That Time I Went Vegan For A Month

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ImageI’m a quitter… I think you can tell by how awesome I am at blogging. I tend to start things in an attempt to achieve something that is extremely important to me at the time, I’m headstrong and diligent for two weeks, and then when I’m over it, I quit.

There was the time I tried vegetarianism for a month. Bacon was my downfall on the 2nd weekend of cooking breakfast for the hubby and myself. I still maintain that in order to cook bacon you have to taste it… and boy, did I taste it.

Then there was the time I did a double whammy and quit men and then, three weeks later, quit drinking forEVER for the exact same reason any single 28 year old who’s had bad luck with men and alcohol would! I quit quitting men first, after a month (yay me) when I met my awesome husband and I promptly quit drinking a week after we met because I love alcohol too much and I wanted him to know the real me. But mostly because I love alcohol too much.

So here I sit on day 2 of my new challenge. I’m going Vegan for a month. I bought a vegan cookbook (pictured above), we ate all our left over meat (bacon wrapped steak with a side of bacon) and I stocked the fridge with vegan friendly produce. Right now I’m still feeling strong. I got a bit sad earlier today, when I saw a Burger King coupon book on my desk at work but that’s been the most difficult test so far. It makes it easier that I’ve roped hubster into this. I’ll stay out of his dietary life when we’re away from each other at work but there will not be meat/dairy/egg products in this house until I’m ready to quit… I mean until Halloween.

So why are we going vegan you may or may not have asked? There’s no real deep meaning here. I guess I’m not 100% happy with my weight and general squishiness (as are most women I know) so I definitely need a change in that regard. What I really want to do is try a few different diets that people swear by and see which one I can deal with. I don’t really know what I’m getting into so I’m doing research as I go along. So I’ll make it interesting by tracking my weekly weight and energy levels and all that fun stuff and perhaps a weekly dinner menu too. I’ve taken pics but I have the worst camera phone in the world and no photography skills so we’ll see how that goes.

Here are today’s measurements (It starts on day 2 but we’ll assume they’re starter measurements):

Weight: 123.3 lbs
Waist: 29 in
Arms: 11in
Ass: 40.5 in (yes yes yes… shut up)
Thighs: 22.5in
Energy Level: Relatively upbeat
Notes: I’m noticing today that my fingers feel fat. It might not mean anything though. My fingers are probably just not used to blogging.

This week’s dinner menu (pre-planned but plans often change):
Monday: Boca chick’n spicy veggie patties on 12 grain bread (still not sure which bread is Vegan, forgive me) with earth balance began margarine (OMG LOVE), lettuce, avo and Veganaise (OMG LOVE EVEN MORE).

Tuesday: Beanballs (meatballs made with kidney beans) with spinach linguine (Vegan? Not sure) and marinara sauce.

Wednesday: Eggplant stew

Thursday: Leftovers

Friday: Not sure yet but it’s not going to be our usual Domino’s Pizza night… come on! You can do this!!!

What’s this blog about anyway?

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I think maybe I’ve found a point for this here blog. Something relatively worth following. Mostly I honestly have nothing going on. But as I sit down and think about it, I do have “dreams and aspirations”. Things I enjoy doing and things I’d like to achieve. Things that are personal that might be therapeutic to share. And all I really want in a blog is to have tabs running across so that all of my utterings are neatly organized :).

So… what are the topics I will be discussing in the upcoming … uh, rest of my life?

1. Making a baby
Yip, we’re trying to get pregnant. And when I say “we”, I mean me. The hubster is still on the fence. Now some might say that these decisions need to be made as couple and I while agree, both of us are knocking on 32’s door and the time really is now (or at least before I’m 35). I’m on month 4 of no birth control and everyone around me is pregnant so, while we’re not seriously trying, I am getting increasingly anxious and it’s always been my dream to have children. Follow me as I describe what it’s like to attempt to get pregnant when you’re 31.

2. Losing weight
Boooriiiing… I might actually change it to “My fight to quit drinking in an effort to fit into this pair of jeans I have hanging in my closet that, I swear, fit me a few weeks ago… How did I get this fat?!… FML“.

