle to help raise money for her new online venture (iamkatiehoffman.com/) which she says will be a site dedicated to living your life to the fullest in many different aspects. Tickets are $5 and the prize... an iPod touch! (Seriously? How awesome is that?) To get the full lowdown you can visit her blog post for all the details. (She's also doing a bunch of cool extra's like if you spend $25 in tickets you'll get a custom made inspiration postcard and if you buy $100 worth of tickets you will also get a free one hour life coaching session).

Another awesome reason to support her in this endeavor? 10% of all raffle ticket proceeds will go to FeedingAmerica.org. So you have an opportunity to win an iPod touch, help an amazing women launch her online venture, and help those who are in need all at the same time!

So if you have the resources buy a ticket (i am a struggling college student so i can really only afford one) and know that not only are you doing it for yourself, but you are helping others in the process!