This is my second attempt at a blog.
Blogging is hard. It requires an intense time commitment, many interesting ideas and images, and most of all, a story to tell.
I have always been very picky about the meat that I consumed. Anyone who dined with me before I stopped eating meat can attest to this. Or my poor mother, who would kindly obey when I asked her to burn my meat when she made dinner, so there was only a hard shell of something that once resembled meat remaining. I once threw up while simply trying to wash chicken legs. My issues with milk were also present even from childhood. I would eat my morning cereal dry, the thought of pouring milk on it ruined it. And once I discovered soy milk while working at Starbucks almost ten years ago, soy replaced milk completely.
After reading the book Skinny Bitch, I literally never ate meat again. Dairy went shortly after, and cheese was my hold-out for a few weeks after that until I knew it also had to go. Warning: the more you read about where your food comes from, the less you want to eat. Unless you are growing it yourself and milking the cow yourself, nothing is safe. But what are we to do? I've made the decision to live a vegan lifestyle and I try to buy everything organic that I can. Do I realize that others might find this to be a bit extreme? Of course.
How about this? I won't judge you and you don't judge me.
Because, to me, the fact of the matter is this: Many of us are on the same team. If you have ever rescued a cat or a dog from a shelter or rescue group, if you have donated to PETA or ASPCA, if you eat vegetarian meals a few times a week or buy cage free eggs, or stopped wearing fur because you learned more about the fur process. In my mind it's all the same.
It's trying to give back in whatever way you can and make the world a peaceful and cruelty-free place to exist.
