Sometimes I feel like my blog focuses way too much on food. I didn’t initially start it to be a “food” blog per se; the food blog community found me! But I have so many interests other than food. CCK doesn’t just sit around and eat all day. Some of these other interests:
Arts-n-Crafts, like scrapbooking or making Africards:
Africards:
I sell the Africards to friends, family members, neighbors, and I also donate them to the local high school’s “Hope for Africa” club, so that we can raise money for The Enough Project, which is working to put a stop to Genocide. (The Africards also represent another interest: charity work/ helping others.)
A few years ago, I read an incredible book called “What is the What.” In high school, I’d learned about the Holocaust and other such atrocities that took place in the past… but for some reason, no one ever mentioned to me that disgusting acts like these are still taking place today. After reading the book (which talks about Genocide in The Sudan), I immediately knew I had to do something. I’m selling the cards for $5 (or a higher donation), which I know hardly helps in the grand scheme of things. But I am a big believer that every little thing you can do is better than nothing. The little things do add up.
Perhaps I need to write another post solely on Africards! For now, I’ll get back to the focus of this post: my non-food interests.
Decorating cake or cupcakes, like my sister’s Pink Princess Cake.
Or decorating anything, really– notebooks, tee shirts, even the furniture I took with me to college!
Being around animals, and My Veganism.
Nail art and crazy nail designs like my Watermelon Manicure.
Once, I did a candy-corn manicure too. Yes, I know candy corn isn’t vegan. Good thing I don’t bite my nails!
Learning about current events and history.
Photoshopping, running, dancing, tennis, soccer (basically just being active in general), sports (go Stars!), parties (especially theme parties), music, friends (and boys!!), grammar, linguistics, language, travel… See, there’s way more to my life than food.
What about you?
What are your other interests aside from food?
hey Katie! sorry im late in commenting and reading, physics has not been one of my interests! hah but i am so excited to hear about some of your other interests! i get excited reading anything you post =) some of my interests include kickboxing, martial arts (kenpo), reading, writing,dancing my heart out (to my own jams),blog reading ofcourse, spending time with family, friends, my dogs and scoping out cute boys haha. Don’t ever feel the need to talk about what you think “we” are all wanting to read, we love every thing that you post and everything about your blog =)
hey missy!
i love to hear whatever you have to say–you are an interesting person all around..i might even like your blog better if it wasn’t all about food 🙂
my blog is totally random and is really a way for me to share pics and updates with my friends and family in a super simple way…i have few followers and no pressure–i’m not great at writing or picture taking
i enjoy my kids the most of course–being outdoors, hanging with our farmyard of animals, finding death row dogs homes, and other outdoorsy type stuff–thanks for asking!
So, it would seem you have lied to us all with your name. In fact… only half of you is covered in chocolate, the other side is even cooler! Just like a pillow after you wake up to use the bathroom.
Well, other than pancakes, i would have to say im interested in singing/playing the guitar, going out to movies and going camping/hiking with a good group of friends.
Hey lovely!
Your scrapbooking skills are amazing 🙂
Hmm, I guess my other interests are musical theatre/theatre in general, Disney movies (the old-school kind, not High School Musical haha), running, yoga, reading (anything and everything), music (classic rock mostly, some new stuff), writing (I want to be a journalist/novelist someday!), film-making, veganism not related to food like you said (since it’s so much more than that), fashion, travel – especially to the US – and nutrition. Haha wow that’s a looong list… as for pressure to blog about food only, seeing as my blog’s only a baby right now I don’t really feel that. Either way I like to include other things in my posts than just me cooking food – like the story of how my mum and sister became vegetarian!
Oh, and here’s my email Katie since you asked 🙂
xx_liz@hotmail.com
Love you!
I forgot to tell you my interests yesterday, so I’ll tell you them now 🙂
Other than food, I like cross country and running in general, animals, especially big dogs, hiking/mountain climbing, and just being outside 🙂
CCV you rock!
although a huge percentage of my life revolves around food-its what i study in class, its what i do in my college clubs, its where i work, its everywhere. But I love love love running, and zumba and yoga, and dancing. And scrapbook journaling, and writing letters. and watching movies/going to shows with friends. and just wandering wherever my feet lead me!
have a lovely weekend!
I ran across this site randomly while looking for idea’s for my nephews first birthday cupcakes, and I just felt complelled to say that I’m sincerly concerned about your weight.. You look emaciated. I hope you can see how underweight you look. My best wishes
What a wonderful idea ! Food is not the only thing vegans think about. I am so fed up people around me introduce me as the vegan girl. I am more than that. I’ve got a name first of all and plenty of other interests than my vegan food life ! Can’t wait to see your other interests !
OMG I love your nails!!!!
I’m so glad you are going to post about other aspects of your life! I find I’m having a hard time posting *enough* about food. Since that’s the direction I want to take my career I thought a blog would be a great start, but now its just become a great chronicle of my time abroad so far–and you know what, I wouldn’t have it any other way!
Keep inspiring!
Talia