Aaand I'm back. Though I'd dust off the ol' blog after... five years. Oops.
In my defence, it's been a busy five years! I graduated twice, got married, travelled a lot, moved around even more, bought a house, adopted two pain-in-the-butt cats, and most recently, lost my job at the start of this month. So I finally have time to get back into the swing of things cooking-wise and, consequently, blog-wise.
I'm also using my sudden influx of free time to change the way I eat a little. I'm still vegan - that much hasn't changed - but I'm now trying to eat in a way which helps me build muscle and maintain fitness, whilst scaling down on cost a little (because, y'know, no job and all that). Also, I'll be using this blog to document the progress I make with regards to my newfound passion: Roller Derby.
Last July, on a whim, with no previous experience, I started attending new skater nights with a local team. Five weeks later, I fell, injuring the ligaments in my left ankle & knee. The worst part of it was being off skates for nine weeks while I healed up. I jumped straight back on the track in November, and since then, I've been trying to be the best skater I can be. Thing is, I'm fighting my body's never-ending hatred of anything physical. It simply refuses to make reasonable adjustments, so I'm getting tough on it. Extra training sessions, CrossFit, careful meal-planning, and one hell of a lot of protein.
Hopefully, it pays off.
