tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216482522024-03-13T05:17:25.912-07:00NFB/2centsbuttonco*nfb is now 2centsbuttonco*jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01062017209398459580noreply@blogger.comBlogger412125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648252.post-23963789264125568202014-08-02T09:47:00.001-07:002014-08-02T09:47:19.556-07:00bulldog sitting is my specialty.this weekend i am in the city sitting for my friend who is at a vegan bnb in mendicino. jealous is one word i can use to describe how i feel about that, but lucky is another because i am relaxing up here as well so it is like a retreat in itself. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">buggsy's poo patch of dirt up the street.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we just kind of sit and stare at one another.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fog does not do wonders for my hair or glasses.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ocean beach smells like dog.</td></tr>
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<br />jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01062017209398459580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648252.post-41152783609279350522014-06-24T16:40:00.002-07:002014-06-24T23:37:03.888-07:00365 days later lol<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">goddamn i am boring. well, i don't think so but if i lived solely in terms of social media man. what a snooze. But it doesn't feel that way to me, not really, as this last year has been as difficult as any i can remember in a long time. but not as bad as the past few years. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i just reread my last blog post from august of last year, and i was in a similar situation (it's all running together now, oh the feels!). i had just been laid off from my other PA job and i was puttering around the house. my sister was staying with us and that is a blog post for another time let me tell you. it was stressful, but she is now living independently with her son. that's always good news! if we are friends on <a href="http://instagram.com/jenneverfeltbetter#">instagram</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/neverfeltbetter">twitter</a> you may have caught that i was a living an onion article on working in an office in rancho cordova--my last 9 months have been devoid of real progress on the self-work that i clearly require! also lacking--<i>balance</i>. so as i stepped down from my last job with some shred of dignity, i hope i realized that the trade off over the past 9 months wasn't beneficial to me, the gal who is living this life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">fast forward to now: and within one week of unemployment, i have landed another PT, less stressful and higher paying personal assistant (to a busy couple not care giving for, that distinction is important to me since my last position was an agency that worked with caregivers for disabled people) gig. i am employed once again, and my daily routine just want from meh to POW. i love serendipitous situations, which whether or not you believe in those types of unexplainable things, i find myself in quite a bit. now i have time to: make things. be creative. be me. this is huge, people. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my handwriting skills have gone the way of the dodo.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">speaking of making, our little <a href="http://www.2centsbuttonco.com/">fledgling button business</a> is finally growing feathers, it's official that it's now taking over things with a life of it's own! the funny thing is, and i hope you are sitting down for this, the more time i spend thinking and acting on it the more business i get! not a true aha moment but close enough. i have been getting referrals and repeat customers and just this week i got a monthly reoccurring order for a start up subscription based business. i'm really excited because making buttons is like my zen happy place. i can zone out, reminisce of things, brain storm, day dream whatever i like. and it gets me in a groove. (more talk of balance.) Here are some recent projects from 2CBC.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">custom. cute idea for your next event!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my friend's vegan bakery here in sacramento! sassy oh baking co, their logo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">new skate & record shop in sacramento, their logo.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">related: i've really been missing NFB, the physical shop lately. in local news, our sacramento version of voodoo donuts (no really they went up to pdx and got real inspired to open a donut shop) is closing after 3 years, citing burnout. not only can we not get a decent vegan donut anymore...it kind of stung to hear that they had the luxury of "quitting" when money didn't come in to the equation for them like it did for me and our business. i know it's apples to oranges but i love and miss NFB dearly! i do have my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/neverfeltbetter">etsy</a> shop and of course the button biz. ( i think here is where i insert the theme: balance.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">this is not the place where i promise to write more blog posts (nobody cares), sew more (i am going to gdi!), take more photos (i take a zillion a day, camera phone is replacing my real camera but i'm ok with that. i embrace micro-blogging on IG and it embraces me). no, that is not going to be the end of this post. this is the place where i pat myself on the head and feel amazed that i lived through all of THAT and am not moving on to pushing through all of THIS. (<i>BALANCE</i>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">and then of course i do it all for these crazy people:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">next blog post: i may just tell you a little story about the stray mama cat and her 4, 4 week old babies that are living in lucy's closet. (*cough cough* what was that about balance?)</span><br />
