the kind life turns two
It's our two-year anniversary!
Two years ago, I posted this video, inviting everyone to join the community. Since then we've grown to almost 40,000 kind lifers! I'm amazed and overwhelmed with gratitude - I can't even believe this community didn't exist before! You've all become such an important part of my life, and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your contributions to this site, and to the larger goal of helping everyone to live a kinder life.
From your success stories, to your unflagging support of our animal friends and contributions to important eco-causes, as well as your support for each other,you've inspired me time and time again. I can't wait to see what the next two years hold! I can share with you that there will be some very exciting changes happening to the site in the near future - we'll be adding more features, and refreshing the design so it's even easier to interact and find all the features and info you need to know. As we move forward with the redesign, I'd love to hear your input! What do you love and what suggestions do you have for improving the site?
Win a Gift Basket Of Some Kind Treats
To celebrate our two-year anniversary, I'm giving away a gift basket containing the following items:
- 10-pack of lip balm from Hurraw! Balm
- 3-day test cleanse from Kaeng Raeng
- An eco-friendly bamboo cutting board and coupons for a year's supply of Earth Balance products
- Sprout Watch
- Paperwink journal
- Zoya nail polish
- Onion goggles from Delight.com
- Etsy vegan mug
- Jurlique tube ringer
- Maddison Avenue Soy candle
- Etsy luggage tags
- Michelle's naturally cookies
- Sunspire vegan carob chips
- Love This Planet Bag
To enter for a chance to win, tell me what new features you'd like to see on The Kind Life in the comments below. Good luck!
Love,
Alicia
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I'd love to see more about pregnancy, breastfeeding, how our spouses can support us and vise versa, being a new mommy/daddy, etc. Thanks!!! I've enjoyed all the pregnancy items thus far:)
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Congratulations! I would like to see more affordable vegan recipes. I know organic sometimes means expensive but maybe a list of some great stores where you can find the cheapest organic grocery items. It would also be great if we were able to upload some healthy vegan videos to our kind life profiles.
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I think it would be super helpful to most of us if you (Alicia) posted everything that you ate all day, how you prepared it, how long it took, how many it fed, etc. Of course not EVERY day, maybe one day/wk or one wk/month would really put all the site & the book into its essence. I bet you have some vegan friends that would do this on occasion to give you a break. Perhaps more time consuming than you had in mind but at least for me it would be very insightful & inspiring! Even a weekly video of you preparing a meal or two with a ballpark cost - think about it! I think this would really take some intimidation out of jumping into a foreign recipe. Your book (& site) are amazing, you should be very, very proud.
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I've been on a kind journey since August, and I can't wait until I can be vegan with confidence! (I've had a couple slip-ups, but that's part of the learning process) :)
I've scanned some of the responses already posted, so I'm sorry ahead of time if I list something that's already been mentioned:
~drop-down menus for the headings at the top of the page: like how the categories are listed at the side when you scroll down a bit, having a drop down menu under each heading might be easier to navigate
~I really like the idea of more videos (as others have mentioned), whether they be you, interviews, how-tos, etc.
~a search engine for the site: if we're wanting to find a particular recipe, ingredient, kind product, etc. I also like how others suggested reviews and descriptions for products or ways for us to find kind markets and restaurants in or near our area
~guide lists: maybe lists to help newbies, people who live in rural areas where some vegan materials may not be easily accessible, kind lifers with children or relatives not on the kind diet. not extensive lists, but almost like starter's guides to give brief tips and insight and maybe jumpstart their motivation? I know there are helpful tips in the book, too, but what about those who are curious and don't have the book just yet, or want to see what this is about before they purchase it without scanning through numerous webpages?
thank you for helping us on our journey!
