Nothing is stable in life. To use a well-worn example, how do I know the chair I’m sitting in is going to support me? How do I know it won’t spontaneously lose its solid state and let me fall onto the floor flat on my ass? The only evidence we have suggesting the chair won’t … More I’m Back…and I’m Angry
Well, I’ve already failed on one of my New Year’s resolutions. Failure used to be something I dreaded, something I went to the greatest lengths to avoid. Now, I see it as one more phase of life; we have to go through it to move on to the next chapter. I wanted to throw out … More New Year, New Failures
Teaching myself isn’t easy. I miss sitting in classrooms with a learning objective set by someone else. I miss the thrill of quizzes and tests, that competitive flame that ignites in my chest when I know I have to score top of the class to maintain my GPA. Real estate courses are a nice substitute, … More A Tale of Fire and Books in Which There is No Book Burning
Transformation wasn’t the intention I set for 2016, not consciously at least. I was riding the wave, drifting along, ready to bat my oar against whatever the ocean sent for me. Waiting for lightning strikes at every turn. Prepared only for the day the sky fell, not for the torrential downpour that besets this city … More And So the Year Ended with a Bang and a Hole in the Drywall…
On New Year’s projects, bullet-journaling, and my fear of commitment to a routine. … More Biting the Organizational Bullet
After that dramatic send-off into my dissolution, I’ve returned once again. My relationship with blogging has always been this way: on for a few weeks, then off for a few months. The thing is, I’m a very different person than I was 10 months ago. Even 10 years ago. My eyes feel open, spirit fresh … More The Clouds Burst
I’m not gonna lie, the past few months have been pretty difficult. Last year, I worked harder than I’ve ever worked before. I worked so hard that I couldn’t see the ocean of monumental change creeping up on me, a few inches at a time, and when I finally opened my mouth to breathe, I realized … More Dissolution
For the longest time, one of the hardest things about being vegan was not getting to eat eggs. My husband and I are breakfast people and we sorely miss the simplicity of eggs when we’re trying to get breakfast on-the-go or going to brunch with friends. I’ve made a lot of different scrambled tofu dishes … More Why I’ll Never Miss Eggs Again
I don’t need a full refrigerator to capture my attention and help me choose a homemade dish over fast food, but it does have to have a couple of foods that I really like in it. As long as I have a few key foods, I can easily prepare myself something for breakfast and probably … More To Dine in or Out: My 10 Minute Simple Vegan Breakfast
When you think about the Superbowl, which foods leap to mind? Wings? Hot dogs? Burgers? Pizza? Nachos? Avocados? In the past, it might have seemed pretty strange that an entire Superbowl commercial was devoted to the fleshy green fruit. Here in 2015, healthy living is the newest trend and its popularity couldn’t be more well … More 4 Ideas for Healthy Living You Need to Know
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