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<br />jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01062017209398459580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648252.post-20464631943173176322013-08-04T22:03:00.000-07:002013-08-04T22:03:25.967-07:00yard work is great for the soul.<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">yard work is great for the soul, especially when your soul needs a nice, big, fat ass kicking. my yard is an abyss of leaves and leaves and more leaves. i have the huge oak tree that sheds year round for that. i pulled a mommy dearest on the privet trees, truth be told. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">my sister came to stay with us for a while and she is so motivating for things like cleaning up our yard which, until today was full of piles of leaves and spider webs in the trees leaves (scary). we made planters, replanted flowers, succulents, cleared out so much branches and weeds. i mean my yard looks TIGHT now. i'm so happy it's cleared! plus we scored a free gas lawnmower from the neighbors. it was a good lawn care day all the way around. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">sometimes it just takes an extra set of
hands and feet to get stuff done like you see it, the extra help could
not come at a more needed time! </span>between school suddenly starting for lucy (i for some reason had it in my head that she started after lyric which is after labor day BUT NO her school starts in three days which led me scrambling to some degree but it wasn't the end of the world with the supplies--just new uniform shirts and jazz. <i>IT IS ANOTHER STORY ENTIRELY THAT WOULD LEAD ME TO NOT KNOW THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR ONE OF MY CHILDREN, </i>so we won't go there out of respect for my pride. it's not like i've had a lot on my plate or anything!), my job suddenly pink slipping me (yay?) and my sister staying here for a bit there has been some craziness over the last few days. but hey, when is that never the case? i feel lucky to have her right now when i need to be looking for a full time position, she can help me with lucy and whatever else comes along. for that i am so very grateful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">hard work gave my soul the business today. and that is just alright with me.</span><br />
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<br />jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01062017209398459580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648252.post-23250969577534574862013-07-31T21:37:00.000-07:002013-08-01T11:35:43.488-07:00in which i post pictures of our meager vegan vacation<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">our friends got married in portland over the weekend and we have been looking forward to this little mini-getaway for months. i've had the date saved at my job since i started it was that important for me to plan this come hell or high water! i do believe, the last solo vacation shawn and i have been on was when we eloped to get married in tahoe and that was a long time ago, lemme tell ya.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">we tried to pack as much into the weekend as possible and the clear winner was shawn with a skate session several times per day with different groups of people each time. i was impressed, and he had a permasmile. i got to catch up with my friends at a cool little spot on hawthorne for some laughs and some wine. and i also got to be a solo tourist down in the pearl. i spent some quality time in powells and to see if our favorite sushi place was still there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">first things first though. on the way up i got to spend a few hours and a very delicious dinner with <a href="http://gladcow.com/">gladcow</a> clan. tatchos and salad with vegan ranch and just some freshly made berry donuts made into a sunday with coconut cream whipped topping. you know, nothing fancy ;p</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">we drove from salem to portand in record time. that was my first and best time in salem. i have literally never stepped foot there before that night. <3 font=""><!--3--></3></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">what is a pdx vacation without all the other food pics you know i took? nothing, i say. so let the food pics commence!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">soy curl bbq with a side of m&c. #vegan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sweetpea breakfast giving to me everything that i don't get here in sacramento. a bagel with a vegan shmear. fml.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">so the reason we went to portland was for the wedding of our dear friends. they had a lovely ceremony and reception at the portland historical mansion. open bar! old friends! old ladies falling over in their chair! slow dancing! this wedding had it all. did i mention it had a full bar? speaking of bars, afterward little dave and i had the big idea to go to the bye and bye for some drinks and vegan bar food. apparently i fell asleep sitting up in my bar stool. THE SURE SIGN OF A GOOD TIME! <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>thank you shawn for being there for me in times like these, and being a sober driver! love you and your SxE ways!</i> </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bride! melissa was beautiful.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">i was triple fisting drink by this point.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">shawn, jason and zach.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">shawn looking all dapper.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">so there was a lot of skating, snacking, socializing and snazziness going on back in our beloved pnw. the girls got some good snacks for being so good while we were gone. there were so many new places to check out since we had left what, going on 5 years this november. <i>TOO LONG</i>. shawn skated new places, and met old and new faces. i got to take pictures with the real camera, and lurk about while he skated his heart out. we had alone time on the last night and it was really fucking nice. we both were some pretty happy campers--i can't remember being that happy in a while. quelle sad to have to leave but so happy i have even more memories to tide me over for a while. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">snax for the girls!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">shawn's fav skate shop.