3. House Renovations
This one I’m actually excited about and should’ve done ages ago. Hub and I are adding an extra bathroom and master bedroom upstairs and we’re doing it all by ourselves. And by “ourselves” I mean “himself” because I mostly just whine about how heavy everything is. I also make sure there’s always an ice cold beer on hand. renovating is thirsty work.

4. My Past
I really want to document stories of my university days and more importantly stories of the guys I used to date and ones my friends dated. We always have a great laugh and I want to try my hand at getting those laughs on “paper”…. names will be changed to protect the parties involved 🙂

And that’s what you (and I) can expect from me… But until then, it’s time for a beer!!!

Wild Weekends When You’re 30+

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So a bestie of mine has come to visit me for the weekend. All our memories of growing up involve debauchery on an unhealthy scale. So naturally all we spoke about this month was the amount of drinking we had to catch up on since it’s been over 2 years since we saw each other.

I was up at 6.30am all pumped up and I picked her up bright and early at the airport. We then went to breakfast for what we refer to as “a decent lining” for the day, followed by a trip to the liquor sto’ to pick up this weekend’s alcoholic beverages. we got home and I cracked two beers and let the epic-ness begin.

You’re probably wondering why I’m blogging amidst all the craziness…

Uhhh, she’s asleep. No, no… Not passed out from drinking all morning… Asleep… Like, a nap… Yes, those things 2 year old’s take.. And me? I’m sipping on a glass of whiskey watching Long Island Medium… Fun times.

Well, we have until Sunday to redeem ourselves. Until then cheers to nap time.

Track of the Week!

Sooo, getting back on track with this blog thing. I believe Fridays are when I show you a piece of musical ear sex that makes me happy :).

So obviously on the heels of their new album release this week’s track is by Daft Punk. If you don’t know who daft punk is… I don’t know, man… Google them aaand.. you’re welcome :).

I loooove the new album, so much so that I couldn’t choose a track from it to pimp. So I’ve decided to go with my all time favourite Daft Punk song.

This one takes reminds me of home. The lyrics are somewhat sad but the lyrics aren’t why I love this. This song represents, for me, friendship, togetherness, happiness and love. I feel like even though the lyrics are sad the ultimate theme is love.

Love is so awesome. So here you go.
Something About Us by Daft Punk…
As always… play on loud…

The Non-Blogging Blogger

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Yip, that’s me… But in my defense, a lot has happened in the past two weeks and since blogging is new, it’s not really high up on the list. so let me catch you up.

We got a new kitty!! We already have two beautiful furry kids. I’m actually married into the family. Spaz is 5 and Tweak is 7ish I’m told. I was never an animal person. My family had a Siamese cat (Mr Bigglesworth) who was killed in a hit-and-run and we couldn’t go through the hurt of saying goodbye to another furry family member. Of course there was a hamster and some unfortunate goldfish but Mr Bigglesworth was the one.

As I was saying. It took me a while to fall in love with Spaz and Tweak but as with any of these stories, they end up with me having a face full of cat fur kissing cat bellies.

I don’t know how but it was my suggestion to get a new baby. I feel like it was partly because my pet fish plan wasn’t working out and partly because I’m obsessed with having a real baby, maybe a furry baby will be a temporary fix. In that regard I feel like it’s true. I say that because hubby is sitting next to me right now trying to get our little princess to go to sleep.

A friend of a friend had a litter who needed homes and it was love at first sight. Her name is Trinity and it didn’t take her long to become the queen of the house. She seems to have complete power of her new brothers who are more than twice her size and hubby and I are already arguing about who loves her more.

She never walks, she only runs. She hunts everything and pounces on everyone. You aren’t safe and you will be scratched everyday. But when she finally falls asleep on your lap, I promise, you wouldn’t want it any other way.

Welcome to the family Trinity.

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Track of the Week!

so i heard this one on monday and i have listening to it all week and i’m still in love with it. i only found out about stimming on monday as well. the name looked familiar and i looked in my spotify playlist and realized i was already in love with two of his other tracks.

if you love sexy deep house or deep lounge (or whatever) you will love martin stimming. check him out on soundcloud. he’s so good.

look i’m not house music aficionado but i know what makes my heart dance and this does just that.

