Vegan Challenge: Day 4
Today is a hard day. I’m sick maybe, and tired, and have lots of headaches. It started yesterday and has been worse today. It’s cold and dreary outside – our first wintery day of the season, and all I...
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The last few days have been a struggle for me, and I’m currently contemplating not finishing the challenge. There are a variety of reasons, including my own desires for the pleasures of certain foods,...
View ArticleFor Jack: Part 1
Part of the reason I took on the vegan challenge has to do with the other animals too – our pets. Animals are animals, and I believe they all are capable of suffering. In fact, all of this started for...
View ArticleFor Jack: Part 2
It’s been over four years since Jack, and I’m still searching for my way to help, and to help bring about change. I’ve been following this dog rescuer, http://luckydogrescueblog.blogspot.com/, for some...
View ArticleVegan Challenge: Day um…
It’s time for me to come clean. I’m off the wagon. It started last week, when my Grandma’s sister, who was visiting from Switzerland, baked a coconuty creamy cake of some sort. I was at Grandma’s to...
View ArticleWhat a girl wants
Thanks to Lauree at Simply Leap for the inadvertent reminder that I’m supposed to be focusing on what I want. Inspired by Lauree, who was inspired by Nora Ephron, here’s my list of less and more. I...
View ArticleIt’s Not All Merry and Bright
This year, I’m feeling a little bit lost. I realized it last weekend when my brother called me as he and his family were on their way to cut down a tree for Christmas. When I heard his plan, my heart …...
View ArticleOn Valentine’s Day
I just finished a two-week stint on bed rest after having sinus surgery and a tonsillectomy. As a single person who lives alone, being on bed rest presented challenges. In the weeks leading up to the...
View ArticleGuest Post for Journey for Earth
I was honored to be asked by Annabel Ruffell of Journey for Earth to write a guest post for her blog. Hers is a “socially conscious media company sharing the personal journeys of inspiring...
View ArticleHow To Live Every Day Like Vacation.
“Summertime, and the livin’s easy.” ~ Sublime Or at least it used to be. Lately it seems like everything is well, busy—all the time. Summer used to mean lazy afternoons, pool days and barbecues. Now...
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