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">he had a breakfast cookie that day lol</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">on the walking bridge above the skate park. apparently they are taking the bridge out and "trying" to save the park below. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">zach, sara, rudy, shawn and little dave.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">it's hard to take a shot of this while you are driving and you have a compass get in the way of a good shot. don't do this at home, kids.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">melissa has a bowl in her backyard. ridiculous!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">two of shawn's oldest and dearest friends. three if you count the pug.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sk8rs</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">NEEDLESS TO SAY i miss portland dearly and you know that time when you go back to the place you call home, the place you didn't want to leave in the first place but you had to? yeah, it's that time. when we have a real come-to-jesus about what is going on with our lives, and maybe how we can <i>get back get back get back to where we once belong. </i></span><br />
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<br />jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01062017209398459580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648252.post-58514977112489781022013-07-25T16:46:00.001-07:002013-07-25T16:46:17.681-07:00PMA flags<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i got my special package from my cousin jes today, and it was just as i imagined it would be: awesome. and it looks amazing swaggin' on my front window.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">so right now, i am taking a union break from getting ready to jet up to the grand old pnw back home to portland, oregon for a friend's sure to be gorge wedding! shawn is in high heaven with all the skate-dates he has and i am peeping out some of my most dearly missed friends. we are calling this our second honeymoon because we haven't had a proper vacation in um...years. so we are jamming econo on this trip because we are just not those ones. yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">here is my favorite picture of my girls when they were small and we had a fun day at the woods in st. johns, shawn skated the park there and we went to proper eats. which by the way, is totally proper. :) i can't wait to take lots of pics and have these new memories of our time in portland. it will be hard to come back to sac. it never really did feel like home to me...but home is where these two are, for real:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this teeter totter was SO SQUEEKY. funny what you remember about special days...</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i will miss ALL THE CATS (and the DOGS too...just a little though ;p). i hope they are all happy to see us when we get back. i love these little butthole kittens more and more every day. all the jingle balls up and down the hall action at all hours, all the little cloth mice i step on, all the little wrappers they carry around and bat because they make that irresistible crinkle noises, when they dive for my ankles when i am trying to carry food to their food bowls. *sigh* i love them! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">making bread on my belly. 24/7. #catlady #porvida</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">next blog i will be reminiscing about portland and complaining how i am in the wrong state. just you watch :)</span>jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01062017209398459580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648252.post-80534471959992265392013-07-13T17:38:00.001-07:002013-07-13T17:38:17.842-07:00buttons! new and some oldies but goodies.<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">so i designed and printed out the buttons i was mentioned i was making for my cousin's craft show. these will look lovely on her table i think. buttons are the new business card, don't you know. i can make some buttons for you too! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and for my etsy shop, i just added some new colors for the ever so popular "vegan food only" fridge magnet. nice glaring brights so your guests and roommate can remember what's up in your kitchen. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/neverfeltbetter">go here to see what's new</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span>jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01062017209398459580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648252.post-62059864741876505822013-07-05T13:42:00.003-07:002013-07-05T15:29:52.333-07:00independence<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i am having some independence from feeling like shit, so if that is something to celebrate i'm all in! i switched up some meds, am taking some herbs for what appears to be <i>perimenopause</i> and i can say with some certainty that it's all coming together. my <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyroid">thyroid</a> could be at better levels but with my lack of insurance i can't really push the issue with this dr. i'm lucky in a sense she listens to me on that issue at all and i get regular blood work! (come on obamacare, i could use a real insurance plan that works for me...yesterday!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>in crafty news:</b> i updated my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/neverfeltbetter">ETSY SHOP</a> with some cute pocket mirrors and pins i've been meaning to list for ages and a neato vintage mid-mo crock set. check it out. my cousin jes down in merced is trading me a very cool custom vintage fabric prayer flag for some of logo <a href="http://www.2centsbuttonco.com/">buttons</a> as she doing a craft show there at the end of the month and having giveaway-buttons on your table is always a good thing (pro-tip for vending. that and having some candy. people love a little wrapped candy.). i will be sure to post pics of the buttons i make for her, maybe you need some too? while you are on etsy check out her shop, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LOVErainn?ga_search_query=loverainn&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=loverainn&ref=sr_gallery_1">LOVErainn</a> for some flags for some inspirational words of <i>peace & blessin's</i> :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">so this past week we have been doing another extended overnight pet sit, and this family has <b>ALL THE RESCUES</b>. hens from animal place, a guinea pig, some of the biggest rabbits i've ever seen, cats and dogs out the ying yang. i had the 4th of july duty and i am happy to say they were just *a little* traumatized by the noise. this is out in arden arcade so their version of the 4th of july and the version we get here in our hood is quite different! i have to say it was quite pleasant for me anyway. and i got to bond with the <b>best</b> weenie dog i have ever met. <u><i>remember if you are local to sac i do overnight pet sitting!