Window Shopping by Stimming

enjoy!!! and always play on loud!

i love fridays!!!

when driving home during the week i usually turn the radio off so i can be alone with my thoughts… okay, that’s a lie. it’s just that the music of today makes me want to rip my ears off.

but not on fridays!! friday is when i plug in my phone and turn the volume up and fall in love with house music all over again. it really is the best way to drive home… of course, the pit stop to buy beer helps a lot as well but that’s neither here nor there.

and with that i welcome you to my first weekly segment. i dont have a name for it yet cos not much that pertains to music goes nicely with the word friday… i am open to suggestions. each week i’ll show you a song that i fell in love with that week and i’ll try to say a few words about the week and the song if i’m not too tipsy :)…

so today, please enjoy
Take Me To My Love by Ralf GUM feat. Monique Bingham

this music video was shot in Johannesburg and it makes me feel like i’m back home.

ralf gum is a german house music dj and producer and has currently moved to south africa which his website quotes as “…the world’s current hot-bed for Soulful House Music…” (copying and pasting and re-reading that made me really happy)

monique bingham brings a soulfulness to this track that makes me feel warm inside.

i love it… i just love it…

Dreams Do Come True

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yesterday was a 3 chocolate kinda day. i shamefully ate a twix, caramello bar and a three muskateers bar… in the space of an hour. pms has been getting worse since I took myself off birth control. yes, I have been known to be a tad dramatic, but dagnabbit I wanted chocolate okay.

when i got home i climbed into bed next my husband who was concentrating on something on the computer. i began whining about how tough my day was and how much the world hates me. i can’t keep my fish alive. i was so tired. i still had to cook dinner and the kitchen was (and still is) gross. i was cramping and bloated and i hated myself for skipping the gym this morning. wah wah wah.

my angel said he’d hook dinner up (heat up left overs) and suggested i go lay on the couch and catch up on all the chelsea lately i missed last week. what a saint. i felt bad for a split second when i remembered he’s been battling with a severely herniated disc in his lower back and hasn’t been able to walk properly for over a month. the couch was really comfy though and the blankets, so toasty.

tit bit number 2… i love chelsea handler. i wish we were friends. in my head i believe we are friends. she always seems to brighten my day and last night was no different. in the midst of their hilarious banter on the round table, chelsea read a headline that, if it comes into being, will be the single greatest thing to happen to my tummy since cheese.

MCDONALD’S MIGHT MAKE THEIR BREAKFAST MENU AVAILABLE ALL DAY, PEOPLE…

now i know it isn’t here yet but in times like these i simply have to quote joey tribiani … “if you want something bad enough and your heart is pure, wondrous things can happen!”

 

A New Nothing…

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first post… wow… anyway, first things first. i do not use capital letters unless it’s really important. if this bothers you, stop reading my blog :).

now what was i saying? oh… i got a new hair cut on tuesday… short… see my before and after pic… i don’t have an intro paragraph about myself. i feel like if i do that you’ll realize how boring my life is and you wont want to read. so i’ll let you in on little snippets as we go along. especially since i don’t know where i’m going with this whole thing anyway…

sooo first little snippet. i am OBSESSED with hair… especially curly hair. i spent most of my life relaxing my hair to the point of no return. i eventually moved to a new country and didn’t know anyone who relaxed their hair to the point of no return and thus began my (as my dear hubby puts it) seriously unhealthy obsession with curls. i am on every curly blog and i spend too much time watching curly hair youtube vids. shut up. i’ve made my peace with it.

so long story short. i put my faith in the internet gods and found a stylist that would remove my nasty straight ends and reveal to me how beautiful my curls can be.

enter richard of the jon richard salon. a saint of a man who never took of his blazer all through the process. washing, cutting and styling. i knew it was a match made in heaven when he sat me down, stared at my hair with a furrowed brow and started asking about my routine and giving hair advice left right and center. if ever i wanted to kiss a man other than my husband, this would be it.

suffice it to say, he is my new hair stylist. i love him and i want him to be my future child’s god father. i have never been this happy about my hair. it feels great. so great, in fact, that i woke up early the next morning and went to the gym before work. so great, that i finally, after months of talk talk talk, started my very own blog about nothing.

so great… so great…

but this is NOT a hair blog 🙂

 

Image   that’s richard… he is awesome

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i have a bazillion gajillion hair pics. so you’ll definitely see more. but it’s 12am and i’m tired. been buzzfeeding all evening. gotta love friday nights.

cheers!!