Stuff I Ate and MoFo!

Hey everyone, I hope you are all doing well and had a good weekend. I'm hanging in, thankfully I had therapy yesterday and it was definitely helpful. I'm still feeling low but I'm trying to push through and stay strong. I let myself get the emotions out but I'm trying not to let myself get to a place where I have to climb back out again. I know he wouldn't want me to crumble either. I'm also really going to focus on self care this week because something we discussed in therapy again is that I need to focus on taking care of myself.

I do have some exciting news though. As I mentioned, I decided that I really wanted to participate in Vegan MoFo this year! I finally decided on a few themes to cycle through over the course of the month. They are Budget Vegan, Long Island Vegan Restaurants, Restaurant Copycats and Trying Other Bloggers' Recipes. I will also include some Stuff I Ate posts and grocery hauls since that is what my blog tends to be and I want to stay true to that. I haven't decided if there will be a structured schedule or if I'll just post what I want when I feel like it. I will definitely also be including some art and I LOVED Julie's idea of doing art inspired by food and I have a few ideas already 😊 I will be doing my best to post Monday-Friday and take the weekends off. I think this is actually exactly what I need to get me back into being more creative and getting me out of my head and lifting me back up. Doug and I were on the same page that showing amazing vegan food is the best way to promote veganism so I am totally going to do the best I can to honor that and him through this month.

Random dinner of chick'n parm and some waffle fries.

Yummy lunch from the deli near me. Rice with broccoli, cauliflower and some yucca. Yum!

Sometimes you just need a big pile of fruit. It's been pretty hot here so this container of cherries and watermelon was perfect and refreshing on a hot day.

Yummy dinner of roasted veggies, tomatoes, dolma, stuffed grape leaves and hummus. My signature dish, ha!

Aldi veggie burger, grapes and chips.

Of course I need to get in as much fresh fruit as possible so here is a little fruit salad of grapes and cantaloupe.

I decided to leave my comfort zone with my newest piece and I am so happy I did because I LOVE THIS. I went for a Steampunk style piece and I'm really happy with how it came out. I love the colors together, the grungy look and the elements that I used. I'm really happy with this.

Gears are a huge part of the Steampunk look and I had a few in my stash and I think it looks awesome.

I was really happy with the composition of this one as well. I'm really excited to keep experimenting and going out of my comfort zone to see what I can come up with. 

So this ended up being a much longer post than I expected but I guess I was just feeling like I was getting in the MoFo mood 😉 I'm really excited about it this year and I'm hoping that this will be the catalyst I need to push myself on this blog more and get out of the rut I'm in. Like I mentioned, Doug and I both believe(d) that sharing amazing vegan food is the best way to promote veganism and I'm going to do everything I can to do so in his honor.

I hope that you all have a great week and I'll see you back here on Friday 💚