</i></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">things i am grateful for: tuesdays off so i can again take care of my own business and have a standing library date with the girls while they enjoy being lazy for summer break, a trip to PDX later this month for our friends wedding. it's been too long since we've been back and i am beside myself with excitement (ROAD TRIP!), and the fact we just lived through 7 days of the worst heat wave to hit us yet so i know i can survive just about anything after that mess! most thankful our air conditioning unit did it's job and i can't even worry about the 24-7 running of the air conditioner bill yet. we didn't die! yay!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i don't know if we will be able to swing the fair this year again or not. i would at least like to go one time and ride some rides and have some wine slushy. you know i have never ridden the monorail? there is only two monorails in california and the other one is at disneyland. i suppose i should bucket list that, since i'm here. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ciao, and until next time. </span>jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01062017209398459580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648252.post-81180539771383746402013-06-09T18:00:00.000-07:002013-06-09T18:00:23.658-07:00you blink your eye and a year passes<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">well. hello blog! it has literally been a year since i have taken to the blog and actually posted. i could say i've been real busy (i have), or that the last two years of this blog made me too sad (it did) but in truth it's about a 40/60 split of both of those excuses, er i mean reasons for not updating. today i will do a very straight forward update kind of post. <i>i mean, it has been a year and all.</i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">this is and has always been a personal blog. and sometimes you lose your voice. so there. so what? sometimes i need...time. lots and lots of time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">things take time to work through. you got your finances, you got your career issues, you got your family drama, you got your health issues. sometimes all at one time, or more insidiously just <i>slightly</i> overlapped, just so you don't <i>really</i> have time to digest and cope properly each issue. the answer is not in a pill for me (well in the case of my thyroid yeah, a little hormone pill can do miracles! more posts on that drama to come!), but more in the battle to balance the issues at hand<i> (because they keep coming....).</i> try not to let one knock you over so far so you can't get up--or it takes months to weeble-wobble back into a standing position even though it looks like i'm up and about, i'm sleepwalkin'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">so today i am on the weeble of the wobble. things are good for our family, and i have a clearer perspective on *things*. a little time, health, a good support system & stability=the way for me. also removing Things That Are Not So Good has improved my PMA tremendously. like, turned it up to 11 tremendously. distancing myself from some situations, some feelings, some memories has kept me going! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">life update: working good hours for a small local supplement company as an office manager/PA. it's not a vegan company so that's why i've keep it on the DL. it has supplied me with the self-confidence and skill utilization that i needed after the shop closed and then working for wayfare & the catering company jobs. i actually have helped this business get to a new financial level in 6 months and even though it's not my end all be all job because of the PA side of it, i am thankful for it in so many ways. i am reminded that i can achieve some great things and am working on my ultimate goal becoming an freelance online office manager for startups who need help with their businesses. that i know something about! also, i will be getting certified for non-profit management and online business management. i realized i am really good at what i do when i am allowed to do it and i am giving myself permission as of today. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">we (shawn & i) have also been doing some moonlighting as a premium overnight pet sitters, via referrals and it's been great. we get to play with animals and get paid :) i love helping the animals be stress free while the peoples get to vacation or get away for a few days (stress free too!). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">we also are making use of our button makers with making buttons for bands, biz, non-profits etc. you can find that website here: <a href="http://2centsbuttonco.com/">2centsbuttonco.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">shawn is great, he works with developmentally disabled day groups and we are hoping to bring his sister with CP out to california to get some better quality care. she's great and would love to be around family, instead of where she is at. shawn is really one of the most caring people on the planet, and for that i admire him very much for what he does. he's pretty awesome :) we just had our 9 year wedding anniversary and in october it will be 10 years of knowing one another. like i said he helps me with our side businesses without complaining, and still skates (por vida). i think i will keep him:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the girls are doing SO GOOD! lyric is going into a artsy charter school that is truly more in line with our family values and her grades are good even after her horrific middle school experience at sutter and having some pain in her knees. lucy goes to her little college prep charter and is an A+ student. it's pretty fucking cute! she's awesome and we are so proud of her. (if you recall she's high functioning on the spectrum so we get to be EXTRA proud of all our efforts with her in school and socially!