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I’ve launched a new weekly email newsletter call

I’ve launched a new weekly email newsletter called #LindorksLists 🎉 where I’ll be sharing: 3 Things to Do this Weekend, 1 Restaurant to Try this Week, Instagrammable Walls of the Week including one local #IGWallsofYEG and one national / international wall (like this lovely angel 👼🏻 wings wall in Toronto at @caliiloveco by artist @sarahskrlj), new and old blog posts you might’ve missed, something Interesting on the Internet AND a Social Media Tip! 🎉 Also sometimes newsletter subscriber-only giveaways! 😍 It’ll hit your inbox 📨 every Wednesday morning. I’ll also share a stripped down version on Thursday for social media (but encourage you to subscribe for the full edition!) 🤓 Tap the link in my bio to see this week’s newsletter in full (it includes a discount code to @kingnoodlehouse! 🍜) and SUBSCRIBE because starting next week the public social versions won’t have as much useful goodies. 😉
I’m coming up on one full year working for myself (this March) and one of my goals for 2020 was to finally launch an email newsletter. Happy (and maybe a bit tired lol) that the year has been very productive just two months in. (Haven’t gotten in as many naps as I’d like though... lol). 💚💗
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#yeg #exploreedmonton #edmonton #edmontonalberta #explorealberta #explorecanada #canadianblogger #yegblog #yegblogger #yegevents #walltraveled

A pink shirt (poncho lol) + pink ice wall for #Pin

A pink shirt (poncho lol) + pink ice wall for #PinkShirtDay. 💗
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We should be kind every day, but today’s a real good day for it too. 🙏🏻
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When someone is unkind to me, I try to consider what might be going on in their life and practice compassion instead. Sometimes that’s easier said than done 😬, but I do try lol.
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Here’s a couple other things you can do to support #PinkShirtDay2020:
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💗 If you tap @flyswoop and like, comment or share their @PinkShirtDay #LiftEachOtherUp 🚀photo, they’ll donate $1 up to $20,000 to support anti-bullying initiatives for every engagement they get.
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💗 If you tap the link in my bio, you’ll find @telus’ #TELUSWise and #EndBullying resources. TELUS Wise offers free digital literacy for all ages, to help ensure the digital space is a safe space. It’s a program I really believe in and even presented to a few schools last fall with TELUS Wise ambassador @staceyponich.
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Technically I don’t think I was supposed to merge messages from two companies I’m an ambassador for (TELUS + Swoop), but Pink Shirt Day is important to both of them so it made sense to highlight both of these in one. 💗😅 Also: I love when companies support great causes. So I’m proud to be a #TELUS_Partner + part of the #SwoopTroop (Swoop Partner).
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BE KIND! 💗
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#icecastle #icecastlesyeg #exploreedmonton #explorealberta #exploreecanada #yeg #yegrivervalley #hawrelakpark #instagrammablewalls #icewall #travelalberta #edmonton #yegblog #yegblogger #yeggers #urbanyeg #canadianblogger #icecastles #iceart #igyeg #telus #flyswoop

NEW BLOG POST! 🎉📣 I’ve launched a new 10-p

NEW BLOG POST! 🎉📣 I’ve launched a new 10-part blog series all about Influencer Marketing Education. My first post is called “Why I Remove My Followers (And Why You Should Too).” As you might know, I’m a social media strategist / consultant as well as blogger / social media content creator (“influencer”) so I’m pretty interested in this topic. Over the next 10 weeks I’ll be writing about disclosure and honesty, pitching, measuring success, deciding who you want to work with, and more—all aimed at educating influencers/content creators, companies and audiences, on ethical and effective approaches to influencer marketing. 🤓 The intent is to help make the industry better, from all sides, through increased knowledge. Tap the link my bio to read the first post of this series! ☺️ and THANK YOU for following me. 🙌🏻 That you care enough to read, watch, click, like, share, message, or comment on my posts means the world to me and I do not take the privilege of having your in my social media life for granted. 🙏🏻
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📸 in this photo I am leading an Instagrammable Walls of Chinatown Photo Walk + Foos Crawl! The mural 🎨 behind me is by Edmonton artist Justin Berger. I hope to announce details for an @albertaaveba Walk + #yegfood Crawl soon!! #IGWallsofYEG
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#yeg #yegblog #yegblogger #exploreedmonton #edmontonalberta #explorealberta #canadianblogger #alberta #igwall #instagrammable #edmonton #southedmonton #explorecanada #yegarts #yegart #yegartist #yegchinatown #chinatownyeg #walltraveled #yegmural #influencermarketing

