Lots of change afoot, and I'm very excited.

Lately...

I flashed my pit hair...


my baby turned fifteen months and now she's already 16 months!


I enjoyed being...

and made this t-shirt design to prove it. Can't wait to wear these.

Ry got his thumbs tattooed:


won these awesome 32mm wood plugs from Heart on Sleeve:


and felt tired. a lot.



I've also lost over 5kg since the first of January. It's very exciting, and I feel it's just the start. Happy days.

New Years Resolutions 2012...

Stay Vegan as Fuck.
Exercise everyday.
Learn to crochet.

and hopefully make some new friends. let's drink tea, talk about nature, books, and art and go on walks through the forest together.

me, yesterday.

Lately....

I had my vertical bridge pierced:


Rocked my sweet new socks


Enjoyed new leggings


Ate at the new Wagamama...


I had the yakisoba, vegan style...


Photographed the squirrels


Fed the swans on a Rainy New Years Day


And bundled up for the chilly weather...


How about you?

Instagram... you should add me if you use it: orphne (leave a comment if you do, so I can be sure you add you back!)
and now, far too many photos...

first, me:


starting to feel sick...


proper ill...


feeling a bit better...


freshly washed dreads which I'm having some maintenance done on today.


sweet pokemon iphone case


me+ry

and now home made vegan food...


sauteed courgette and mushroom with a garlic tomato sauce over vegan gluten free vegetable pasta.


vegan sushi


vegan potato and leek soup

and finally... a drawing I did of a kakapo:

Recently...



went on a veg sushi date with my husband. first time alone in 3 months.



ry took this photo on his iphone biking in glentress. it was that beautiful.



i made vegan potato and leak soup using all local, organic vegetables.

and i've just been drawing a lot the last few weeks, then coloring them in photoshop. here's some of it. me & my moleskin have been good friends lately.











life is odd. i'm actually looking forward to the snow.
i've also found a new pub that i love. it's called jekyl & hyde. we popped in there before our sushi date as it happened to be across the st. it's very goth & adorable.
roll on new year.

Feeling a bit better this week, thankfully. We've finally sorted the baby bike seat and helmet situation, so we can FINALLY go on bike rides together. Here's some silly photos.






(me being silly...)

other than that, my first vegetable and fruit delivery came today. i'll post photos later.
I can't recall if I mentioned before or not, but I'm in the process of transitioning to vegan, from vegetarian. It's been really hard, so right now I'm focusing on one bit at a time, and right now it's milk. goodbye milk, you won't be missed.

This has been SUCH a hard week for me, lots of unfortunate things happened. I'm just ready for it to be over.

I'd really like to go camping or something similar, I desperately need to find my way back to nature and cleanse myself. I feel so stressed out at the moment, I'm wondering if I'm giving myself an ulcer.

Please, universe, send me good news, good vibes, good karma, and all the love you can give.

p.s. my baby turned one year old.

Friday night I went out with my husband's cousin. She got drunk and acted ridiculous which made the night kind of a bust for me. Lots of chavs in my fucking face, which I hate. These were before it got annoying...





In three days time is my daughter's 1st birthday and I'm so excited. We are taking her to the zoo and then having a party for her on the Sunday. It's going to be ace.

A few days ago we took her swimming for the first time, and I've never seen a child more happy to be in water. She absolutely loved it and it was a joy to experience it with her. But on another note, I saw myself in a big mirror in the changing room in my swimsuit and I felt like I wanted to die. I just looked absolutely horrible. I keep falling off the wagon when it comes to working out. I have stopped going to my yoga classes because the time was really inconvenient for me, but I haven't been practicing at home because I have no space.
I just feel like a failure. I still haven't made any new friends, though I did meet up with some SG Scotland friends at the Museum and that was fun.

Anyway.. I'm going to start using myfitness pal again to track what I eat and also start doing Gillian Michaels 30 day shred again and hope I can stick to it. I want to lose 3 stone.
I've also been a HUGE failure at transitioning to Vegan and I've asked my husband if he will try being Vegan with me to make it easier. (We're both vegetarian)

Hopefully by new year I'll see improvement in both my physical health and more importantly mentally. My goal is happiness and that's all I'm going to strive for.

Got this new necklace yesterday. I seriously love it. If I ever get around to being in the shape I want (or possibly loving and accepting my body the way it is) I'd love to wear it in a set.

In one week my daughter turns one year old. Can't really believe it.

Also, I love mushrooms and I really want to go mushroom hunting (with my camera!) somewhere in Edinburgh. Wish I knew the city better so I could take advantage of all the nature related activities. I'd love to take a class on mycology, I wonder if the Botanic Gardens offers one.......


p.s. should I get some pet Giant African Land Snails? I love snails.

Some photos of life, lately...











Lani's 1st Birthday is next month, I apply for my 'indefinite leave to remain' visa next month, and winter's almost here in Edinburgh. I need a new coat. >.<