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">i have officially turned into a cat lady. we found a feral mama cat and her 4 babies in our garage and even though we haven't caught her yet we got the babies. and baby kittens we have...everywhere! we are having a hard time giving them up. it's always been my dream to have a zillion cats but i don't know if i should try and make that a reality or not. #catlady</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">so i will update more about my transitioning into online business management/self-employment as it happens and this blog will once again be my little space for my little thoughts about nothing, just like it used to be. if you came here through googling never felt better vegan shop you can still find some stuff on my etsy shop and i will be adding vintage and more buttons to it<i> just like the old days. *cue babs 'the way we were and....fade.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span>jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01062017209398459580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648252.post-87605634169966788542012-06-05T21:35:00.000-07:002012-06-05T21:35:16.337-07:00when one door closes...<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">another one opens...IT'S TRUE.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">so after freaking out a little about being "unemployed" i did a little job hunting. turns out, after applying for a demo position with <a href="http://www.wayfarefoods.com/">wayfare </a>i got the job! it's PT and i have some freedom to set my own hours depending on what the chains/markets need, but i do know that i will be very busy all about northern california. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">one of the best things about this work is that the company observes the sabbath, so from friday afternoon to sunday morning i will never work. that leaves time for pop up shows, craft shows and other events. SEE HOW EVERYTHING WORKS OUT? in retail and many other fields weekend work is mandatory. so you can imagine how lovely this really is for me and nfb.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">so if you follow this blog and you are in the northern california area--starting with sacramento, i will let you know when you can stop in for samples and <a href="http://www.wayfarefoods.com/content/products">buy some product</a>. here's a secret: they are rolling out an deluxe ice cream line by the end of summer/early fall and if it's anything like the cheeze spreads it will be totally delicious. i can't wait to check it out...mmm.....*drools*.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">PS remember those crocheted chicken egg cozy i made a while back for harvest home? i made a CAT VERSION. that's right. for my inner cat lady, who envisions cats hatching eggs. there's nothing crazy about that, right? naaaaaaw. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">now, dry your eyes and come see us at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/232104230228147/">born free usa's "off the wall"</a> party celebrating their new office mural and it's all vegan! look at all the rad vendors. i am going to drool over the marty may vinyl stuff :)</span>jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01062017209398459580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648252.post-84217710031894492472012-05-31T09:44:00.001-07:002012-06-01T22:06:14.898-07:00sad news for sacramento!<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">sad news for sacramento, we are closing our store front on P st. it's been a hard three months--even with all the events we have tried to do our sales have just gone down down down. when you are so micro-small like we were every sale counts towards overhead and when you can't make your overhead that's not good business. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">we have made the happy decision to go back to being an on-line venue and vending at the veg fests, craft shows and popup shops around northern california to broaden our horizons a bit and get back to being the care-free vegan family we once were. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">as of 5/31/12 the shop is closed, but i am working on the website adding items and working with calico dragon bags carrying her entire line plus more vendors TBA. if you can support us in that way we thank you! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">*more info to come, please stay tuned! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span>jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01062017209398459580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648252.post-62247114627862190592012-05-20T13:33:00.002-07:002012-05-20T13:41:36.184-07:003rd saturday wrap-up!<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">the 3rd saturday of every month is bunny adoption day at never felt better via our friends <a href="https://www.facebook.com/harvesthome">harvest home animal sanctuary</a> 1-5pm. yesterday not only did we get to pet and squeeze bunnies to our fill with HH, we had the wonderful work of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SacBBS">bitchin' bakesale</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BornFreeUSA">born free usa</a> tabling out front! it was a sloooow day but they raised about $200 for born free w/ a bit for harvest home even! we had a bunch of delicious treats from BB, and we hope they come back soon :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">see you next month for june's bunny adoption, and also events TBA. support your local vegan owned business. if you are out of the area, check out <a href="http://neverfeltbettervegan.com/">neverfeltbettervegan.com</a></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">THANK YOU! </span><br />
