Day 1 Vegan

Well, I have to say that my first day as a Vegan was awesome!!  I never once felt deprived and I will share my day meals with you...
Breakfast is the picture above...Quinoa with raisins and cinnoman and a glass of Soy mixed with Vega powder http://myvega.com/ (chai vanilla flavor...yum) See how the sheepie 1 & 2 love the quinoa too!

I had a snack of a banana mid morning at work  then....

for lunch I ordered cabbage soup, house salad and sourdough toast (unbuttered of course) from http://stellas.ca I am very lucky to work at Stella's Cafe where we have a number of Vegan options.
I had a mid afternoon snack of an apple and came home and made this...

Basmati rice with sauted Kale and tofu...it was amazing!!!  I just used a tablespoon of Coconut oil, ginger, garlic and Bragg's and sauted up the tofu and kale...yummmmmy!! (the photography choice wasn't smart...live and learn)

Anyone else doing the challange?
Looking forward to Day 2!

Vegan for 30 days

Has anyone watched Forks over Knives? http://www.forksoverknives.com/
Grant and I were blown away by the information in this film...so we and our friend/boss are taking the challenge...
http://www.compassionatecooks.com/

This book will be my every morning read and inspiration!  The picture on the cover of her hugging a cow and the fact that her name is Colleen led me to believe this was for me!

So for the next 30 days we are going to live and eat Vegan!  I have looked up a lot of resources and plan on making delicious meals with the help of Vegan's Daily Companion book as well as the awesome blog I follow
http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/

I love her recipes!!  So today's focus (according to my new bible) is Kale!

I love Kale!!!  So I will buy some on my way home and share how I used this in my dinner for tonight!

For the next 30 days I plan on blogging about my experiences and hope some of you will join me as I really feel so passionate about this decision! For my health and for the planet!
So who's in????  I know you want to!!!

YUM

for a good time add ice!

Please go to the above link to find out what you need to create some "good times"!  YUM!

Flower sash

How to make right here!

So super cute!

Danita Art

My Danita art arrived!  I'm so excited!  I haven't ordered anything from her since her sheepdog art (she doesn't do it anymore *boo-hoo*) I managed to find a couple...this one is titled Happy Old English sheepdog.

Danita sheepies

I just love how the emotions of her girls show through her art and her use of color is enviable!

shop.danitaart.com

Now I am on the lookout for the perfect picture frames.

Canine Epilipsy

My poor Goo, it seems his seizures are becoming more frequent again.  I hate seeing him like that.  I have upped his phenobarbital again, just last week, but he had a seizure again last night.  I will wait again to see when the next one is before I up the meds again.
I think I really try to figure out triggers, and maybe electrical storms make him more likely to have one.  I might be reaching.  He definitely has to remain calm, because stress is one of those triggers.
I will remain positive that this is not the beginning of...well...I don't want to talk about that.  I will just give him extra love and hope Murph doesn't get too jealous.

Need a webcam

http://laphotocabine.com/

this looks like super fun! but you need a web cam, I don't have one, but need one especially if i ever plan on skyping (is that a word? hee hee).