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You’re on a first name basis with the mailman and you see him more often than you see some relatives
Your local grocer knows you as “the squash girl”
You go to multiple stores looking for a specific brand to use in a sponsored recipe post
You haven’t eaten warm food in years (photos first!)
You have more bowls and plates than you do clothes
Your mom’s cloth napkins become your personal photo props
You start thinking in tweets and potential blog post titles
Your search bar auto-fills your favorite blog URL when you start typing it in
You find yourself buying tile and wood at Home Depot and having no plans for home renovation
The first thing you look up when you go to a new city is the nearest location of Whole Foods
You plan your day around light availability for food photoshoots
You actually get excited to go grocery shopping and find yourself browsing the aisles for much longer than planned
You get excited when your favorite vegetable or fruit is back in season
Runs and gym time are for recipe and post idea brainstorming
You always look like you’re either coming or going from the gym (athletic wear for the win?)
You’ve got a special love for rustic hardwood floors and have become well acquainted with them when attempting to get ‘just the right angle’
You spend the majority of your day in the kitchen
You knew about cacao nibs, quinoa, kale chips, and overnight oats way before they became mainstream
Your knees fall asleep after a long photoshoot on the floor
Green is the new black when it comes to smoothies
You get on breakfast food kicks: overnight oats, green smoothies, protein pancakes, yogurt bowls…you name it, you’ve been obsessed with it
You Pinterest board if FULL of recipes that you never actually get around to making
Daylight Savings is the bane of your food photography existence
You have your holiday menus planned weeks in advance and have already tested every single recipe
You regularly use cauliflower as more than just a vegetable side
You get so excited about a new recipe that you just have to ‘gram the heck out of it
You make slow-cooker recipes in the summer and ice cream recipes in winter in anticipation of the next season
Technology is your lover and simultaneously your worst enemy
You’re well versed in different fitness modalities like TRX, kettlebells, body weight training, tabata and HIIT
You have a special note on your phone for upcoming blog post and recipe ideas
Your Instagram feed is full of FOOD
Thinking about coding makes your eyes twitch
Your family knows you as ‘the blogger’ but still doesn’t really ‘get’ what you do
You share personal blogging wins with all your blogging buddies because no one else really understands 😉
You bond with other bloggers over the acai bowls, green juices, and black bean brownies
Breakfast is not only the most important meal but the BEST meal of the day
You’ve used every food under the sun as a bun (or a noodle)
You know your squashes varieties and have them ranked in a hierarchy of deliciousness
One man’s random kitchen utensil is your newest food photography prop
You meticulously research hashtags
Your kitchen is in a perpetual state of ‘sort of clean’
You feel like you won the Nobel Prize when you get a photo accepted to TasteSpotting, FoodGawker, or Healthy Aperture
You use beans in baked goods and spinach in smoothies
You never have trouble getting your five-a-day
You know the pain of waiting too long to cut into an avocado
You consider some people you’ve never met in person to be really close friends
You see brown bananas not as a bad thing a bad thing but as a baking opportunity
You’re a nut butter fanatic and have more in your cabinet than your local food store
You prefer kombucha to beer
You know ALL the acronyms…WIAW, OIAJ, SIAB, WOD, MPV, UVM, CPM, & more
You’ve attempted to make homemade nut milk (never again)
Your birthday wish list includes baking utensils, kitchen appliances, and specialty food items
You add protein powder to everything
You regularly eat balls with no shame
You plan vacations around your race schedule
You’re known as the ‘healthy’ one among your friends
You’re eating the latest superfood months before the Today Show has a segment on it catches on
Your kitchen is never out of oats, sweet potatoes, bananas, or COFFEE
You regularly consume apple cider vinegar instead of using it as a cleaning product
Your friends and family send you pictures of their food to impress you
You own a spiralizer (let alone knowing what a spiralizer is)
Pumpkin season never ends for you
Your bowls of oatmeal come with a minimum of ten toppings
You spend your days writing, researching, and LIVING your passions 🙂
If you’re a blogger, can you relate to any of these?
If you’re a reader, have you noticed any of these trends among bloggers?
Finish this sentence: You know you’re an HLB when…
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Technology is your lover and simultaneously your worst enemy <<< YES! And my Instagram feed is always making me hungry. So much food. I love this list.
Thanks Kaylin!
I know some of these are tongue-in-cheek (or at least I hope they are!), but how do you balance being a HLB while also trying to inspire people to let go of food & exercise myths/fads? I understand that the blog is your “business” and that sometimes you make things gf/low-fat/paleo etc. as marketing, but it somehow seems to contradict your personal philosophy that all food is OK. I guess I’m just wondering if maybe you could do one blog as the professional Healthy Helper brand and another as your person journey? It might help with some of the things that seem contradictory on your blog and instagram. Some of the points you made above (again, I know this is just meant to be funny) are eerily similar to having an eating disorder/exercise addiction.