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</div>jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01062017209398459580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648252.post-25312229657331855442012-05-12T21:42:00.000-07:002012-05-12T21:42:10.679-07:00MEATLESS MONDAYS<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">even though every day is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SacramentoMeatlessMondays">meatless mondays</a> at <a href="http://neverfeltbettervegan.com/">nfb</a>, we are happy to now be open mondays 11-2 to host local food truck <a href="https://www.facebook.com/wichonwheels">wicked 'wich</a> for their all vegan menu out front! they usually offer a few vegan options, but we are happy to encourage businesses that want to cater to the vegan population and participate in meatless mondays. stop by and grab some lunch to go or stay a while at the tables out front of the shop and inside :) and hey, buy something. support your local vegan business! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span>jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01062017209398459580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648252.post-76585017686179065772012-04-29T12:06:00.001-07:002012-04-29T12:06:36.217-07:00spring gala/silent auction for harvest home!<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">our silent auction and spring gala for HARVEST HOME animal sanctuary was yesterday and it was so much fun, and a real treat to raise funds for the animals who reside there! we hope to have many more events for HH, we really love and respect their work. i believe they are in need of volunteers/interns if you are in the area and interested in learning more about their non-profit organization and the good work they do. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we don't think the lip balms are vegan but it was a nice gift basket from dr. bronners! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">that's mama fabun, purveyor of all our lovely vintage! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cross stitch by miss muffcake, won by MOI. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">oodles of baskets from oodles of rad companies. thanks to them all!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">special thanks to alternative baking company, herbivore clothing co, dr. bronners, bicycle baking co, the vegan collection, and so many local artists and friends for donating their time and art! i know i am missing people so i will link to lil'monsters blog with the full THANK YOU REPORT when it comes available. also big thanks to beth m. of lil' monsters pet care who took the time to put this on for us and harvest home! we will miss beth when she moves to SF... </span>jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01062017209398459580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648252.post-40474100083587032312012-04-21T17:39:00.000-07:002012-04-21T17:39:03.006-07:00nacheez 1 year anniversary party<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">we had a fun event at the shop last night: <a href="http://nacheez.com/">nacheez</a> vegan nacho sauce had its one year anniversary party and we got to host it :) CHEERS to ilsa and may she have many more anniversary parties at NFB! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">*who are these crazy people? :))</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">meeting the gal of the hour!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">*happy nacheez friends & customers!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">*ilsa's helpers amy & rae</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">*linda m. and ilsa</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">deluxe nacheez nachos with cubed seitan from emma's tamales!</td></tr>
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<br />jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01062017209398459580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648252.post-51663033229816815752012-03-09T13:50:00.000-08:002012-03-09T13:50:25.543-08:00*vegan food drive*<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">from now through march 31 at 4pm we are the drop off location for <a href="http://harvesthomeblog.tumblr.com/post/19008257201/march-31-sanctuary-to-host-its-first-vegetarian-food">harvest home's effort</a> to collect vegan dry goods to benefit the stockton/san joaquin valley food banks. let's show how food banks can easily stock animal product-free goods that are compassionate to both animals and humans. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">you will find a big box at the entryway of <a href="http://neverfeltbettervegan.com/">NFB</a>, so please go through those pantries or pick up a little extra the next time you are grocery shopping for those in need. humans are animals too! :)</span>jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01062017209398459580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648252.post-83090240005958817202012-03-03T20:49:00.000-08:002012-03-03T20:49:56.036-08:00*mostly wordless saturday, hen benefit edition*<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">we know how to throw a bakesale!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pinups, over-sized corn-men and a line down the block!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MOAR CHICKENS!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">*drools*</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">over $500 was raised today for harvest home animal sanctuary, and renewed my appreciation for our vegan community. thanks for coming out today and loading up on some terrific baked goods! we were truly blown away with the bakers who donated their time and money to make such wonderful treats. you are all the best!</span>jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01062017209398459580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648252.post-12630790735883878142012-03-02T14:07:00.000-08:002012-03-02T14:07:03.914-08:00*harvest home vegan bake sale benefit*<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2duGhjhl3Q7ROr4sjSYLxTJ2K5p-rfjYC1lKubOcRmmz8hGPTtMlNi8X-1XzF4KDRrpp3kuftKh3HVTKzMe6oR70OgcjiBfaiCQRKmwrK84iYFDyDwjHbbb3c0RrxCsART0yaA/s1600/chickenflyer.