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Tips on a kind life for kids!! Thanks to your book I became vegan, best decision I have ever made. God bless you for being such a wonderful person! ♥
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I was so excited when this site came about...especially because I thought the book was fantastic! I'd love to see more information on ways to live The Kind Life in extremely rural areas that completely lack resources (aka...groceries) for a vegan lifestyle and with a lack of support. I'm mostly concerned about this for my almost 3 year old son who will be starting school in the near future. I think about someone plopping some meat on his plate and trying to imagine my little boy trying to explain why he doesn't eat it. So, to make a long story short.....agree with some of the other comments. The Kind Diet for kids and The Kind Life in a small town :)
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Yay! 2 years is so awesome. I think we all appreciate this site so much, and you cover everything so it's hard to suggest!! Just keep up the good work! I always love reading about eco friendly alternatives for EVERYTHING i.e house, baby, kids, pregnancy, nursing, food, supplements, excercise, pets, automotive, gardening, composting, yoga, travel, life....EVERYTHING! You're an awesome motivator and inspirator, I love coming to your site, you really do have it all here.
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I love it when you post videos so maybe more of those. Maybe a house/garden tour so we can actually see how you making living green and veg a daily practice.
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I'd like to see maybe a different part of the website for younger people. Like people in college. And also maybe a take action part of the site that lists events going on across the country that kind lifers can get involved in to promote this lifestyle etc.
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It would be great if there was an FAQ section on common questions/concerns people have about going vegan. Maybe you already have one and I haven't found it, but I always search through all of the boards when I have a question.
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I agree with many of the above posters: your blog is fantastic but we'd love to hear more about your kind life.
Other topics that would be interesting:
- Coffee/caffeine and its effect on health
- Green wash: which "eco-friendly" products are bogus
- Homeopathics
- Food policy around the world / global food distribution
- Reusing and repurposing goods
and of course, lots more GIVEAWAYS!
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More recipes for homemade natural beauty products please. great site! I just joined so forgive me if I have missed these. I am especially interested in hair masques. thank you and congratulations.
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I have loved this website!! What I would really love to see more of is your life as well as the various products that you use to keep yourself vegan and healthy! Thank you for a chance at winning this!
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I would love to see more Kid-friendly recipes. I'm trying to get my children off the sugar rollar-coaster, and it's hard to find things, kind things, to help them break the bad habit.
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Thats so awesome! :) This site has been wonderful for me! I would love to hear more stories about or from different people's experiences as a vegan. Like college students, moms, people who travel a lot, things like that and ways they make it work. Also I would love to hear about raising vegan kiddos!
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Happy 2 years! I would like to see menu plans. I like the one that appears in your book (a weeks worth) but I could use more suggestions. I work full time so I have to be efficient with my meal preparations. Menus suggestions help.
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I think it would be great to see some of the science behind the conditions helped by veganism in the success stories [diabetes, skin conditions, immune problems]. For instance, I cured my acne when I gave up dairy & I know there's a lot of information to back up that success, but it's hidden in far corners of the internet. I think you're just the person to bring it to light, Alicia. :)
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I think we would all love to hear more about your Kind Life! I think the posts and pictures of what you and your husband did for the day, or made for dinner are so fun! I also think we all would love to hear more about baby Bear!
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I love the kind life so much! I bought your book soon after it was released and it truly inspired me, I've been vegetarian ever since and have been vegan since February :) Some changes I'd like to see would be some suggestions for cooking/eating on the go. Many dishes are very delicious, but they're tough to bring along with me to school/work. I just bought a big thermous that's helped a lot, but it also limits me to only bring 1 hot thing with me, then I usually just eat a sandwich or fruit. If you have any insignt as to how I could maximize my yummy meals & take the biggest variety with me on the go, that'd be wonderful! Also, maybe feature some vegan-friendly things around the country. I am never in the LA area (I live in Chicago), so many of the neat cooking classes/etc that you post don't pertain to anything I could do. (Although they're fun to read about anyways :)) Thank you so much, Alicia!
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I love The Kind Life, thank you for being here. I would love to see tips for international travel, and restaurant reviews.
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I would love to see an occasional post on how kind-living relates to eating disorders, body-image issues, etc. (how we can be kind to our selves and to our bodies!)
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I'd love to see tips on how to get back on track from a slip-up. Also, some more good recipes to share with people who are not ready to fully commit to being vegan. Finally, I'd love to see some Kind Friendly travel tips and restaurant reviews!
Thanks, Jessica
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"Happy Birthday" - I'd love to see some kid-friendly kind recipes! My son is 4 and is SOOOOOO picky!
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