Wow, it has been almost a year since my last post!! I have been so slack, I apologize. This blog started as a way for me to talk about my life and the last few months I keep coming back to writing more about my life but the timing has not been right.

In May I finally finished school! No more online classes, no more late nights cramming, no more weird online proctored tests! I’m finally finished with school.

In June the business really took off. We went into our first antique mall with a “Man Cave” inspired booth, also featuring our beard products. We also went into three new retail locations. We are now in about 11 different retail outlets with our business.

This month I cut back to only one day a week at my job and started focusing more on the business and spending time with the kids.

About three weeks ago, The Beard and I decided to start eating a more plant based diet. The plan was to integrate a vegan lifestyle slowly into our meals while finishing off the meats and non vegan food in our fridge and pantry. But that isn’t what happened. As soon as we started making meals full of veggies and trying new things, we no longer had the desire to eat the meat in our freezer. We aren’t forcing this lifestyle on our children, so they will be the ones eating those things or they will be tossed as they become expired.

A few days ago The Beard has surgery. It was a minor surgery but one that will put him out of work for at least four weeks. The last couple days have been difficult. He’s relying on me a lot. I’ve been making every meal by myself, while also working and taking care of the children.

Today was especially difficult. The first two days after surgery, he was pushing himself a little more every few hours and seemed to be doing really well. Today, not so much. He is feeling very ill today. I’m a little worried about his recovery and I am keeping a close eye on the things they went over. I look forward to the coming weeks when he’s feeling better and we actually have time together to be able to go to the farmers market and cook together more.

I’ll talk more about our vegan journey but until then, enjoy some photos of recent meals.