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2duGhjhl3Q7ROr4sjSYLxTJ2K5p-rfjYC1lKubOcRmmz8hGPTtMlNi8X-1XzF4KDRrpp3kuftKh3HVTKzMe6oR70OgcjiBfaiCQRKmwrK84iYFDyDwjHbbb3c0RrxCsART0yaA/s400/chickenflyer.png" width="311" /></a></div>jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01062017209398459580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648252.post-74596734755017899842012-02-25T14:00:00.000-08:002012-02-25T14:00:10.614-08:00*mostly wordless saturday*<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">{the shop saturday 2-25-12}</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">here are just a few pictures! thanks to beth for snapping a few pics between customers, she was a huge help and initiated this whole event. thanks beth!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">they hit traffic from santa rosa so she didn't even make it to her table--fans swarmed her right when she walked in the door!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">it was nice to see old and new faces to for this meet and greet!</td></tr>
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">{we love cookbook authors and zine people too. if you know any who are looking to be hosted for book signing events let me know at <a href="mailto:info@neverfeltbettervegan.com">info@neverfeltbettervegan.com</a>!} </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">in other tuesday news, it's VEGAN HAPPY HOUR! come 3-6 and get 25% off every regularly priced stock. no yelp coupons please! see you then :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span>jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01062017209398459580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648252.post-36514954676036328822012-02-18T11:57:00.000-08:002012-02-18T11:57:12.196-08:00feb happenings at nfb!<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">so this has been THE shortest month i have ever experienced--i can't believe it's past the mid-month mark already. *shakes fist at feb!* although, you would not know it's winter here in sacramento--the weather is bizarro! totally mild, dry and absolutely beautiful. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">me and miss lucy--she made me some buttons and was pretty proud!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">a few things have gone down this month, some good/some bad. first our second saturday veg cookbook turnout was less than stellar. it was super disappointing! not so much that i won't keep putting on events like that but if you rsvp to something try to make it, k otherwise folks like me get discouraged and feel like they are playing to an empty theater. people from around the internet have made comments like "i wish you were closer, or someone did something like that here" and they mean it. there are a handful of vegan shops around the country and i feel damn lucky i can barely keep this roof over our head. which leads me to the news of several vegan shops closing this month.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.cosmosveganshoppe.com/storeblog/">cosmos</a>, <a href="http://panaceaecoshop.com/">panacea</a> and one more that is escaping me at the moment are having to shut their doors for various reasons, but mainly they boil down to walmart-like natural food stores competing for business, lack of support and the realization that vegan foods can be found just about anywhere if you look--which is a great thing--but activists want to put their time in where it is most needed. (and in the case of cosmos, go on to bigger and better things.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">now, we are a little different in that respect where i would like to think i am a specialty boutique especially with the food items we carry. i have always said i would like to think of myself as the vegan child of <a href="http://www.herbivoreclothing.com/">herbivore</a> and <a href="http://foodfightgrocery.com/">foodfight!</a> grocery mixed with my love of handmade crafted goods. with our handmade items i focus on vegan items from vegan companies/crafters i want to support, and half are friends of mine or people i have admired online for years! we have branched out into vegan used clothing which is awesome, vegan vintage which i LOVE and housewares everyone loves! unique items that are vegan--you don't have to read labels! woot! that goes for food items too. i can't compete with safeway down the street or our natural foods coop's food items but what i can do is offer items you won't find there--even at wholefoods if you shop there. there are SO MANY up and coming vegan companies that need support and you need their noms, i feel i can have a cozy, stocked grocery area that is worth coming to shop. i hope the whole store is worth coming to shop! {i think it is!} </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">that idea brings me to the newest idea we have which is turning our grocery section into a <a href="http://neverfeltbettervegan.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=18">food coop</a> of sorts where supporters/members can buy a yearly membership and have a voice as to new products we carry/products we don't and can get a discount on their purchases w/no cap. there are two levels of membership for 10 or 15 % respectively. it's like a cross between a buying club and a food coop but the one thing that makes it different is that it is and will always be vegan. that means, that is not negotiable. it's open to the public of course, they just don't get the discount like members do. how cool is it to be a supporter of a grass roots vegan coop? i think it's super cool. i hope others do too as the word gets out that we are willing to commit to this idea. eventually there will be worker shifts for an additional 5% off, and also discounts to members who hold events for the coop to raise awareness. eventual dividends can go to an animal charity of our choice, via votes and there will be a private FB group for general discussions, product recommendations etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">i don't know if anyone has tried this before and failed but i am not looking for horror stories--i believe in this idea and i hope the vegan community in our area does too. non-local people can be members too! the discount would apply to online shopping via a discount code given to them upon purchase of membership! you can always just donate to help us get off the ground and grow our selection to serve the community better...HINT HINT! