BERRY ICE CREAM CHOCOLATE COOKIE FOR ONE


BERRY ICE CREAM! CHOCOLATE COOKIE! AND MORE CHOCOLATE ON TOP! This recipe has a few different components going on so I couldn't decide on one concise name for it. All you really need to know is that it's delicious, good for ya, and the perfect size for one or two people. 

MY FAVE PODCASTS + A GREEN SMOOTHIE


Recipe's at the end of the post. Now let's get right into this. 

A GLOWING SMOOTHIE with PINEAPPLE, COCONUT + MACADAMIA MILK


First of all: this song and music video. Yessss. Love it. Body positivity all the WAY. Let's build a future where all bodies and all people are celebrated and recognized as gorgeous. A future where no matter what body you are born in, you have the same access and opportunities in the world as the next person. Let's measure human progress in terms of how capable we all are to live the lives we want; creatively, professionally, personally. Now onto today's recipe. 

RAW VEGAN DONUT HOLES {vanilla caramel coconut}


OMG. Magical sweet balls of glory. Glorious magic balls of sweetness. Sweet balls of magical gloriousness. Call them what you want: these are INCREDIBLE. The glaze is sexy, the donut holes are moist and flavourful, the whole package is a winner.


BLUEBERRY COCONUT SMOOTHIE with BAOBAB CARAMEL


The other night I didn't feel like making a big, heavy dinner so I ended up making something deliciously amazing: a smoothie bowl. Then I remembered smoothie bowls have been a trendy thing since like 2013. And it was actually kind of an accident so really I can't give myself any credit for this recipe idea. But I still love me. It's cool. 

SELF-CARE, BODY-CARE SERIES (PART II): MY FACE


This is the second post in a self-care and body-care series I am doing in collaboration with Luminance Skin Care, an organic vegan skincare company that I love. Oh and right now you can get a free lip balm from them with your order when you mention my name or my blog at checkout! I like their lemon lip balm the most. xx

I've been listening to a lot of feminist podcasts in the past several months and an overarching theme that they all delve into is the benefits of self-care, and how it is especially important for activists. Whether you are fighting for racial justice, gender justice, animal justice, environmental justice or fighting any other form of structural oppression so many of us face in big and small ways - you gotta keep taking care of yourself. Devoting your time and energy to political and social reforms is inspiring, admirable and awesome but it also takes a lot out of you and can be damaging to your physical and mental wellbeing at times. I don't exactly identify as an activist at this point in my life. At best: I am doing activism in a very non-confrontational way via my blog and books, petitions I sign, opinions I share and events I attend. At least: I am simply going through the oft disturbing process of learning about the various kinds of injustice in the world and simultaneously trying to unlearn problematic behaviours and ideologies. It can be really difficult to feel happy about anything - or even get out of bed - when I know that so many people and animals suffer for merely being born in a different body than me, while I am so disproportionately privileged. But ultimately I always remind myself that these oppressive systems cannot be torn down if I keep lying in bed all day.