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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

As of today, May 1st, 2013,I am standing at the base of a mountain of change. There has just been so much “new” in the last few weeks and there is even more to come. Here’s the quick rundown: I became a vegan. I resigned from my job. (My last day will be May 10th.) I registered for my final summer classes; the last step to completing my long awaited B.S. is Psychology and Counseling. I am graduating this summer! I’m starting an internship at Safe House of Hope in just two weeks. And…we have officially planned our trip to Barbados! This is something that we have wanted to do since we first went there for our honeymoon almost four years ago.

I’m looking forward to all of these things, but truth be told, I feel completely exhausted from school and work and not really quite prepared navigate it all. Well, except for Barbados. I think I can handle that. For 12 glorious days.

Out of all of the changes, I’m most anticipating how leaving my job will free up my schedule do more of the homemaking stuff that I’ve missed so much. Working full time AND going to school full time makes it very difficult to do normal things like cook dinner, clean, go grocery shopping, or get to bed before midnight. Not to mention the fact that my brain feels like it’s fried.

The point is, I feel like I’m gonna have the chance to be me again, instead of the zombie that’s been wearing my skin for the last year.

I can’t wait ;- )

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Iron Girl 2013!

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

On Sunday my friend Lauren (who runs Saving Grace Animal Rescue) and I took on the Iron Girl Half Marathon. It was awesome. And painful. But still awesome.This was my second half marathon but the last one I ran was about 7 years ago so it kinda disappeared from my brain and now this one feels like my first one.

Anyway, our super awesome hubbies cheered us on the whole way and took some phone pics of us here and there. It was a gorgeous, fabulous day, with perfect weather and plenty of sunshine. We couldn’t have asked for a better race day!

Here is a pic of us during the race:

One from after:

And my favorite…

Have you ever seen a prettier medal? Nope. You haven’t. I insist.

Next up…The Color Run on May 11th!

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Vegan Beginnings

Thursday, April 25, 2013

This morning I announced to friends and family (via Facebook) that, as of today, I have officially gone vegan for one whole week! Most were surprised because, unless they follow me on Instagram (or live with me), it was the first time they’ve heard anything about. I did that on purpose. I wanted to make sure that I could actually do it, even for a little while, before announcing to everyone in my little world that I would be knocking down the door some new lifestyle (because trust me, it’s more than a way of eating, it’s a lifestyle).

However, I am pleased to announce that, yes, I have officially been vegan for a whole week now (cold turkey, too!) and I’m hoping to make this a permanent change.

I know that as I go forward, especially now that friends and family know about this new decision, that there will be plenty of questions and skepticism. I’ll get around to talking about that stuff soon enough. For now, I’m really focused on the experience: good stuff, bad stuff, challenges, and victories along the way. While I don’t plan on keeping a blog about veganism (and I really didn’t plan for this to be the topic of my first “real post”), it will definitely influence the things I write about, as well as recipes that I may post here and there.

So…there. I said it. I’ve gone vegan. I’m doing this thing.

And you are hereby invited to watch me do it.

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Well hello there…

Saturday, April 13, 2013

While I’m no expert, I’ve done enough blogging to know that the first post is always the hardest. So, to save my brain from way too much thinking, way too soon, I’ll just say this:

Hi, I’m Kayla. This is my blog about my life, which is sometimes very exciting and sometimes quite boring. Just like me. If you are interested, please read. If you are not, well that’s okay. I’ll still like you.

 

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