♪♫ Northern Wind - City and Colour
Its been quite a while! A lot of awesome stuff has happened since I last blogged. For starters, I bought tickets to see an artist that I've loved since I was fifteen or so... City and Colour aka Dallas Green! It was $55 per ticket, which is pretty cheap for a concert! Its happening this Thursday in the evening time, and my dad is coming with me! I'm so excited! I even bought a cute dress for $10 to wear that night. Plus we're going to eat at a vegan restaurant before heading there. Its gonna be amazing!
I added an extra day onto my upcoming trip (I'm going back to my old city to see friends). Since I have limited money, I originally planned to stay six days... but I thought "why not just make it a full week?", so I decided to scrounge together an extra $50 for the extra day ($20 for food & $30 for the hostel). I contacted the woman who runs the hostel to add an extra day to my reservation and guess what she says to me? No charge! Apparently you get a free night when you book a whole week! So now I just need an extra $20 for food, which is not an issue at all. I'm so happy!
I'm sure everyone knows by now that I went vegan a month or so ago, so I thought I'd update everyone on how its been going. Three major things that I've noticed are; I have a ton of energy, my acne has almost entirely cleared up, and I'm losing weight even faster (despite eating more calories - I don't know how that is possible). I'm really enjoying vegan food... like a lot. I'm also getting over my fear of carbs. Most of my diet is mostly carbs now actually... As far as fats go, I get mine from ground flax seeds, walnuts, and the occasional avocado (I aim for about 30g of fat per day). When it comes to protein, I get about 50g per day on average (which is 10g more than needed). Protein is actually quite easy to get on a vegan diet, as long as you consume a few servings of protein rich foods like beans, quinoa, tofu, etc on a daily basis. I track everything I eat to make sure I'm getting proper nutrients, and most of them have been easy to get! The only one that I find slightly hard sometimes is iron (without trying I get about 80% of the daily recommended intake - but I have to add more iron rich foods in to reach 100% or more). I also take a B12 supplement everyday, and I've just ordered vegan vitamin D2 supplements (since I live in a place where its not sunny enough). Anyways, here are some pictures of delicious vegan meals that I've had in the past few weeks...
I also got my hair cut recently. I decided to go for a new look, so I got bangs along with a basic trim! I'm loving it! I feel so different with bangs... but in a good way! Its been quite easy to keep up with them too. It takes maybe five minutes after I shower to spray on some heat protectant and straighten them. Plus its only $6 a month to get them trimmed (plus a $2 tip - so about $8). Anyways, here is what I look like now...
In my last blog I talked about how I ordered a set of reusable cloth pads from LunaPads. Well... I tried them out... and I love them! They're so much more comfortable than regular pads! They're also pretty easy to clean, surprisingly. I'm also impressed by their absorbency. I had no issues with them at all! On a similar note... I noticed that my period was light and didn't last as long. I think this is due to being vegan... I've heard a lot of women say that their periods got a ton better after going vegan. I'm pretty glad to be honest... I've always had super heavy and painful periods for my entire life...
Last, but not least... I re-opened my Etsy store! I've got seven items up for sale right now, so go check them out by clicking here! I'm also selling my Twin Peaks inspired rings again (since they were such a hit last time), so check them out if you're a fan! Aside from that, there isn't much else that is new. I will try to blog again before going on my trip in a couple weeks. By for now!
EDIT: I forgot to mention that I bought some DVDs for the first time in ages! I also bought some vegan cheddar flavored popcorn, which will last for four movie nights. I haven't tried it yet, but I'm excited! I hope it tastes like Smartfood popcorn... that stuff was so damn good, haha.
Its been quite a while! A lot of awesome stuff has happened since I last blogged. For starters, I bought tickets to see an artist that I've loved since I was fifteen or so... City and Colour aka Dallas Green! It was $55 per ticket, which is pretty cheap for a concert! Its happening this Thursday in the evening time, and my dad is coming with me! I'm so excited! I even bought a cute dress for $10 to wear that night. Plus we're going to eat at a vegan restaurant before heading there. Its gonna be amazing!
I added an extra day onto my upcoming trip (I'm going back to my old city to see friends). Since I have limited money, I originally planned to stay six days... but I thought "why not just make it a full week?", so I decided to scrounge together an extra $50 for the extra day ($20 for food & $30 for the hostel). I contacted the woman who runs the hostel to add an extra day to my reservation and guess what she says to me? No charge! Apparently you get a free night when you book a whole week! So now I just need an extra $20 for food, which is not an issue at all. I'm so happy!
I'm sure everyone knows by now that I went vegan a month or so ago, so I thought I'd update everyone on how its been going. Three major things that I've noticed are; I have a ton of energy, my acne has almost entirely cleared up, and I'm losing weight even faster (despite eating more calories - I don't know how that is possible). I'm really enjoying vegan food... like a lot. I'm also getting over my fear of carbs. Most of my diet is mostly carbs now actually... As far as fats go, I get mine from ground flax seeds, walnuts, and the occasional avocado (I aim for about 30g of fat per day). When it comes to protein, I get about 50g per day on average (which is 10g more than needed). Protein is actually quite easy to get on a vegan diet, as long as you consume a few servings of protein rich foods like beans, quinoa, tofu, etc on a daily basis. I track everything I eat to make sure I'm getting proper nutrients, and most of them have been easy to get! The only one that I find slightly hard sometimes is iron (without trying I get about 80% of the daily recommended intake - but I have to add more iron rich foods in to reach 100% or more). I also take a B12 supplement everyday, and I've just ordered vegan vitamin D2 supplements (since I live in a place where its not sunny enough). Anyways, here are some pictures of delicious vegan meals that I've had in the past few weeks...
I also got my hair cut recently. I decided to go for a new look, so I got bangs along with a basic trim! I'm loving it! I feel so different with bangs... but in a good way! Its been quite easy to keep up with them too. It takes maybe five minutes after I shower to spray on some heat protectant and straighten them. Plus its only $6 a month to get them trimmed (plus a $2 tip - so about $8). Anyways, here is what I look like now...
In my last blog I talked about how I ordered a set of reusable cloth pads from LunaPads. Well... I tried them out... and I love them! They're so much more comfortable than regular pads! They're also pretty easy to clean, surprisingly. I'm also impressed by their absorbency. I had no issues with them at all! On a similar note... I noticed that my period was light and didn't last as long. I think this is due to being vegan... I've heard a lot of women say that their periods got a ton better after going vegan. I'm pretty glad to be honest... I've always had super heavy and painful periods for my entire life...
Last, but not least... I re-opened my Etsy store! I've got seven items up for sale right now, so go check them out by clicking here! I'm also selling my Twin Peaks inspired rings again (since they were such a hit last time), so check them out if you're a fan! Aside from that, there isn't much else that is new. I will try to blog again before going on my trip in a couple weeks. By for now!
EDIT: I forgot to mention that I bought some DVDs for the first time in ages! I also bought some vegan cheddar flavored popcorn, which will last for four movie nights. I haven't tried it yet, but I'm excited! I hope it tastes like Smartfood popcorn... that stuff was so damn good, haha.
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