super easy vegan

Double Rainbow Soy Cream

Very Cherry Chip

around $4 at Sunflower Farmers Market

An absolute lifesaver during summertime (and that time of the month) is soy ice cream.  I thought that I would never cheat on Ben & Jerry but this stuff is the bee's knees. You would never know that this kind of soy cream wasn't made with milk...and with cherry & chocolate chips, it's unreal.  Same amount of sugar and calories, of course.  Just because it's cholesterol free, it doesn't mean that you can hoover down half a pint on a Sunday night while watching Weeds.... oh wait..... 

Highly recommend. 

Packing for Lollapalooza

Ecote Sidewinder Bucket Bag

On Sale at Urban Outfitters for $30 (was $60)

Super steal!  I just bought this bag after eyeing it for months and the $60 price tag.  It's the opposite of an investment piece so I bit my lip and waited to see if it went on sale.  Sure enough, the online shopping gods smiled down upon me and marked it %50 off. It's absolutely perfect for concerts and making the t-shirt & jean shorts ensemble a little more interesting.  I would snag it, especially if you live in Native America (tribal & fringe trends never go out of style here). 

Photo Credit:  Urban Outfitters

God Bless Instagram (@vhub)

My pup Stella in the new space chair at my parents' house. 

Tuesday in Tulsa

I took the day off today to have a mini-roadtrip in Tulsa.  A much needed break from the world of data entry & Microsoft Outlook.

 Last night, me & a group of friends went to see Beach House at Cain's Ballroom....which in itself was phenomenal.... but the night continued until the wee hours (hey, Monday was technically my Friday) resulting in Moscow Mules at Valkyrie and a $40 Whataburger order at 1am.  Today we walked around window shopping at Utica Square and wound up at the Philbrook Museum for a couple of hours.   Here is my new favorite place in the 918.      

super easy vegan

Veggie Roll  $6.25 

Sunflower Farmers Market

In an effort to prevent health problems & also being disgusted by our culture's overuse of animal products,  I have tried for the last 6+ months to make at least 1 meal out of my day vegan.   I usually choose breakfast because you can easily do a PB&J with toast, fruit smoothies, coffee w/ almond milk, etc. You also typically eat breakfast at home so it's easy to avoid menu-depression or people asking why you're trying to lose weight ((rolls eyes)). 

The other meals are not as easy since it seems like 95% of menu items have cheese and/or meat in them.    I'm going to try to post my finds that make the 1+ Vegan Meal Per Day Challenge easier.  At least in my eyes.

The Veggie Roll, or sushi in general is an option I always forget about.  Asian food is great for staying dairy free but it typically has a lot of pork & seafood in the dishes.   Veggie Rolls are almost always available at the grocery store AND they're cheaper than the options including fish.  It's the closest you can get to "fast food" because it's ready to eat, fairly cheap AND pretty much every grocery store carries them now.  Add some Sriracha & soy sauce (unsure if those sauces are vegan actually...)  and you're golden.  

Summer Hair

Julia Stenger by Greg Kadel

Vogue Germany February 2012

I am so sick of the hair-to-the-butt-beachy-ombre trend.  It's unrealistic & unobtainable for 90% of the population. 

So how cute is this hair cut?   Much more original than the Lauren Conrad clones.


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Lunch Staple

I'm in a super "domestic goddess" mood this week.  I blame ye old ovaries for ticking at me during my physical prime.  Quiet, you.  Give me 8 more years.

I wanted to share my staple lunch recipe that I use constantly.   It's a cheap, vegetarian & healthy sandwich that includes:

1 whole wheat bread/bagel/english muffin

2 tomato slices

5-6 cucumber slices 

1-2 Tsp of Kraft Sandwich Shop Mayo - Hot & Spicy

1 slice of Swiss Cheese 

The beauty of this sandwich is that one tomato, one cucumber, one package of cheese, one bottle of mayo & one loaf of bread will make several of these puppies.   Depending on ingredients, it typically stays under 500 calories but only losers count those.