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I know what you are all thinking. It’s 3 rd  of January, Christmas was over a week ago and no one cares what you ate on Christmas day anymore, Emma. All I can say is I am fully aware of all of this. I should have written this blog post before Christmas day, but honestly, I have been SO busy this festive period. I have not had time to sit down and write in a whole month. (I’m glad I’m still making excuses as to why I don’t update my blog weekly anymore.) So, even though I know no one asked for it, I’m going to give it you. Here is what I ate on Christmas day.  Breakfast I woke up at around 9am and headed downstairs ready to start the festivities. I remember the times I would wake up at 5am and annoy my parents by jumping on their bed, begging them to get up so I could open all of my presents. But having just turned 21, unfortunately, the novelty of waking up at the crack of dawn has miraculously worn off, (much to my parents’ relief).  For me, Christmas day is a...

As my boyfriend, Joe, lives in Manchester, I would say I visit the city at least once a month. I have been a vegan for a year and a half now, but for some reason I have never been to V Rev Manchester. About a month ago, me and my Joe decided it was time to make the trip. Joe isn’t vegan, but he is so amazing and is very open to veganism, so he doesn’t mind me dragging him to vegan restaurants now and again! Joe finished work and we got the tram into town and headed to V Revs. I was so excited to finally see what everyone had been raving about. We arrived at V Revs at 6:30, not even thinking to book a table, to be turned away as they were fully booked :(. We left the restaurant disappointed, on the hunt for somewhere else to eat. We walked in to a few places asking them if they catered for vegans, and everywhere said, “have you heard of V Revs? You should try there.” I was even more upset now, as it seems like V Revs was really popular in Manchester. In the end, we settled for Chiq...

Coming from a family full of meat eaters, being the only vegan at Christmas is very interesting. Before, my extended family may have gotten me socks, bath stuff, perhaps a selection box here and there, but now I am vegan, that seems to be the only thing that identifies me. She’s a vegan, buy her ANYTHING that says vegan on it. Honestly, I’m not complaining. For me, it’s so nice to see people making an effort to cater for my lifestyle, and even my 80-year-old grandmother, who always asks me if I’m still on my “weird diet”, skipped buying me the usual chocolates this year. Here is just a selection of vegan related gifts I got this year, (I got so much more but I procrastinate and put off writing blog posts meaning I’ve eaten most of my vegan goodies). Vegan Christmas goodies First off, my mum filled my stocking with vegan chocolates, and this is what is left of it. I was so impressed to find I had free from chocolate coins, as I had no idea these were even a thing! Nex...