01.10
It’s amazing how the last post was written in October 2011, but work has been crazy-busy.
The first half of the year was really good, however, mostly focusing on the preparation and execution of my first garden. But my energy for writing was fading. Then I got really discouraged and pissed off at how the winner of a Vida Vegan Con giveaway was chosen without any explanation as to why or how. Shortly after, I finally lost my blogging mojo right at the beginning of Vegan Mofo; a task I half-heartedly took on but knew I wouldn’t complete.
I was hoping to bounce back to blogging after my trip to London but that obviously didn’t happen. I still have photos saved, and will definitely write about that soon. I promise! There’s just too much good stuff to share.
Over the last half of the year, I’ve become dependant on processed convenience foods to quickly cobble together meals. I’ve also been vegging out in my limited free time, not exercising at all. Last week I decided that I couldn’t continue on like that and started juicing again, after watching Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead. While I’m in no position to do a juice cleanse, I’m trying very hard to keep things like Yves veggie meats and Daiya non-dairy cheese to a minimum. I’m also finding it difficult keeping myself from baking naughty things like chocolate-chip cookies and cinnamon buns. I try and stave off those cravings with banana & peanut butter smoothies. (Okay, fine, I admit that I slip a tablespoon of chocolate chips in there…) As for exercising, I definitely need to start up again because, physically, I don’t feel ok. I plan on tackling the Couch to 5K program with full force within a month’s time. I must.
Looking further, forward…
I’ve only now just started to decompress and shift my attention back to the blog, starting a bit of theme renovation and re-arranging of content. It’s a slow process since I’m customizing things to my needs, but I’ll be happier blogging in this space once it’s done.
In the meantime, why not have yourself a nice, freshly-made Tonique?
Great to see you’re back. Good luck for staying away from convenience food. It seems that every time I have a Daiya bag, I can’t refrain from adding it to everything. What I did recently is leave the bag in the freezer… this way, it’s harder to eat it all the time.
Thanks, Babette :)
I keep Daiya in the freezer as well, but that doesn’t stop me from nibbling on a few shreds. Perhaps I shouldn’t have told you that, haha!
It’s the Yves stuff I have a hard time with… it’s ridiculous how many of their products I eat. I really want to decrease that amount and shift over to legumes and occasionally making my own gluten stuff — like the chickpea cutlets from Veganomicon, those are yummy!