I love this Instagrammable Wall by Edmonton artist

I love this Instagrammable Wall by Edmonton artist @giselledenisfineart. 🥰 It was part of a pop-up @vignettesyeg event last fall but Giselle also has an amazing floral 🌺 wall in downtown Edmonton you can snap photos at year-round. 😊 Supporting, empowering, inspiring and celebrating women is a year-round thing too—and I’m especially excited to do it on March 7 at the International Women's Day @WomenAndWealthGala at @edmontonconventioncentre and I hope you join me! 🎉

I’ve partnered with the Women and Wealth Gala to help promote their #IWD2020 event, which is entirely not-for-profit with proceeds going to the @canadianwomensfoundation, an organization that funds programs that address prevention of gender-based violence, women’s economic development, girls’ empowerment, and inclusive leadership. 🙌🏻 Join me and over 1,000 over women on March 7 at the gala, which features a three-course meal, a swag of worth over $300, and speakers @micheleromanow from Dragon’s Den, and local entrepreneur @courtbuhler of @sugarlashpro. Plus the event will be emceed by the amazing @carriedollconsulting! ❤️ Tap the link in my bio for event details and 10% off your ticket(s) using my promo code Linda10 (it will already be applied if you use the link in my bio). Grab a girlfriend and come celebrate women while raising money to help women during IWD weekend! ☺️
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#yeg #yegblog #yegblogger #exploreedmonton #edmontonalberta #explorealberta #canadianblogger #alberta #igwall #instagrammable #edmonton #southedmonton #explorecanada #IGWallsofYEG #yegarts #yegart #yegartist #vignettesyeg #internationalwomensday2020

It’s been awhile since I’ve had an @andrew_fun

It’s been awhile since I’ve had an @andrew_funger Ahi Tuna Twist @xix19!!! 🥰🤤 The Mongolian Beef Bowl is also delicious. 👌🏻 And @lisarattaiyeg loved her Alberta Prime Burger! 💯
A great lunch!!
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#yeg #yegfood #yegfoodie #yegblog #yegblogger #edmonton #edmontonblogger #canadianblogger #edmontonalberta #exploreedmonton #travelalberta #explorealberta #edmontonfood #ahituna #ahitunatwists #xix19 #beefbowl #terwillegar

For our upcoming vow renewal, @mikethyking very sw

For our upcoming vow renewal, @mikethyking very sweetly asked if I’d like to get a new, bigger ring 💍. He proposed to me when we were fresh out of school with no money lol so upgrading the ring has been something he’s talked about before. A vow renewal seemed like a good time for it, but after we looked at prices I said “can we go on a trip instead?” ☺️😂 So now we’re thinking of where to go in March. Maybe back to Mesa, Arizona 🌵 ☀️, pictured here. Maybe glamping (also pictured here, at @schnepf_farms)! Somewhere preferably hot, affordable, and a quick flight as we’d only be gone a few days. ✈️ I’ll let you know where we decide!!! 🌎 Feel free to recommend spots in the comments too ☺️ (Mike is more married to somewhere hot than I am, I am up for any temperature adventure lol). #lindorktravels
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#visitarizona #liveriveted #airstream #traveloften #arizona #mesaarizona #valleyofthesun #phoenixarizona #canadianblogger #yeg #yegblog #yegblogger #citylimitless #instagramaz #arizonalife #schnepffarms #visitarizona #desertlife #VisitTheUSA #unitedstories #outdoorsUSA #glamourcamping #glamping #canadianblogger #travelgrams

