Self-care isn't trite. I say this to myself as much as anyone else. To state the obvious, self-care looks different for everyone. I've often associated it with the image of a woman in a bathtub, drinking wine, and wearing a face mask. I think it's fair to say that's a pretty standard stereotype of what … Continue reading The Role of Self-Care in Mental Health
There's been an influx of footage online of seemingly generous acts. Have you seen videos of one student giving a gift to a less popular student while surrounded by a crowd of classmates (all recording the act on their phones)? Or maybe someone giving away food or large sums of money to a homeless person? … Continue reading Good Deeds Shouldn’t Require an Audience (An Opinion Piece)
I stumbled upon this creation quite accidentally, but I have to say this was a most pleasant surprise. I'm not usually a huge chocolate ice cream person (I'm more of a vanilla girl), but something about this just really did it for me. It's made with ingredients most vegans would have around their house anyway … Continue reading Vegan Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe (No Churn)
The last couple of weeks one of my lovely stepsisters has been kind enough to share some of the produce from her garden with me. Yesterday I received some freshly cut microgreens and a fairly large container with microgreens that were still planted. She gave me a quick run down on how to harvest them, … Continue reading A Quick Run Down on Microgreens
Sometimes I just sit and marvel at how much my way of thinking has changed in the past couple of years. While this is normal and to be expected with age, there's another element that affects how much we do or don't change: the decision to embrace or reject willful ignorance. When we got our … Continue reading Why you Should Consider Spaying/Neutering your Pet
Today is September 23rd, 2019, and that makes it the first day of Fall. I realize that not everyone lives in a location that showcases the traditional signs of the changing seasons, but around here it certainly does. Autumn is definitely my favorite time of year and this will be the first one with Ricky … Continue reading The First Day of Fall
People unfamiliar with this world often think vegans can only eat "rabbit food". If you just take a second to think about it, you'll see there are a lot of foods, even junk foods, that contain no animal products. Key example: Potatoes. Potatoes are a plant, but they make French fries, hash browns, tater tots, … Continue reading What Vegans Eat