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">remember, this is why we are in business. animal rights, and outreach. not to get rich or anything. if that was my goal i would have opened a fro-yo franchise! LOL support your local vegan shop! or you will find one day they are no more and you would be more bummed than you think :)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">ok. in other event news, tomorrow our friend <a href="http://littlemonsterspetcare.com/">beth of little monsters pet care</a> has arranged for cookbook author lindsay shay nixon of <a href="http://happyherbivore.com/">happy herbivore</a> to meet and greet at the shop between 1-3pm tomorrow sunday feb 20th. low fat vegans unite and come by the shop and get your cookbook signed by the author :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">*feel free to email me at info@neverfeltbettervegan.com if you have any questions of any sort. hit me up!</span>jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01062017209398459580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648252.post-39231383875981666492012-02-01T15:44:00.000-08:002012-02-01T15:44:57.770-08:00got plugs?<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">our new friends at <a href="http://www.plug-club.com/Plug-Club/Home_.html">plug-club</a></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">made the cutest new exclusive line just for US! whether you wear plugs in your ears or know someone who does, they have what you need. soon, we will have it too at the shop--check out how adorbs!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBVIxhCCDaKCcmeFT5tVjDs3Jz2dAX-X0g2Rn2MOpAt9tF3YKAnQJ_SEO4ZtvymXJKRcsugQOcIQ_ntzLtCXH6JoUf-_jprE5Chb0_SuRE9UOHet_fgu_vrFeyWVIcKScjHJiLA/s1600/Vegan+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBVIxhCCDaKCcmeFT5tVjDs3Jz2dAX-X0g2Rn2MOpAt9tF3YKAnQJ_SEO4ZtvymXJKRcsugQOcIQ_ntzLtCXH6JoUf-_jprE5Chb0_SuRE9UOHet_fgu_vrFeyWVIcKScjHJiLA/s400/Vegan+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">these make me want leeeeetle ear plugs myself. hmmm.....</span>jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01062017209398459580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648252.post-11358942204597253872012-01-24T11:47:00.000-08:002012-01-24T14:00:34.569-08:00tuesday happy hour at NFB<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">what makes an hour happy? discounts. here at <a href="http://neverfeltbettervegan.com/">nfb</a> we would like everyone to be happy, especially on sleepy tuesdays. so, from 3-close you can toast to an additional savings of 25% off reg. priced items*. come stop in and grab that one item you have been eyeballing!</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">*discount excludes sale bin items and you can't combine any other discount card/programs. :)</span></i></b></span></div>jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01062017209398459580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648252.post-40187236727145408922012-01-18T16:49:00.000-08:002012-01-18T16:49:27.645-08:00nfb gets by with a little help from our friends<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">{i am starting a blog series with a 5 mini-interview with people who help us out here at <a href="http://neverfeltbettervegan.com/">never felt better</a> when ever then can, and in many different ways. i don't thank people enough probably, so i will start to remedy that starting now, in no particular order because my mind does not work like that :) }</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">i met miss raven while she was working at spv last year and was totally impressed with her successful vegan social day held in the spring. she has since been helping us out during busy times and at the veg fests. i hope that she will plan an event or two here over the spring and summer as well <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(HI RAVEN THAT'S A HINT!) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">of course, i can't forget to mention my thankfulness for her cameo in the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4uet1AwTvM&feature=youtu.be">nfb commercial</a> which saved me from having to bumble through my own commercial. trust me YOU'RE WELCOME.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">so she was kind enough answer my questions as i grilled her about her veganism LOL and it went like this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">j: how long have you been vegan?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">r:</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">i've been eating in the spirit of veganisim since i saw some very disturbing documentaries on what actually happens to the animals we use as food. a large part of my diet is made of fresh organic fruits and veggies, because i prefer non processed foods.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">j: </span> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">are your family and friends supportive of your decision to be cruelty-free?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">r: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">my family and most of my friends are in favor of having a cruelty-free diet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">j: are there many vegans on your school campus?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">r: there are a few vegans at my school, but most are not. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">j: what's the best part about being vegan?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">r: </span> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">the best part is to continue to be mindful of having a diet that is sustainable and respectful to animals</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">j: 5 years from now where will you be?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">r: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">in five years i hope to still be a part of activism for health care, economic reform, social human rights, and continue to eat in a mindful, healthy way. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> make it so, raven! right on. </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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