hi I’m obsessed with soup dumplings 😭🥰 and

hi I’m obsessed with soup dumplings 😭🥰 and there’s a new spot in downtown Edmonton where you can get some! @baobaoshengjian is on Jasper Ave 🎉 and is (as far as I know) just the third restaurant in the city where you can get soup dumplings! 🙌🏻 My favourite soup dumplings are still Shanghai 456 in north west Edmonton. I think BaoBao’s dumplings needs more soup! But it’s still a tasty, well-priced central option. They make the dumplings from scratch in-house and told us they currently only offer the soup dumplings after 2 p.m. (I think that’s gotta eventually change so they can get the soup dumpling lunch crowd!) You get six pork or spicy pork soup dumplings for $8.99 and they do crab and pork (for $12.99) as well. They also serve different baos (delicious, open faced steamed buns filled with pork, chicken, shrimp, and/or tofu) and Chinese appetizers like spicy cucumber salad. 👌🏻 My friend @heyvanessaleigh and I shared two baos, six pork soup dumplings and cucumber salad for a total of $14.50 each. Good value!!! 😊 We’ll be back!
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#yeg #yegfood #yegfoodie #yegblog #yegblogger #edmonton #edmontonblogger #canadianblogger #edmontonalberta #exploreedmonton #travelalberta #explorealberta #edmontonfood #yegdt #yegsoup #souperb #yegsoupdumplings #soupdumplings #yegdumplings #baobaoshengjian

It was an absolute honour to work with the incredi

It was an absolute honour to work with the incredible @silverskatefest team this year doing social media for their 30th Anniversary event! 🔥 More than 100,000 people came out to Hawrelak Park over the last 11 days to celebrate WINTER! 🎉❄️ This is Edmonton’s largest and longest-running #yegwinter festival but each year they still get “I’ve never heard of it” or “is it just skating? ⛸” from people lol. Just a few years ago I thought the very same thing, and now I am so proud to talk up ALL the fun activities you can do at this event—my favourite being the weekend Fire Sculptures and Burns 🔥 which I am seen here taking photos/videos of! (Swipe 👈🏻 to see some of the magic of the burn). Working for myself now I do have the luxury of choosing my clients (🙏🏻) and I am very picky about who I agree to do social media management for. 🤳🏻 I generally lean towards strategy and training for most companies I consult for but event-based, festival and campaign specific social media management with really cool organizations is where I’ve found a bit of a niche and I am really happy with how the work for #SilverSkate30 turned out! 🧡

This was also the first time I’ve ever properly dressed for the weather. 🥶 LOL. We lucked out with pretty mild winter temperatures but I donned snow pants and legitimate winter boots and honestly was pretty warm the whole time—it’s amazing how comfortable you can be in the elements with proper gear on. Who knew. 😅

Thanks @erindiloreto, @greg.dejong, @social_moi and the rest of the #SilverSkate team for being a dream to work with! 📸 also thanks @britl for secretly snapping this photo of me at “work”!!! 😉🎉 🎨 this Fire Sculpture art installation was done by @steventeeuwsen & his talented team! 🔥🙌🏻
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#yeg #yegblog #yegblogger #edmonton #edmontonalberta #exploreedmonton #albertacanada #explorealberta #explorecanada #silverskatefestival #silverskatefest #snowsculpture #yegarts #yegwinter #yegfestival #yegevents #canadianblogger #yegart #edmontonart #firesculpture

