I don’t eat meat and I couldn’t feel better. The story on how I became a vegetarian.

I know for some of you this might be quite a cliché or even sound boring but you know what, I don’t eat meat and I really couldn’t feel better, it’s true! Let me give you a little bit of a background story about myself in this field.

I grew up with a vegetarian mother, who never asked me to be a vegetarian by the way. Although I always admired her conviction and determination to do it, I never even thought of becoming a vegetarian myself, I was one of those people who said something like “What about hot-dogs and burgers and buffalo chicken wings?” (I know now I can make veggie versions of all of them) To me it wasn’t an option to stop eating meat, it just wasn’t. Yup, I swallowed my own words later on. So you might be asking then, what made me change my mind? Well honestly it was something that happened naturally. One really hot day at work I just didn’t felt like eating meat and then the next day too, and the day after that until two weeks of shooting had passed when I realized I had stopped eating meat. Of course I wasn’t too excited about it, I thought it was just a funny coincidence and no big deal. That weekend after a party I was so hungry I could’ve eaten anything, seriously anything, a piece of cardboard or a pillow… seriously! But instead I eat tacos… yes, tacos!! And 8 of them… I know! I felt like such a horrible person that night, but not as bad as I felt the next morning. I am not kidding I thought I was gonna die. Period. I was sick and bloated and felt gross. The only thing I could think of was: “I’m never eating meat again, It’s from the devil” and so that’s what I did.

After that I got all conscious about animals and read about everything they go through just so we can eat them, so I decided not to keep being part of it, I guess this knowledge helped me be more convinced of what I was doing. Ironically (as many might think) ever since I stopped eating meat I feel better, my conscious is clean, and I’ve eaten the most delicious meals I’ve ever had in my life. Also this decision pushed me into not only eating healthier, but being healthier in every way. I’ve never enjoyed food so much as I do now and I highly recommend it to everyone. I will keep up posting tips on how to be a vegetarian and staying healthy so stay tuned.

Xx,

Elle

Style.com's Style Map

Style.com

It seems that the always-trendy Style.com came up with a new way of turning their platform into a multicultural community, where contributors all around the world will write for the site. With topics like culture, food, music, and of course fashion, people like Kylie Minogue, Courtney Love, Zachary Quinto, Nicole Richie, and other interesting personas, who live in the most transcendent cities today, will share their insights on the cities they habit.

I personally think that this is a great way of bringing, not only followers and readers, but diversity also. Sometimes the world of fashion, specially, seems so limited and not available for everyone, even for some countries, that it might seem out of reach for many. Style.com has made out of itself a very nice, reliable, and more importantly essential source over the years when it comes to style (we all know that if it is in Style.com it is law), so for them to involve this many people (60 to be exact), will help broaden the horizons to other possibilities and to share with all of us, style seekers, an international, fresh, and innovative perspective on style. Have I said the word style enough times already? In case I haven’t, I shall continue.

The map shows where the contributors are located. There's one in Mexico City, yay!
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One thing that really catches my attention is Mexico City’s contributor to the site, Hamish Anderson. This guy is from England, who lived in NYC for most of his life, that has recently come to Mexico to learn about the typical food, and soon to open a restaurant in one of the trendiest neighborhoods in the city. This makes him a great contributor on the food category of the site, not to mention how Mexican food itself adds an excellent proposal to the project. I would love to see a fashion category for this city on the new Style Map, I believe that there’s a lot of potential in this city for it to be a fashion capital one day.  I hope they can add a fashion insider to the contributors list soon, I propose myself to do the job, Style.com you got your girl ;)

Mexico City is still a rough diamond; it only needs more people to realize that.

Xx,

Elle

I’m in love with a guy and his girlfriend loves him too!

Manual on how to love the taken guys and feel happy about it.

How many of you out there share the man you love with his girlfriend? At first I thought it was one of those things I would never be involved in and that it was like a past century kind of situation that only happened to stupid women. Now I do not only know it is a quite common thing that happens these days but also it has nothing to do whether you are stupid or not. 

First of all since when all men have girlfriends? Why did I have the misconception that there were plenty of single men out there?  There aren’t really, not between the 28 to 35 age range at least, and don’t get me wrong it’s not that I’m in a desperate search for the perfect man (or any man whatsoever), but I had recently faced to the fact that most “good” men are taken and this is new to me. Maybe it was because I was IN a relationship for the longest time that I just ignored this interesting fact. I remember feeling perplexed about how Internet dating was huge and how somehow it became a “normal” thing these days to meet a guy online and get married a few months after. (I still can’t totally process this information; the whole online dating scene makes me feel skeptic, but more about online dating later… that could be a whole other post.) Definitely this makes a whole more sense to me now, not that I’m thinking of giving it a shot though, at least for now. 

Anyway… what is most intriguing isn’t the idea that there are no available men out there but the fact that most of them are willing to cheat. We all sort of knew this, right? But doesn’t this make it better? I mean if they weren’t cheating, these men would be absolutely off limits but because they do then it is that we get to be part of their lives. Think about it. I believe it is what WE give to them what’s most important not the other way around, plus how many times have you been in a relationship you no longer wanted to be in, and how hard it was to break someone else’s heart. He could be in that relationship right now. And what doesn’t tell you that he doesn’t love you back?  Being in a relationship with one person doesn’t mean you won’t find another one you like better later on in life. There is one thing as what society has taught us that is right and wrong and a whole other to follow your heart; there are no rules when it comes to love. Ultimately it is what you give to others what fulfills you, so don’t expect anything back. You found a guy, he’s amazing, you love spending time with him, he’s perfect…. Then cherish what you feel for him and do not ask for anything back, you knew what you were up to the moment you knew he was in a relationship, so now just enjoy what you guys have. The moment you feel that you are not confortable with this anymore then make a choice and do not blame him for this, cause it is you the one who makes choices in your life, not him. But if you decide to stick around then just give out the best of you, and keep your hopes up, you never know what it might happen over time… everything is possible.

Xx,

Elle

Why I decided to start a blog.

First of all let me tell you that I’m that kind of girl who sees life her own way, makes her own rules, and care less about what people might think.  I’m always looking at the bright side of things and enjoying every moment of my life. The idea of writing a blog came to me a few years back as I not only do love to write but I also wanted to share my thoughts with the world. Unfortunately never gave myself the time back then to do it. So now considering I’m jobless, recently single, and back into my mum’s house I’ve got plenty of free time on my hands these days and what better way to spend it but on writing about life, love, fashion, and everything else that I constantly wander on. So here I am, writing the first post to this blog, I hope you enjoy!

Xx,

Elle