Hello

Still here! I've recently updated my Etsy shop with new additions and took pics the other day of even more pieces. Mostly, I've been focusing on earrings but I do have a few necklaces to post. I find it more difficult to photograph them in an appealing way than earrings, I guess because it's hard to find appealing ways to pose the chain that represent the necklace.

I made my first sale at the new Etsy address! This cute vintage pear necklace was hard to part with, but I knew it would get good wear in its new home. As promised, I also gave my first buyer a pair of the Vintage Blue Berkley Button Earrings as a gift.

They're still available in the shop if you're looking to snag a pair as well.

Just for fun, here's a recent listing:



Also, I just started reading Becoming Vegan by Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina. Among other helpful topics, it contains specific information about nutrition, which is exactly what I'm trying to brush up on. Okay... by "brush up" I mean I really am not a science or math person and things like cups, grams, kilo-whatevers fully elude me-- so it's not like I have an extremely well-versed knowledge based to start with. I've basically done things backwards-- immersed myself in a vegan diet with some knowledge of how best to get my vitamins/minerals-- but now I want to ensure myself a solid enough foundation so that I can be a healthier vegan. I truly think that vegan diets are healthy and more than nutritionally sufficient. I just know that as a person in general I have to be less lazy about feeding myself.

Here's the thing: I've been a vegan now for almost three-ish years. (I never really had an exact start date, although I've been a vegetarian since I was about 5 years old). It was more of a transition for me. Even so, I don't cook often. I like to cook; I just don't like all the dishes or the fact that I'd rather spend my time relaxing after work than prepping to eat. I like to bake even more, but again-- I lack ambition. Anyhow, the point of this tangent is that I bought this book in the hopes of improving my ability to take care of myself in a nutritionally healthy way.

So that's my deal! I'll let you know how the book goes.