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The last few days have been up and down. I’ve been well, but I heard that a friend died. Guess things like that make you question your own mortality. I’m now determined to take better care of me. I was a vegetarian before getting pregnant last year. Around the third month I couldn’t stand vegetables and had a hankering for meat. My poor husband didn’t know what to make of my demands for jerked pork…pork, which I haven’t eaten for over twenty years. I really tried having vegetables, but my stomach rebelled and I had to eat...I mean the little one needed nourishment.

So now that the little man is approaching 9-months old, yikes, I’m getting back to vegetarianism. I didn’t know it would be so hard to resume. Of course, my darling Owen also fell off the vegetarian wagon in support of his wife…isn’t he nice? He bought a hunk of tofu a week ago which is still sitting in the fridge. Anyway, I’m only on chicken primarily, so it’s not so bad.

Oh, in case you’re wondering about my water situation, it’s a bit better, but still not over.

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thewriterslife said…
Jess, you really ought to try Cheez Whiz sandwiches. When nothing else will do, it's tops in my book. No need for meat when there's a jar of Cheez Whiz in the pantry. Oh man the uses. Bait on mousetraps. A must at my house. Then, if the Cheez Whiz runs out, I reach waaaay inside my cabinet, pull out the mouse trap and if the little varmint hasn't beaten me to it, it makes a tasty treat!
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Ray Van Horn, Jr. said…
I respect the vegan lifestyle and in theory I believe in it, but I've seen so many many suffer from certain deficiencies in their diets I've not been able to get sold on it. I do try to lower my meat intake as much as I can...I know that makes me the enemy in a way, which is funny, considering I interviewed the lead singer in a band yesterday whose principles reflect my own and she's totally righteous...I love animals and question why I eat them. It's a double-standard, I know.
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