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Its been too long since I last wrote a blog. I've been both busy and somewhat sick (allergies). But I've got some free time now and I'm feeling much better! First of all, I went to Brownie camp a week or so ago. I was basically a camp counselor for anyone who doesn't know what Brownies is. It was a fun time, except for the wicked sunburn that I got from being outside for a few hours without sunscreen. It has pretty much completely gone away now though. Also, we had our last Brownie meeting (until the fall) last Thursday. We had a dance party with some treats, then a little award ceremony. It was sorta sad to say goodbye, but I will see most of them again next year (if I decide to go back). Also, I got some gifts from parents as a thank you for volunteering, which included homemade wine, and flowers!
I haven't gotten out much lately, but I did go out last week for a shopping day. I rarely ever treat myself, so I bought myself a cute tote bag (with a Lord of the Rings quote), which was on sale for $8! I also bought a few other necessities, and got both my lunch and dinner from the Heartwood, which is a lovely vegetarian/vegan restaurant. I did quite a bit of walking as well. It was a great day!
So as I mentioned in my last blog, I've recently became a vegan. I've been looking through all a of the products that I use to determine whether its vegan or not. About 1/3 is vegan by accident, but the rest isn't. I'm going to use the other 2/3 until it runs out, because I don't want to waste... but I will be purchasing the vegan alternative next time. I managed to find a lot of things that are the same price or even cheaper than the non-vegan versions that I've been using, so I'm pretty thrilled! The only thing that is more expensive is shampoo and conditioner, but I'm saving so much money from everything else, so it evens out. Anyways, I came across two things in my research for vegan alternatives that really intrigued me; menstrual cups and reusable cloth pads. Apparently a lot of vegan women use them because they're much more environmentally friendly and cheaper in the long run! Also, I found out that a lot of major tampon companies test their products on animals (I don't even wanna know how), which is disturbing...
Anyways, I decided to purchase one of them, but I couldn't decide at first. Eventually I decided on cloth pads, just because of the few horror stories that I read about menstrual cups. I did some searching on what the best brand was and that led me to LunaPads, which had amazing reviews. Even bigger women with heavy periods said that the pads were great! That was basically my number one concern, because I've always had heavy periods. So yeah... I purchased their Deluxe Heavy Flow Kit (which has enough pads + inserts for an entire period), along with some stain remover. It was $180 all together (that includes an extra $30 for the organic cotton), which is quite expensive... but they last at least five years according to reviews on various sites, so its much cheaper in the long run! I got them in the mail last week and they look fantastic! I just have to wait a week or so to try them out!
Other than all of that, the only other interesting things that have happened are; I passed my transcript into the college to complete my application for the child and youth care course, I've got a pretty nice collection of vegan recipes that I will be making in the next six months or so, and I've gotten caught up on Orange Is the New Black + Scream: The TV Series. I'm hoping something more exciting happens in the next couple of weeks...
Its been too long since I last wrote a blog. I've been both busy and somewhat sick (allergies). But I've got some free time now and I'm feeling much better! First of all, I went to Brownie camp a week or so ago. I was basically a camp counselor for anyone who doesn't know what Brownies is. It was a fun time, except for the wicked sunburn that I got from being outside for a few hours without sunscreen. It has pretty much completely gone away now though. Also, we had our last Brownie meeting (until the fall) last Thursday. We had a dance party with some treats, then a little award ceremony. It was sorta sad to say goodbye, but I will see most of them again next year (if I decide to go back). Also, I got some gifts from parents as a thank you for volunteering, which included homemade wine, and flowers!
I haven't gotten out much lately, but I did go out last week for a shopping day. I rarely ever treat myself, so I bought myself a cute tote bag (with a Lord of the Rings quote), which was on sale for $8! I also bought a few other necessities, and got both my lunch and dinner from the Heartwood, which is a lovely vegetarian/vegan restaurant. I did quite a bit of walking as well. It was a great day!
So as I mentioned in my last blog, I've recently became a vegan. I've been looking through all a of the products that I use to determine whether its vegan or not. About 1/3 is vegan by accident, but the rest isn't. I'm going to use the other 2/3 until it runs out, because I don't want to waste... but I will be purchasing the vegan alternative next time. I managed to find a lot of things that are the same price or even cheaper than the non-vegan versions that I've been using, so I'm pretty thrilled! The only thing that is more expensive is shampoo and conditioner, but I'm saving so much money from everything else, so it evens out. Anyways, I came across two things in my research for vegan alternatives that really intrigued me; menstrual cups and reusable cloth pads. Apparently a lot of vegan women use them because they're much more environmentally friendly and cheaper in the long run! Also, I found out that a lot of major tampon companies test their products on animals (I don't even wanna know how), which is disturbing...
Anyways, I decided to purchase one of them, but I couldn't decide at first. Eventually I decided on cloth pads, just because of the few horror stories that I read about menstrual cups. I did some searching on what the best brand was and that led me to LunaPads, which had amazing reviews. Even bigger women with heavy periods said that the pads were great! That was basically my number one concern, because I've always had heavy periods. So yeah... I purchased their Deluxe Heavy Flow Kit (which has enough pads + inserts for an entire period), along with some stain remover. It was $180 all together (that includes an extra $30 for the organic cotton), which is quite expensive... but they last at least five years according to reviews on various sites, so its much cheaper in the long run! I got them in the mail last week and they look fantastic! I just have to wait a week or so to try them out!
Other than all of that, the only other interesting things that have happened are; I passed my transcript into the college to complete my application for the child and youth care course, I've got a pretty nice collection of vegan recipes that I will be making in the next six months or so, and I've gotten caught up on Orange Is the New Black + Scream: The TV Series. I'm hoping something more exciting happens in the next couple of weeks...
Hi! Cute bag. It's the first time I've read about the reusable cloth pads. It does seem economical. Good luck with being vegan. :)
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