Smoked brisket with housemade slaw on a bun from @

Smoked brisket with housemade slaw on a bun from @eatatmilkcrate at @silverskatefest! ❄️🤤 Perfect little winter day. #SilverSkate30
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#yeg #yegfood #yegfoodie #yegblog #yegblogger #edmonton #edmontonblogger #canadianblogger #edmontonalberta #exploreedmonton #travelalberta #explorealberta #edmontonfood #yegdt #alberta #brisketonabun #eatatmilkcrate #hawrelakpark #silverskate #silverskatefest #silverskatefestival

Instagram versus Reality 👈🏻 😅 Am I the o

Instagram versus Reality 👈🏻 😅

Am I the only one who sometimes uses a blemish remover tool to remove other humans from a photo? 🧐 😂 and honest opinions in the comments if you think that’s weird, cool or you don’t care either way? lol 🤓 don’t miss the @silverskatefest’s final weekend (on at Hawrelak Park until Feb 17 Family Day Monday!) @icecastles_ will be around a little bit longer too so might as well hit up both! 🤗 (even with the crowds you’ll be able to snap some pretty “cool” photos! 🤳🏻💙🤍)
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#icecastle #icecastlesyeg #exploreedmonton #silverskate #silverskatefest #silverskate30 #explorealberta #exploreecanada #yeg #yegrivervalley #hawrelakpark #instagrammablewalls #icewall #travelalberta #edmonton #yegblog #yegblogger #yeggers #urbanyeg #canadianblogger #icecastles #iceart #igyeg

11 Valentines with my Valentine. 💕 and at the e

11 Valentines with my Valentine. 💕 and at the end of the month (Feb 29 the Leap Day! 🗓) we’ll be renewing our vows 👰🏻🤵🏻 as part of @theweddingedit.ca event! 💗
newly-engaged couples, you’re invited to see #yegwedding vendors in action at a real wedding ceremony (our vow renewal)! 😚 grab tickets by Feb 20 for this unique wedding show which also includes drinks, buffet and snacks (4-8 p.m. on Feb 29). 🎉 actual friends and family, you would be invited but we have very limited guest spots so you’d have to pay because it’s an event so we figure you don’t love our love that much lol 😂

tap @theweddingedit.ca for details (if you aren’t newly-engaged but know someone who is, let them know about this unique alternative wedding show!) 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨 thanks for @ourjonrahevents and your amazing partners for inviting mike and i to be part of this special event. 💖

i hope everyone has a nice valentine’s, galentine’s, love day or regular friday lol. 💞

thanks to the truly amazing @dallascurow for this photo of @mikethyking and I at the @trashhecticcollective #IGWallsofYEG they did for @nextfestartsco last summer! 🎨🙌🏻
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#sappygram #yeg #mikeandlindork #yegblog #yegblogger #exploreedmonton #edmontonalberta #explorealberta #canadianblogger #alberta #igwall #instagrammable #whyteave #oldstrathcona #yegarts #yeglove #yegcouples #theweddingedit #yegmural #albertacanada #yegwinter #yegcouples

NEW BLOG POST! 🎉 I threw a #FinancialGoalsParty

NEW BLOG POST! 🎉 I threw a #FinancialGoalsParty 🥳 with my friends this month and I encourage you to do the same!! It was amazing to talk so openly about finances 💰—hear different perspectives and come up with ways together on how to grow savings, cut spending, and be better budgeters, ultimately helping us get closer to achieving our financial goals I encourage you to do the same. 🤗 TAP THE LINK IN MY BIO for tips on how to throw a Financial Goals & Resolutions Party, learn how @ATBFinancial and its #ATBProsper digital investment experience can help you achieve your financial goals, and get ideas for how my friends and I will approach monthly spending and savings this year. Feel free to copy us completely! 🤓

Also, if you end up throwing your own Financial Goals Party, post about it with the hashtag #FinancialGoalsParty! Let’s seriously make this a thing lol. 😉 (This post is #sponsored by ATB Financial!)
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