In the wake of the recent earthquakes in Okinawa and Chile, I thought I would re-post the link to 72Hours, the City of San Francisco disaster preparedness website. Our disaster kit and plan is in pretty good shape, but we still have some loose ends to take care of. How about you? Do you have [...]

I just wanted to let everyone know that last night The Vegan Collection issued us a partial refund last night. They gave us back the price of the shoes, tax, and half of the return shipping. They said splitting the return shipping costs was “fair” because although they sent us shoes that were 3 sizes [...]

This video helped me appreciate something I took for granted when I was younger. We shopped for our own food and cooked it. I was encouraged to try new foods and I learned how to prepare them. Not all of it is food I’d eat today, but thankfully it didn’t come in a bucket or [...]

Raelene has been trying to find me animal free dress shoes, wallets, and belts for some time now. When she found The Vegan Collection, she was ecstatic! Little did she know what she was getting into. So about six weeks ago Raelene ordered me a pair of vegan dress shoes. Unfortunately the shoes that arrived [...]

Wow, what a weekend! On Saturday we went to a birthday party for one of Corinne’s friends. The weather was beautiful, so the party was held out doors. Corinne enjoyed running around and playing, talking on a toy phone and pushing a child sized shopping cart around. It was a lot of fun, and she [...]

I had the most amazing birthday weekend. Saturday was spend doing a few things I enjoy the most…spending time with my family, wandering around the local farmer’s market, and cooking. I made a huge pot of red lentil soup with lime and a vibrant green salad that had everything from almonds and blood oranges to [...]