Zines and Things!

The second issue of my zine The Easy Vegan is out and can be found in my Etsy store! This time around the zine focuses on all things summer: BBQs, DIY insect repellent, ice cold delights...I hope you pick up a copy and enjoy it.
I already have plans for issue three due out in a few months. I want to focus on being a vibrant vegan. Lifestyle tips to keep you happy, yoga to make the stress go away, food that promotes a glow...You get the idea. If you have any ideas or want to write a article or submit a recipe - please do. You get a free copy!

Zines I am into right now and where to get them:

All I want Is Everything can be bought at ClickClackDistro. It is a great per-zine. I liked the bit about reminiscing about the 90s. I am feeling the 90s right now, big time Hole and Nirvana yearnings!
Nontoxic House Cleaning can be bought at Microcosm Publishing. It is a small zine but packed with useful tips and recipes that will spruce up your space!
The Juniper - for info you can check out Dan's blog. The issues of this zine have lots of great gardening tips. It makes me want to garden for real, not my half hearted attempts in the past.

Do you have any favorite zines right now? Let me know what they are!

Chasteberry - A No Go For Me!

A few months back my face was being all wonky with breakouts along my chin. Not really severe but not typical for my face. I knew along the chin/jaw is hormonal, not seasonal skin stress as I often expierence when the weather starts to perk up.
I did a bit of research and found out chasteberry is supposed to help the skin balance out during hormonal times and as a bonus it would help my PMDD. I found some vegan caps and started taking them even though they tasted super nasty!
A few days later a thick fog came over me. I was so depressed, thinking it was a normal (for me: I suffer from depression, anxiety and OCD) I just rode it out. A few days later I had a panic attack and my vision was kinda blurry, I thought this was due to allergies. When I started feeling really depressed I started thinking of any new changes, the only one I could think of was chasteberry.
I again turned to online and found minimal evidence of side effects but some included depression and blurred vision. I stopped taking the caps right away and 24 hours and some mantra prayers later the fog lifted. I had a day (a first in over a week) I was not crying and felt good.

I am not saying that if you take chasteberry this will happen to you. I am just saying be careful, things do not always effect us the same! My hormonal acne is gone, my mood is better and my eyes are feeling better and that is what matters!

Harvest Home Animal Animal Sanctuary

On Saturday my boyfriend and I went to Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary about 45 minutes away from our home. For the longest time I have wanted to visit a sanctuary but thought they were to far until I did a Google search. HHAS was holding a vegan waffle party so I knew we had to go.


My goal for the day was holding a chicken or bird. I got to do it! I never thought I could cuddle a bird!

There were so many bunnies. I happen to be allergic to rabbits but I spent as much time as I could saying hi!


My favorite memory of the day was meeting Howard! He is a sweet lil guy, a puff of fur. I really wanted to take him home, however I know nothing about guinea pigs and I do not want to be selfish. I am sending my new friend a box of treats, toys and some money this week, I want to be his fairy godmother!

I got to hang out with birds, a pig named Mohawk, we were greeted by goats and had waffles! This was such a positive experience! I can't wait to go back!

Revisiting MSCL

Over the last week I have been spending some time revisiting a old group of friends. Angela, Ricky, Rayanne, Brian, Jordan ( Catalano)...Maybe you know them...I first watched My So Called Life in the 90s, my sister and I got hooked. We were not happy that we were teased with just one season...A few years back my boyfriend bought me the MSCL box set. I tried getting him to watch with no luck, so I put it away and brought it out because nothing has been on TV recently.

Watching MSCL again in my 30s I just become so much more aware of how painful it is/was to be a teenager. I wish I had the knowledge that I do now to survive the bullies, the friends who were not really friends, boys who really didn't care, parent drama and so on...I hated school so much from junior high till I dropped out in high school to later be home schooled...

Enough on the reminiscent gloom of school here are some awesome clips - a few of the ones I cherish most from MSCL. What are yours?

So this scene paired with Buffalo Tom - just stirs up so many emotions!


The best dance scene ever!


A fun where are they now video:

Random Pictures

My mom brought me flowers from her garden yesterday and I picked the yellow rose buds from the front yard today.

Mar joined me in the front yard and soaked up some sunshine and found a dirt patch to get all dusty in! We love this weather!

Thanks Luna!

Big thank you to Luna the Fashion Kitty for sporting a ribbon I made her for Pet Cancer Awareness month! She is also giving her fans the facts of pet cancer on her page!

Easy Enchiladas

I love enchiladas but they have become rare around here because they take so much time and energy to make. I would make the sauce from scratch - 30 minutes and then roll each corn tortilla. I am kind of impatient!


Last night I experimented with making a easy sauce that turned out great and layering the tortillas instead of rolling them, it cut down the time and effort by 15+ minutes.

Easy Enchilada Sauce

3 tablespoons of Earth Balance
1/4 cup all purpose flour
8 oz of tomato sauce
1 and 1/4 cup of water
a pinch of fresh cracked black pepper
1 teaspoon of garlic powder
1 teaspoon of chili powder
2 teaspoons of hot sauce

Melt butter on medium heat in a medium stock pot, Slowly whisk in flour, add tomato sauce, whisk some more, add water, stir and then add spices, stir again, reduce heat to a simmer, cover
with a lid and cook for 15 minutes. Easy huh?

Also with dinner I served some luscious mangoes covered with lime juice, salt, chili powder and hot sauce! Super tasty! We had rice to - we always have red rice with Mexican food!