The art of saying NO… I’m starting to realize that even though I’ve obviously used the word “no” many times in the past, it was always riddled with guilt. How did it make the other person feel? I just couldn’t stand thinking that they were upset with me. Should I call them and tell them…
Vegan Journey
Journey to self love and compassion – Codependency
Codependency – I had never heard the word before. So, I reached the next layer in my onion of self-discovery. What for now even feels like the core. The answer to all my questions. The missing link. A friend recommended that I listen to “The Power of Vulnerability” by Brené Brown, and it absolutely changed…
Vegan Staples – List of our favorites from Amazon
Vegan Amazon Must Haves We love Amazon and get a lot of our favorite vegan staples from there. It’s so easy and just a click away plus they know we’re creatures of habit and often order the exact same things month after month. I guess we’re not as original as we thought. Ha, ha! I’m…
Addiction Whack-a-mole
Whack-a-mole life. Does that sound like your life? Confession time. Years ago, when I came to terms with having issues with alcohol, I connected with a wonderful friend of mine and her first question was, “What did you move on to?”, I didn’t understand what she was talking about. I thought I had beat my…
How to involve and inspire your vegan kids in 2022
Easy Tips for a Vegan Family- Include your vegan kids! I’m so incredibly proud and amazed by how wholeheartedly my kids have embraced veganism. They are really true vegan kids, and are my inspiration and the reason I do what I do. But when I first introduced this major change at home, they weren’t exactly…
How I started loving my body by Going Vegan
Going vegan is the best decision I’ve ever made! It changed my life for the better and it helped me fall in love with this amazing body that I have been gifted. Going vegan is not a diet, it’s a lifestyle and it has opened my eyes to how I can help the world become…
Read the ingredient labels and have fun at the store
The vegan journey begins When my son was about 1, we learned that he was allergic to dairy, which meant reading all ingredient labels. It was eye-opening and utterly depressing to read what was in all the foods we’d been eating without thinking. I had been duped by the “all-natural”, “low fat,” and “organic” labels…
Stay in the know
One of the best tips I have for how to easily go vegan is to connect with like-minded people and stay in the know. I have compiled a list of a few of my favorite vegan people, places and things. Ha, ha! Check them out! Everyone on this list will inspire you to want to…
Treat yourself for real
I used to “treat” myself with cigarettes, alcohol, soda, chips, candy, fast food, late nights out, ice cream, and so much milk chocolate. It was always fun in the moment, but soon I’d be hit with regret. I had totally fallen for all the advertisements and brainwashing that I’d unknowingly received all these years. Of…
Get some new tools and let the fun begin
My first homemade smoothie was more like a “chewy.” The kale just bounced around and didn’t even get a chance to get mixed up in our old blender. Haha! We love our trusty Vitamix We did some research, got ourselves a refurbished Vitamix, and that machine and I are now the best of friends. I…
