🌿 Vegan for the animals & our 🌎 🌻 minimalist × optimist × curious mind × adventurous ♥ ☁️ collect moments not things. Born and raised in Edmonton, AB, Canada. I grew up depending on/loving meat and dairy. But I always knew deep down it was wrong, I loved nature and animals so much. I had phases of being cruelty free, not purchasing leather, cutting out certain meats, etc. I found my way back to purchasing animal-derived foods and products. Then, I went paleo. From tracking what I ate, it cost me a LOT, gave me a lot of health problems, and made me feel morally conflicted. But what I learned from it was to appreciate plant-based foods. I had never liked vegetables. In fact, I hated them. A couple of bouts with paleo-inspired dieting and being friends with vegans who helped me question my values and how I aligned with them, I slowly experimented with veganism and made the full jump into it January 1, 2018. As all vegans say, I say it too: I wish I had done this years ago. It was and continues to be the best choice I’ve made for myself in my life.