Finding Courage

Finding Courage

I paused for a moment and glanced up to see if I would need to dodge any more animals falling from the sky. I was already 13 miles into the 17-mile hike I had planned to do the day before my trek. ‘Damn. I really am out here,’ I thought to myself.

That One Time I Actually Could Have Died Because Of My Opinions

That One Time I Actually Could Have Died Because Of My Opinions

I bought an expensive pack of tissues with acid-trip-looking cartoons on them and a packet of cough drops that made my mouth smell like what I assume the Fizzy Lifting drinks’ room in Willy Wonky’s OSHA-nightmare of a factory smells like.

No Resolutions

No Resolutions

Every year millions of people all around the world think deeply about the goals that they want to accomplish and the dreams that they want to reach. I have done this every year as well, that is, until this year.

The End of Coffee

The End of Coffee

I recently gave up coffee for good. It never crossed my mind to think about removing coffee permanently from my life.

Goal Setting: Why You Shouldn’t Strangle Anyone In The New Year

Goal Setting: Why You Shouldn’t Strangle Anyone In The New Year

A single bead of sweat drips from my brow and down the side of my face as I continue to peddle without gaining any ground on the stationary cycle. A middle-aged woman looks over my shoulder to view what I am looking at on the screen of my phone and then coughs—directly in my face. [...]

To Assume Is To Make An A** Out of You And Me

To Assume Is To Make An A** Out of You And Me

There I was, drowning in my own sweat that had pooled on top of the gym mat I was sprawled out on. I was exhausted, sore, and still thinking about the thoughts that ran through many heads before people stepped foot into the hour-long class from hell. A woman, somewhere in her thirties, had walked [...]

A Quick Guide to Tea

A Quick Guide to Tea

With the cold and flu season rolling in, and massive snowstorms and chilly days freezing everything in sight, hot cups of tea have been consumed as if it were going out of style at my house. The roommates were a little wary at first about the benefits of tea but, after their first cup, they [...]

Where Do You Get Your Protein?

Where Do You Get Your Protein?

Every vegan and vegetarian that I have come across, including myself, has been asked this question, where do you get your protein if you don’t eat meat? To be honest, you don’t need as much protein as most people think, but it’s easy to get what you do need from non-meat items such as nuts, [...]

What is Nutritional Yeast?

What is Nutritional Yeast?

If you have no clue what nutritional yeast is, or you are a vegetarian curious about it, don’t worry. You’re definitely not the only one. I had a few people ask me about this already, and I took the time to answer someone on Tumblr the other day who asked me about nutritional yeast—here’s what [...]

Easy Peasy Vegetarian Recipes: Vegetarian Stuffed Bell Peppers

Easy Peasy Vegetarian Recipes: Vegetarian Stuffed Bell Peppers

Have a few bell peppers that are about to go bad and need some new ideas for a small dinner gathering at your house? Stuffed bell peppers are an easy and very tasty dish that everyone will enjoy. Serves six 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for oiling the pan 1 red onion, chopped 1/2 [...]