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Please note: This blog has gone portable as I abandon the still thawing Canada for a whirlwind four month journey around Europe.

I plan to post at least once a week to document my adventures as a solo female vegan art-loving traveller. Check out the map for geographical details of the trip in progress. Both the blog and the photos on Flickr will be updated as often as possible.

Posts Tagged lifestyle

So much I never knew I needed [wanted] to read, but oh do I

Things have been so perplexing lately - I hate not knowing what’s ahead. I am waiting to find out about three masters applications, am still unsure about when I’m leaving for Europe (April or May? yes - this April or May!), and I don’t really know what city I’m going to be living in […]


Link Love of Late

(Really) Stunning Desktop Wallpapers | Graphics | Smashing Magazine
Re: Why are you a vegan? - Big Think - One of the best video responses to the question I’ve seen.
7 Habits of Highly Innovative People | ThinkSimpleNow.com
Less internets please | Ask MetaFilter
Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology — A Group Blog » How to […]


Updates from a Chilly City

We are snowed in here, after a huge blizzard yesterday. So much has happened, where to start? I’ve been trying to “get out more” and get away from the laptop, which can be so addictive. Also trying to reconnect with friends I don’t see too often, which involves a lot of Facebook-yammering. […]


Building Better Habits Using Web Tools

Now that I’ve learned to love cooking (and it seems to have replaced television for me, happily), I need to deal with my issues of eating in an unhealthy way. I occasionally overeat, eat when I’m in emotionally unstable states, and often eat with distractions such as books or the internet. It […]


Towards Achieving New Years Resolutions: Getting Started

Instead of going to one of the many New Years parties I was invited to, I opted for a quiet night with a few close friends (who happen to be neighbours). We ate some delicious food, listened to some groovy music, and most importantly shared our new years resolutions out loud. This allowed […]


Updates: Tumblr Infatuation and the Usual Stress Noises

What’s new?
1. Ever heard of any kind of disorder along the lines of self-destructive busy-itis or chronic-bee syndrome? I think that since I was perpetually busy in university with a 20 hour per week job and full time classes, I now have the tendency to take on an abundance of projects to […]


An End to Nablopomo 2007

Well well, what an interesting month. As a new blogger, I thought that Nablopomo would be the perfect opportunity to really tone those blogging muscles and teach me a thing or two about how to blog effectively. I think that my writing style and comfort level on the blog will continue to evolve. […]


Planar Fasciitis? Keeping me on the Ground

I just read today that sitting down - just the mere act of sitting on your bum - causes the enzymes that burn fat to actually shut down. Breaking research that the way our society keeps us sitting down is contributing to the obesity crisis. So not only are we not exercising, but […]


Strategies to Cut the Static: Turning off the Television

I’m going for full disclosure here - the shame of outing my television habit is likely a necessary component of finally breaking it. Hi everyone, my name is Valerie. I am an engimatic, intelligent, and well-spoken woman with plenty of interests and talents. Yes, I am addicted to television.
Throughout my childhood, adolescence […]


On the Benefits of Blogging, Bird Flu, and Protein Nutrition

I’ve been listening to a lot of great podcast episodes lately, wow! What with the return of the Vegan Freak Radio, as well as the continuing high quality work done by Animal Voices and Vegetarian Food for Thought, I am always keeping up with vegan news and well-researched information. I’ve also been regularly […]


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