Hello and welcome to Eight Years In. And if you’re a returning reader, welcome back! For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Rebekah. I’ve been vegan for nine years now. And I don’t live in LA or the UK or anywhere that has a ton of vegan options. While this fact can get me frustrated at times, it has brought me some pretty good wisdom for new vegans who may be in a similar situation as I am.
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Hello, and welcome to Eight Years In. And if you’re a returning reader, welcome back! As many of you may know, here on Eight Years In, we love veganism. That being said, after nine years of living a vegan lifestyle, I have a lot to say about veganism’s little failures and downsides. And there’s something in the vegan community that I feel could and should be improved. There’s this idea that veganism is essentially bulletproof, infallible, and the be-all, end-all. And well, if you ask me, that’s simply not true.
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If you are interested in being eco-friendly, you’ve probably heard of the phrase Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. But what does that mean, actually? And how can you go about it? That’s what I want to discuss with you today.
Continue reading Recycling isn’t enough-what it truly means to reduce, reuse and recycle
Hello and welcome back to Eight Years In. I like to talk a lot on here about things that we can do to make this world a better place. It’s all so external. And that’s great and important. But the fact is, everyone comes to a certain point in their life where they have nothing to give. And that’s okay. But it’s how we deal with it that makes all the difference.
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Hello and welcome back to Eight Years In. (And if you’re new, welcome!) I’m Rebekah and I’ve been vegan for nine years now. If there’s something about veganism that I hear a lot, it’s that people don’t think they could give up cheese. Which I understand. Living in the Midwestern US, cheese was a big part of my diet before going vegan. And if you had asked me two months before going vegan if I could give up all animal products, I would have told you no way. (Once you explained to me what they were.)
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Hello, and welcome to Eight Years In! Here, we talk a lot about veganism and other things that we can do to make a difference and live an ethical life. If you’re thinking of going vegan, you’re probably going to wonder if being vegan is hard.
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I went to a nonvegan restaurant recently where I was really cared for. In fact, I wasn’t quite used to it. But when I really thought about it, I realized, this is how it should be. Not just because I like to be waited on, but for business. Let me explain.
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Summertime is coming, and if you’re newly vegan or considering veganism you may be feeling a bit worried about the barbecue season. But don’t worry! You don’t have to give up all your favorite summertime get-togethers.
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As many of you know (or could have gleaned from the name of this site), I’ve been vegan for years. And you know something? My veganism is really important to me. But I’ve noticed something in the vegan community and I find issue with it, so I wanted to talk about it.
Continue reading The Problem with a Vegan Identity
Hello, and welcome to Eight Years In. I’m your host, Rebekah. And I’ve been vegan for nine years now. But I don’t love animals. And that’s what I want to talk about with you today.
Continue reading You don’t have to be an animal lover to be vegan