Vegan month of food is here! I’m joining in, I might not post every single day, because I’m lazy like that and sometimes I feel like I’ll just scream and shout if I have to think about food one more time. It passes quickly though, food is such a passion of mine. Anyway, joining late, might not post every day but still, it’s great. The logo is made by Katie over at Don’t Eat Off the Sidewalk (and buy her new zine when you’re there!) A list of participating blogs can be found at Isa’s (of the PPK) blog. A bunch of people over at the PPK forums thought it would be a good idea to have VeganMoFo instead of joining in the American NaNoWriMo. I like it!

Veganmofo: How I went vegetarian, and then turned omni then vegetarian and now vegan! 

I first went vegetarian when I was 14. I was in school and I figured vegetarianism was cool (I didn’t know then how right I was, being a vegetarian is one of the coolest most compassionate things you can ever do). For a couple of weeks I had only vegetarian food and I thought it was great. Not only was I cool, I was also fed great stuff at school and didn’t have to eat the same junk every one else had. It also made me feel like I was special and ‘alternative’. It only lasted about a month and a half though. I got severe bacon cravings and figured that since bacon is so good it can’t be wrong. My little sister who went vegetarian at the same time as me stayed vegetarian and eventually turned vegan. I still think bacon is one of the best things ever, but I never eat it unless it’s the tofu kind.

Two years ago I started on the path to vegetarianism again. It took time and effort, my partner at the time didn’t seem to like the idea much and I wasn’t that into cooking so we mostly just replaced our hot dogs with soy dogs. That relationship went to pieces just before xmas that year and I moved in with my mother again. Some time in February last year I decided to go vegetarian. To be quite honest, I think I just needed som change. I was tired of who I was and needed change to move on. My solution was vegetarianism and a lip ring. The piercing didn’t last but being vegetarian stuck. Now, I’m not saying vegetarianism is something people do because it’s cool or because they want to be rebels. My decision was based on compassion and lots of thinking. It’s just that the time for change was right so I finally took the step and went vegetarian. I’ve been vegetarian since and there truly is no going back now. A couple of months ago I went vegan and so did my partner Alex. It’s a wonderful choice we’ve made.

Being vegetarian/vegan IS cool, but not in the way I thought when I was 14. It’s not fun always being the odd one out and it’s certainly not fun or cool being hungry in town and not finding anything to eat. It is cool however to be in a movement that’s radical, fun, tasty and compassionate. Veganism is the way of the future, foo shoo. Now, go bake some vegan brownies (because I SAY SO!) and be happy and cheerful!