Reasons to Smile.
1. Scrambling around the house like a mad woman, all to prepare eighty desserts for Sunday night's Veggie Conquest. More on that to come!
2. PBS airing "Food, Inc." last week and then making it available to watch online until April 29th. Haven't had the chance to see this awesome documentary? Click here, and check it out!
Dessert #1 - Balsamic Strawberries and Cream
Dessert #2 - Mint Chocolate Mousse
2. PBS airing "Food, Inc." last week and then making it available to watch online until April 29th. Haven't had the chance to see this awesome documentary? Click here, and check it out!
3. My brother devoting one of his final grad school papers and presentations to Brendan Brazier's book for vegan athletes and nutrition, Thrive (So proud of you, little bro!).
4. A classmate, Jessica Pomerantz (who is also a beautiful singer!), bringing in two different different desserts to our scene study class a few weeks ago - one being vegan, so I could enjoy a treat!
5. My friend Katie sending me this message last week:
"Ok.Ok. Ok. please add this to Reasons to Smile! I just convinced my 90-year old grandfather to try soy milk for the first time in his entire life. He said, and I quote, "I reckon that tastes better than regular milk on cereal." Priceless!
6. This Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary video (which makes me even more excited to visit this Sunday!):
7. Kate Winslet, one of my acting idols, narrating a foie gras video for PETA!
8. Finding vegan cupcakes at the local bagel shop in Park Slope this past month, courtesy of Brooklyn-based baker Esme Carino.
9. My interview with KMIV! sponsor, Cary Smith of Moo Something, which I will be sharing with all of you lovely people this Thursday, AND - my interview with the lovely and talented Isa Chandra Moskowitz (author of Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar, Vegan Brunch, Veganomicon, and Vegan with a Vengeance), which I will be sharing with you next week!
10. My mom casually saying to me yesterday in conversation that she made a seitan dinner this past weekend - it's really official! My mom is eating vegan!
11. All of the beautiful, loving, and exciting emails I've received from KMIV! followers. Have a question you want to ask? A story to share? An interesting comment? Feel free to email me at kissmyvegan@gmail.com!
12. Trying to work on this list (I usually keep the Mac on my lap on the couch when I blog), and having to stop because of this:
"Ok.Ok. Ok. please add this to Reasons to Smile! I just convinced my 90-year old grandfather to try soy milk for the first time in his entire life. He said, and I quote, "I reckon that tastes better than regular milk on cereal." Priceless!
6. This Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary video (which makes me even more excited to visit this Sunday!):
7. Kate Winslet, one of my acting idols, narrating a foie gras video for PETA!
8. Finding vegan cupcakes at the local bagel shop in Park Slope this past month, courtesy of Brooklyn-based baker Esme Carino.
9. My interview with KMIV! sponsor, Cary Smith of Moo Something, which I will be sharing with all of you lovely people this Thursday, AND - my interview with the lovely and talented Isa Chandra Moskowitz (author of Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar, Vegan Brunch, Veganomicon, and Vegan with a Vengeance), which I will be sharing with you next week!
10. My mom casually saying to me yesterday in conversation that she made a seitan dinner this past weekend - it's really official! My mom is eating vegan!
11. All of the beautiful, loving, and exciting emails I've received from KMIV! followers. Have a question you want to ask? A story to share? An interesting comment? Feel free to email me at kissmyvegan@gmail.com!
12. Trying to work on this list (I usually keep the Mac on my lap on the couch when I blog), and having to stop because of this:
Comments
You have many...everyday. Vicki, Gus and Reni are three of them. I could see her purring in the video and I miss her bunches.
I smiled because I saw that you are visiting the Woodstock Farm Santuary...I didn't know you were going on Sunday. (feels jealous but will hide it).
I smiled because Food Inc is up for many more people to notice and view.
I smiled because I had a wonderful time at a Holistic Health Fair (Hobos was there serving lunch), helping out on Saturday. I met so many beautiful, happy, engaging people that day and left feeling content and happy. I also got to see a couple there that I know from the walk you and I took for farm animals last summer. I will have a vegan pot-luck dinner with them in June for a monthly dinner that gets planned.
I smiled today because I got a seat at your reading for Playwright Horizons :).
I smiled because I ate good grain toast this morning and my kitties wanted to sit on me while I ate it.
I smiled at all the birds that eat at my feeders early every morning.
I smiled because a neighbor that lived across the street from us years ago, (Ray), found and friended me.
I smile at the upcoming interviews you are getting ready to post and the possiblity Jon will let you post his paper.
I smiled today when the only people I had contact with were not smiling and gruppy and alittle mean to me. I smiled inspite of it :)
I smile everyday because I love you. xoxo
YOU make ME smile!
Knowing that even if it doesn't feel like it sometimes, we all are making a difference every day by choosing to be vegan.
The fact that I start volunteering as a dog walker at my local humane society next month makes me smile.
And watching that little goat "dodge bullets."
When I eat yummy healthy vegan food and my body responds back by becoming stronger and my spirit becomes more conscious.
When my mom stops buying processed meals for lunch and lets me make her healthy vegan lunches to take to work.
When my cousin takes my advice that I post on my blog.
Learning new wonderful information that will make an impact in my life, my family's life and in the lives of all those that will listen to me..LOL!
Coming across a blog like this that keeps me inspired to be the best "vegan" I can be. :)
I just wish there would be better disposable ware out there. Planning vegan-earth-conscious events while using plastic cups just doesn't quite seem right.
Have you thought about glass ware? Even with the extra mile that it requires?
What other alternatives do we have?
Paula
My reason to smile this week is watching David at the computer doing research for his DYK post. It was so precious to watch.
God Bless.
Vegan Happy Thought-
I just found out that Kashi makes 2 vegan freezer meals! :)
(yay- when I'm in a hurry and my littles have all of the kid things to go do... I can scarf down some yummies and not feel like I ate nasty food!) JOY!
Yay for Kate Winslett! She's amazing!
Thanks for sharing. :)
The Clover Files video is my favorite video ever. I crack up everytime I watch it, which is at least once a day!
I want the Mint Chocolate Mousse dessert right NOW!!!!
You are visiting Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary this weekend!?!? Tell them I want a job there!!!
#5- Katie's quote definitely made me smile!
Thank you so much for such a wonderful, passionate and honest blog!!