2. So far we've had no snow this year, that stayed on the ground. Gonna be a brown winter--though today we got freezing rain.
3. Finished my gig working for my pallio at the Salon. She gave me some lovely vegan chocolates as a thank-you! And the lady next to her, for whom I did a few hours, let me pick out a pair of earrings. And I had just been eying a little green set. None of these artisans are rolling in the dough, so I was quite touched. What lovely boss ladies I had! And the other chickies around me were cool too. Will have to post about them later.
4. Speaking of veganism, I've been a vegan for about 10 years? But I decided to downgrade to vegetarian just for the month of December. It's been a rough year, and whenever Fernando had junk food in the house, even if it had some milk or egg ingredient in it, I starting *caving* and eating them. I finally decided: Well if I'm going to unveganize, let's give 'er.
So for this one month I've been buying every food that I used to like, esp stuff that's hard to replace taste-wise: Doritos, tsatziki, donuts, chip dip (I've never been able to make a satisfactory vegan dill dip... maybe cause I'm too afraid to experiment with my nice vegan cream cheese, so I use other crap). And then there's stuff that I can make super vegan versions of, but I just haven't had it in me to cook this year --> so store brand shortbread cookies, and these cookies that are like peanut butter cups. "Menoum menoum" as my francophone stepmother would say.
I do think about the poor battery cage hens, though. So I'm pretty confident I'll be able to veganize again in January--my sad-i-tude will get me back in line. But I don't feel very guilty cause I'm into the veganesque thing for the long haul. I'm a pragmatist--I'll do what I need, to make this something I can do long haul.*
Anyway, so this month I've been eating like CRAP. Waaaay more junk food than I normally eat, and milky foods tend to be higher in fat than vegan equivalents. And I just don't care. I refuse to beat myself up over this orgy of excess.
I'm going to (try to) save my vegan chocolates for when I revert in January. Mind, I'll probably still have Ovaltine left cause I only remembered it on my Nonvegan List today, and there were no small jars!
5. Minion's discovered the ladybugs! Gulp.
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* I should explain my veganeque-a-tude. ...I'll make a tab or something. Will let you know.
4 comments:
I'm doing it too!! At this rate, I won't live to see 2012 I am being SUCH a pig!
But I love it. Back on track in January... but in the meantime: BRING IT ON!
But do me a favour: next time you do this, tell me first so I can have you over for fondue!!!!!
Moderation in all things ... even moderation. 'Tis the season to indulge!
re: "I do think about the poor battery cage hens" ... I'm thankful our local grocery stores stock Free Range eggs. I hope they are as advertised. The eggshells have varied shades of brown, and the shells are harder to break open - like maybe the chicken is healthier and producing healthier eggs!!??
Yes, an occaisional one will have a blood spot, so we know there's a rooster in there somewhere. (I Scramble those ones really good).... but this is what 'real' eggs were always like on the farm. It's like the Joni Mitchell anti-DDT song: "You can spoil some apples, but leave me the birds and the bees - please!!"
Also re butter - I find I'm adjusted easily to Earthbalance replacement and it's just fine. No vitamin D added like with margarine, and less fatty than butter.
Enjoy your festival of food!
Simone - I did consider letting you know in re restaurant options, but then I thought: well I'm still trying to watch my money! ...It didn't occur to me you could just have me over at YOUR place. ;-)
Widder - well said!
dad - Ya Earthbalance is good. Except all these margarines are made in part with palm oil, which apparently is killing the orangutans. So it may not be ethically better than butter. Hapoo!
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