I’m just saying this mostly out of concern and to point out just how blurry the lines can be between HLBs and EDs.
I was thinking much the same thing. There’s a fine line in this post between healthy living blogger and disordered eater.
So true. So, so true.
Thank you!
hahahaha, planning my day around light availability is definitely a thing. 😛 (As are most of the rest of these.) WE ARE AWESOME. <3
P.S. I actually originally got an instagram because I wanted to stalk food accounts. :O
Hehe…I can relate! The pretty food pics are what drew me in to!
Haha I love this! I can tell I’m a blogger because I’m always making sure my running outfits match – they’re about to go on Instagram!
Haha! Yes! Must be ‘gram ready at all times! 🙂
Yep, I can agree with many of these! Especially the nut butter. But wait, what happened when you made homemade nut milk? I didn’t find it hard!
I can relate to almost every single one! Especially planning my day around good lighting or even my week based on which days will have the best sun for recipes! I would add that my long abandoned pretty white wedding china finally has a purpose! And also having to identify the produce of the day to the cashier so they know what to ring it up as!
YESSSS! The produce thing!! I think I know the codes better than the workers!
hahaha These made me LOL…SO relatable! Especially never eating warm food…photos first!
Isn’t that the worst!? I always have to use the microwave! That is if I am not already starving! LOL
Haha some of these are too funny because I can totally relate!!! Gotta love those long runs when you start thinking of recipe ideas and trying to type it into phone so you don’t forget by the time you’re done with your run! Oy vey!
Yes! The struggle! I have to keep repeating my ideas to myself so I don’t forget! Haha!
Yes, yes and yes! 🙂 Funny stuff!
Haha! Thanks Ashley!!
You nailed it! Seriously spot on. Oh I am laughing at myself and all of us because these are so true. But I do have to wonder what happened with the homemade nut milk??
Oh boy. I am not sure if that disaster is ready for public sharing! HAHAHA!
… Your friends are OK being your recipe guinea pigs!
What a fun and accurate list 🙂
YES YES YES!! Good one!
Lol! So much truth.
Haha glad you liked it!
I can TOTALLY relate to so many of these. 😀 I don’t quite own all the bowls yet, but the workout time being time to plan potential blog post titles and recipes? Yep! 😀
Hehe! I’m glad you could relate!
HA HA HA These are great! I sadly have not had a warm meal in years. 😉
Thanks Mo! Glad you found them funny! 🙂
Yes, I agree with so many of these! Although I’m just now narrowing down into this field after being general parent/lifestyle for forever. So true about the avocado though! And I’m still waiting to get that darn spiralizer! And yes, most of the pics in my instagram feed are food.
Haha! I am glad you could relate! So many of these apply to many blogger niches!
I’m a lifestyle blogger so the healthy eating ones aren’t really my thing but I could totally relate to all the blogging ones – buying things you don’t need to use as props, the list of ideas in my phone etc.
Reading this, your passion for your subject is obvious, I think that’s brilliant! #brillblogposts
Debbie
Wow. I think that is one of the best compliments I’ve ever received. I am so happy that my passion shines through in my work! 🙂
Yes to ALL of these. And also: eating a slight variation of the same thing for breakfast, lunch, and dinner because you were recipe testing and your freezer can’t hold any more of your experiments.
100% yes!! How did I forget that!? My freezer is PACKED with all sorts of bags of goodies I am still making my way through. It’s simultaneously a good and bad problem to have. 😉
So true! My grocery store always asks me what I’m making this week :-))
YES! Totally get that question all the time!
Haha, this was too funny! Pumpkin season should never end and every kitchen cabinet should have abundant supplies of PB 🙂
100% agree!!!
hahahaha… YES! I am shaking my head to all of these as I’m reading them. I love that making and drinking a simple smoothie can take 30 minutes because you need to take the perfect picture.. ugh!
OMG I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to reblend my smoothies with ice to make them cold again! LOL
Oh, yes. I love dishes. I love shopping for baking/cooking items much more than for clothing! 🙂 And the mailman? That’s our UPS man. Haha
I feel like I know my mailman and UPS guy personally! 🙂
I’m just starting out and can relate to so many of these! Love the nut milk one. I had to make homemade almond milk for a very specific medical diet and it was totally brutal
Haha! I think I made it waaaaaay too complicated!
I can definitely relate to most of these! Going to Home Depot for tiles and planning my weekends around the best time of day to take photos (here in Minneapolis that is a small window these days).
Same here in Buffalo! The lighting has been TERRIBLE!! Can’t wait for summer again!
