Coming Out of the Closet

So it's been a while, school and life in general have kept me busy and distracted. I've also been struggling with what being vegan means to me and quite frankly how to tell people I'm trying to go vegan. I emphasize trying, because I've made at least one slip a day. This isn't because being vegan is hard, quite the opposite. It's because I've been nervous about telling people I'm vegan from friends to complete strangers. I've even been reluctant to ask about ingredients at restaurants. I don't know why telling people is so hard for me. I think part of it is fear of having every mistake I make analyzed and pointed out by people who aren't totally supportive of my goal. I've had enough of this though, it's time for me to come out of the vegan closet so to speak. I need to start speaking up for myself, which has always been difficult for me. I need to push myself though. I've been doing it in every other area of my life. It's time to step up and be the vegan I know I can be. I'll make plenty of mistakes but this isn't about perfection for me, it's about intention. Here I go....