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My Vegan-Ish Journey

Hello everyone! Yes, it is true! I have taken the plunge. Gone all-in. Went cold turkey...erhmmm...cold veggies is probably a better term. But anyways, YES! I am officially a vegetarian, working towards veganism.




I began this journey on March 8, 2017. Which I know that was not that long ago, but everyone has to start somewhere, right? I'll just give a brief explanation for my transition and then tell you what this new section of my blog will be about.

This all started at the end of February and I was watching some of my favorite YouTubers and 3 of them, on 3 separate occasions, had mentioned the movie Cowspiracy. Now, I don't think that any of these YouTubers know each other. And if they do, it is just a crazy coincidence. But THEN, on instagram, I saw someone mention the movie again. So on Tuesday night, I decided to just look up the movie and it was on Netflix. So I watched it. And about 30 minutes in, I was sold. I had heard everything I needed to hear about the environmental problems our world faces from agri-business.

Now this was a major personal decision for me. I decided that I no longer wanted to contribute to something that was hurting the planet. This post isn't meant to preach at anyone (because quite frankly, it's your life-- I say live it). I just wanted to share my journey with the world.

Vegan-ish

This new section of my blog will feature foods that I have been cooking at my home. New foods that I have tried and enjoyed. If you're interested, I can list recipes or ingredients here as well. But this is mainly so I can keep track of what foods I have been loving, because I get stuck trying to come up with meals sometimes. Laughing...but serious. Anyways, I titled it Vegan-ish because that's what I consider myself. I already don't eat any dairy, or cheese. I occasionally eat eggs (super rarely). But I still have some strides to make to cut out all animal products entirely. So I'm Vegan-ish. Make sense?

I am so excited to share this journey with you all!
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