You get excited when your favorite vegetable or fruit is back in season – zucchini at the farmer’s market.
You get excited when your favorite vegetable or fruit is back in season – yep
Technology is your lover and simultaneously your worst enemy – fo sho
You see brown bananas not as a bad thing a bad thing but as a baking opportunity – purposely wait for the bananas to get mushy to use in my banana bread
You spend your days writing, researching, and LIVING your passions – instead of doing my day job :/
Haha glad you could relate!
I laughed when i read the one about coding and eye twitches. So true, so sture! Visiting from BCI Link Party
Thanks so much for stopping by!!
I Love this! Thanks for sharing at the #letsgetrealparty!
Thanks for hosting!
Oh these are hilarious! My favorite: “You see brown bananas not as a bad thing a bad thing but as a baking opportunity”
That’s totally me 🙂 Found you on Jill’s link-up!
Thank you for coming by! 🙂
This is such a fun post! I definitely have a pinterest board filled with need to try recipes! So glad I found this post through the Fitness, Health, & Happiness link up!
Thanks for stopping by!
YES!!!!
Especially:
The first thing you look up when you go to a new city is the nearest location of Whole Foods
You plan your day around light availability for food photoshoots
You actually get excited to go grocery shopping and find yourself browsing the aisles for much longer than planned
Daylight Savings is the bane of your food photography existence
You always look like you’re either coming or going from the gym (athletic wear for the win?)
Technology is your lover and simultaneously your worst enemy
You’re well versed in different fitness modalities like TRX, kettlebells, body weight training, tabata and HIIT
Your birthday wish list includes baking utensils, kitchen appliances, and specialty food items
You add protein powder to everything
You regularly eat balls with no shame
You plan vacations around your race schedule
You’re known as the ‘healthy’ one among your friends
Your bowls of oatmeal come with a minimum of ten toppings
You spend your days writing, researching, and LIVING your passions
Love this post =)
Haha! Thank you so much!
I can relate to almost all of these. Just ask my family! Ha!
Have a great weekend Kaila.
Thanks Jill! You too. 🙂
Ha! So true–me and kitchen supply stores = dangerous. Thank goodness for thrift stores!
Yes yes yes! Need to be frugal when shopping for food props!
“You regularly eat balls with no shame” – dying laughing. This is such a creative & fun post! Thanks for sharing it with us at 100 Happy Days. We always love to see what you share with us!
Great list! My favorite item on your list: spending your days writing, researching and living your passions.
That’s my favorite too. 🙂
Hilarious! I am not a HLB, but I am a blogger and can totally relate to most of those.
I think a lot of these are totally universal in the blogging world! Glad you got a laugh. 🙂
Hi Kaila – this post inspired my latest blog post on the professional mom project. I hope you don’t mind that I mention you! You know you’re the mom of a four year old boy when… http://wp.me/p70Jzn-4m
Oh that’s awesome!! I’ll check it out! Thanks!
Love these. Yep, I regularly eat balls and healthy living is my passion. Thanks for the smiles.
Awww I’m glad this made you smile! 🙂
My Pinterest board is full of recipes I’ll never get around to making too but I sure hope I will!
Thanks for sharing at Bloggers Spotlight this week. Come back to link up on Thursday and see who is features.
I will definitely be back!
yep. All very familiar. our car has been snowed in so I haven’t been able to get to our regular food store and I’m dying! Thanks for linking up at Saucy Saturdays.
Oh no!! That’s the worst! Time to use up the pantry!
Yes the post and delivery people know me and I totally get the one about eating warm food as the pictures need taking first! Again thank you for sharing with #Slimmerseeker x
So welcome!
LOL had to laugh about not eating warm food in years due to taking photos 🙂 Thanks for sharing this with us at Savoring Saturdys linky party!
It’s so true though! LOL
You penned the post that many of us have probably thought about but never took the time to compose! So thank you! Reading this was like participating in a therapy session. Blogging life is so crazy that sometimes I probably need therapy.
My family and friends never understand why I am photographing my meals instead of eating like the rest of them! Only other healthy living bloggers really get us! I really loved: “Your bowls of oatmeal come with a minimum of ten toppings” &”You spend your days writing, researching, and LIVING your passions”. YES! Thanks for representing!!
I am so glad you liked this post! It’s nice knowing so many people can relate to these blogging woes! 😉
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Thanks Lynne!
Yes yes yes yes yes!
Especially:
You haven’t eaten warm food in years (photos first!)
Your family knows you as ‘the blogger’ but still doesn’t really ‘get’ what you do
You’ve got a special love for rustic hardwood floors and have become well acquainted with them when attempting to get ‘just the right angle’
And forgot to comment on your other post like this: we’re definitely the original food IGers!
Haha! Thank you!! Glad you can relate 😉
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