Cheezy Potato Soup (vegan, gluten free, soy free)

I love potatoes. I always have and always will. I cannot resist anything potato, whether it's french fries, potato chips, hash browns, roasted, or fried. MMMMMM.

Winter has hit, therefore soup is on the menu. My apartment has been getting down to 59 degrees Fahrenheit at times. It's chilly! Combining my love for potatoes and my need for soup. Like, I've mentioned before, cooking is posing to be a challenge as of lately since I am on some dietary restrictions for a few months. Despite all of this, I managed to find a soup that I could tweak and adapt to my dietary restrictions. I've fallen in love with what I've come up with. I eat it almost every week! My fiancee even likes it!

Pink and Purple!

Glitter polish has become an addiction. There are so many options out there! So, while I was exploring etsy, I happened across LushLaquer, in particular Pink Panther. Its a clear polish with various sizes of pink, white, and black glitter. The pink glitters actually have subtle white spots on them. So far I have tried this polish with a light pink and a darker pink. Both look amazing, but have very different effects.

Harnesses, anxiety wraps, and doggles (oh my!)

Last year, my fiancee and I consulted a dog trainer over various behavioral issues we were having with the pups, including separation anxiety, CHEWING, and what I refer to as "little man syndrome."

This was the last straw!!!!

In addition to some training techniques to implement, she recommended a few items to help a) ease their anxiety and b) to decrease their sensory overload when out.

Vegan Bigos Recipe

Many years ago, my fiancee spent a few years in Poland  While there, bigos became one of his favorite Polish dishes. For years he'd tell me how much he wanted it. One day I browsed the internet, found several recipes, and pieced them together to make the finished product for him. He loved it!

Currently, I am trying to eat a more vegan diet, while eliminating harmful substances from my diet. On top of this, I am not supposed to eat soy, garlic, and gluten, among other things, which makes meal planning difficult.

I had a head of cabbage in my refrigerator and figured I'd try adapting the recipe to make vegan bigos. At first, it tasted okay, but not as good at the original, so I let it sit in the refrigerator for a few days. I tried it again and it is so much better! It's definitely gets better with age. I'm here to share the recipe with you in the hopes that you can enjoy it too!

SHOES!!!

I  love shoes! I love shoes so much it's verges on an obsession and/or fetish. They are just so much fun! I recently stumbled upon lolashoetique. OMG! It's like heaven! I sat there for hours looking at all the amazing shoes. I wanted soooo many. Alas, I had to narrow it down to a few pairs. They ran a sale over the holiday season, which I had to jump on! I ended up purchasing 3 pairs of heels and 1 pair of boots. I cannot be more thrilled.

New Years Nails!

So in the spirit of New Years, I decided to do my nails with confetti glitter nail polish! I used 3 different polishes I purchased recently. The first is China Glaze "Luxe and Lush" from the Hunger Games collection. It is a very chunky glitter, so it required 2 coats of top coat.