Comments for Experiments in Living

Comment on Confessions of a self-help junkie by Ruth

Ruth — Mon, 12 May 2008 04:30:37 +0000

Great post! You make a really good point about needing to get along with the author of whatever self help book you’re reading. I know for myself, I definitely won’t do whatever they’re suggesting if I don’t like the “tone” of their writing.

One that I’ve found is really great is Corrie Woods. Her book, The Woman’s Field Guide To Exceptional Living is written in a warm, inviting style that invites the reader to take responsibility for creating their own meaningful life. It’s also not preachy, but filled with just the right blend of wisdom and practical advice. Definitely one of the best self help books I’ve read in a long time.

Comment on Top energy-boosting breakfast ideas by Vegan challenge - days 6-9 « Experiments in Living

Vegan challenge - days 6-9 « Experiments in Living — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:17:08 +0000

[...] - have been a variation on my usual theme ie smoothies, peanut butter on toast, museli. I have started buying cheap-o home brand museli and [...]

Comment on Vegan Challenge - Days 1-5 by katesaltfleet

katesaltfleet — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:39:07 +0000

To be honest, I haven’t noticed that I have been spending any more on food from when I was eating meat. Well off? I wish!

Comment on Another reason to avoid Burberry by katesaltfleet

katesaltfleet — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:33:27 +0000

Exactly. Wear your own skin!

Comment on Another reason to avoid Burberry by animallover80

animallover80 — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:43:47 +0000

It floors me that anyone can think fur is beautiful when it’s not attached to the animal to which it belonged! It’s beautiful on THEM, and disgusting on humans. BLECH!

Comment on May Challenge by animallover80

animallover80 — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:40:16 +0000

Hi! I just found your blog and am really enjoying it. It seems like you & I have approached veganism much the same - phasing it in and making sure you’re being healthy about it. My thought was that if I didn’t make sure I was healthy I’d either feel like crap or gain weight or something and then it wouldn’t stick. So I worked really hard to make sure I was doing things right. I still make mistakes at times, but it’s all a learning process!

Great blog!

Comment on Vegan Challenge - Days 1-5 by Om

Om — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:42:02 +0000

I command you on taking this challenge. I assume that your well off to live on this diet but many people simply cannot even if they sincerely wanted to live on this diet.

Comment on Blackpool Tower by halfpintpixie

halfpintpixie — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:10:05 +0000

cool pic, I didn’t realise the tower was so tall!

Comment on May Challenge by katesaltfleet

katesaltfleet — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:44:02 +0000

Thanks. Have just returned from the trip, and survived being animal-free!

Comment on Save a Sheep’s a*se - say no to wool! by katesaltfleet

katesaltfleet — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:41:51 +0000

Hi Alexandra,

Thank you for your comment. The hygiene problems I referred to are specific to merinos being kept in Australia, whose climate I believe to be unsuitable for sheep with a heavy fleece, hence the problem with fly strike.

As a layperson, it appears to me that sheep would not need to be sheared, clipped, mulesed, etc if it were not for the fact that they have been selectively bred for profit in the first place. That is what I meant by the fleece causing them problems - in the wild they would only have the amount of fleece needed to keep warm.

I do appreciate that some breeders take better care of their livestock that others. However, the focus of the article is why, as a vegan, one should not wear animal fibres, specifically wool in this case.

Kind regards

Kate