Welcome to the future
Jan 8th, 2012 by cleverthomasina
Holy cow, it is 20-freaking-12. Weren’t we supposed to be living on mars and wearing clothes made out of tin-foil by now? Or something like that? I’m pretty sure that is how these things work. ANYWAY, as it is a new year, I’m full of resolution fever. My biggest, most consuming resolutions right now are becoming vegan, and trying to get in shape (boring!). I’m also making an effort to go to church every week, and so far a less successful effort to read my Bible every day. But, as I am learning, resolutions are not about starting off perfect, they are about working on achieving the goals you set for yourself.
So, I am vegan now. I am on day 6. My decision to give up all animal products has been, I believe, coming for a long time. I’ve gone vegetarian so many times that the transition to vegan was incredibly smooth. I have decided on this lifestyle for several reasons: It aligns well with my spiritual beliefs of compassion and nonviolence, it is healthiest, it is sustainable and environmentally sound, and it is a protest against the meat industry’s treatment of animals. I am very excited to see where this lifestyle takes me! For now, I’m just focusing on nailing the dietary part of vegan life, and later I’ll worry about textiles and whatnot.
In addition to eating healthy, I’m hoping to get fit! The Sister and I have a lot of races we want to finish this year, including a half-marathon and Tough Mudder. I’ve never been a runner, but there is no time like the present! My restaurant is also holding a Biggest Loser competition to see who can reduce their body fat percentage the most. It’s a $20 buy-in. Talk about motivation! I could use a competition win after losing last-minute so horribly in fantasy football. 
Welp folks, that’s what I’m up to. School starts up again soon, and I’m antsy to get it underway. I ended my first semester back will almost straight A’s, and I’m hoping this semester will be no different. (I’m studying Human Nutrition and Dietetics btw. I don’t think I’ve mentioned it in this blog.) I feel like I’m going to be in school forever. For. Ev. Er. BUT, that is a-okay. Right. I’m off to church. Latres!