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Cruelty-free Cadbury eggs, your Easter baskets thank me
Don't worry, this isn't another "woe is me" my child won't sleep or I'm fat post.In fact, it's quite the opposite.It's a "let's celebrate my unhealthy sweet tooth cravings" by unmasking the rare and...
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Five simple tips to getting happier today!
Happy April! Time is seriously flying in the Chubby Vegan Abode. I’m about to turn the big 3-0 in less than two weeks and Pearyn will be FIVE next month. What on Earth happened to my lanky little baby...
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Turning the big 3-0
Well, it happened.I turned 30.Yep. The big 3-0. To be honest, I never really worried about age in the past. I was a firm believer in the old adage “you’re only as old as you feel,” which, if that’s the...
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I wore a bikini and the world didn’t end
You may or may not know I turned 30 last week. I’ve slowly started to embrace that this isn’t a terrible thing, but rather, a time for me to be confident in who I finally am. (Or at the very least,...
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Is your #PlateProud?
Let’s face it. In this day and age, knowing where your food comes from can be pretty important when it comes to knowing what the heck is in it. With misleading “titles” that don’t really mean anything...
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Time is an asshole
OK, so I’ll be honest. When my daughter was a baby, there may or may not have been several nights where I prayed to any and every God that she would hurry up and be like, five years old. At least then...
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Foo foos, pee pee and mommy guilt
His name is Braeburn and he has a problem.He's two and a half years old and he needs a foo foo (binky, paci) to go to sleep. And not only that. But he's also ... not potty trained. That's right. My son...
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Why we need feminists
Maya Angelou said, “I’m a feminist. I’ve been a female for a long time now. It’d be stupid not to be on my own side.” Can I get an A-freaking-MEN? The year is 2015, friends, and yet, we’ve still got...
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Who are WE to redefine courage?
I may lose some friends over this.I may lose some followers.But at the end of the day, I'm tired of being quiet about things that stir something inside of me.It's probably no surprise to most people...
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Summer kicked my butt and other tales of woe
You may notice things have been a bit quiet around our humble abode this summer.Don't worry, I didn't go anywhere, I'm just a busy, busy bee!Summer officially ended nearly a month ago, but we just...
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Vegan Philly cheesesteak bites
It's football season again.(And all the people rejoiced)I celebrate football season for two reasons: the FOOD and the Carolina Panthers (more specifically, Cam Newton).It's no secret I'm a lover of...
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Vegan mushroom curry soup
If you're anything like me, any kind of curry dish basically instills a deep fear in the core of your being.Don't get me wrong, I absolutely ADORE Thai food, I mean, I'd probably marry it if I could...
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Squashing unhealthy views on motherhood
Here's the thing about being a mom that people tell you, but you never really, really understand until you become one.Motherhood, is seriously hard. In fact, it's the hardest thing you will ever, ever,...
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Vegan apple-cider glazed pumpkin cakes
I wish I could take ownership of this amazingly simple recipe I'm about to throw your way, but alas, one of my friends shared it on Facebook and I decided, "wow I have to try this." And then, after I...
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A letter to the parent of a female athlete
Dear parent of a female athlete,Let me start off by saying this: Chances are, whether your daughter is nine or 19, she IS trying.Sure, there are times her mind wanders; times when she laughs with a...
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Super duper easy vegan fried ravioli
A few weeks ago we did our annual "find all the pumpkin drinks in Ohio and consume them with friends" evening. We just started this a few years ago and it's basically an excuse to indulge on my...
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A letter to my teenage self
Dear Amanda (you giggly, think-you-know-it-all teenage girl),Let me start off by saying I get it. I get how hard it is to be a teenage girl. And even though I'm 15 years your senior now, I remember how...
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Vegan Kentucky butter cake
It’s no secret I have a small obsession with cupcakes. There’s just something utterly magical about tiny little cakes with fluffy frosting piped on them, what can I say? However for a recent family...
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The truth about Barbies, bodies and blame
Today was a fabulous Saturday. I was actually sitting here perusing Facebook because we'd already done a jillion things in the morning and I thought, "eh, it's OK to kill some time on social media for...
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30 things I've learned by 30
Well, it's happening again.My birthday is tomorrow.And while 31 doesn't seem quite as epic as 30 did, it's certainly been meaningful in its own way. So now that I've been living, breathing and making...
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4 things I learned when my husband was gone for two days
I'm back! I'm alive! We're all alive!Amazing, right?So finally, I've set aside my work (which I sometimes spend far too much late night "me" time on), I've carved out a little niche of time so I can...
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Parent teacher conferences and my increasing anxiety
It's that fabulous time of year again ... the time when teacher's send happy, pastel-colored papers home and ask you to check off what blocks of time are best for you to come in and talk about your...
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Surgery: Things you don't see coming
I woke up this morning to my phone's monotone, persistent alarm.It was 7 a.m. and Monday morning. Usually, we start the week by getting snacks ready, signing important papers and looking ahead at what...
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Our daughter's strabismus surgery recovery
You may remember my post from almost a month ago about the eye surgery our little girl was having. She had an outward deviation in both eyes (with the right eye being the worst) that had gone unnoticed...
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Why I marched for women, and why I don’t care if you wanted me to
One week ago today I took part in something historical – the largest protest in the U.S. – and possibly worldwide. On Saturday, January 21, more than three million or more people across the globe...
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