Shandiin 🌻

The gif I tried first was so crunchy so I’m trying a video file now 😅

The new Pokémon are so cute!
This is my first experiment uploading animations to bsky so let’s gooo

#art #pokemon

Drawing of the new started Pokémon. The style is colorful and sketchy.

new cuties

#art #pokemon

Close up of a long haired black cat’s front paws as he is sleeping on a couch. His feet are very fluffy.

Fluffy feet

Me dressed in a red Chinese lion dance costume holding a lion head up high.

Me posed next to a row of lion dance heads.

A red fluffy Chinese lion.

Three Chinese lion dancers holding their heads up high in a performance.

This is me and my lion Chile! 🦁

I started leaning lion dance last year and I got to perform in my first Chinese new year show over the weekend. I’m a huge fan of puppets so this was a dream come true!

Yes let’s goooo!!!!!

Life is all truant kids and cheating spouses until a dame barges in from the Risen City and changes your life. Will you take the case? 🔎👁️

For the show I did 2 lion dances, 2 kung fu forms, ribbon dance, and 2 fighting forms. I’m exhausted!! 😤

I did it!!!🔥🦁🔥Now this lion deserves a nap.

Getting ready for my kung fu and lion dance performance tomorrow 🔥

A white dinner plate with chop sticks. There is a pile of chickpeas in a sesame sauce next to white rice.

Here’s a recipe I’m working on! 😋 Sticky sesame chickpeas

I’ve been recreating tofu dishes with beans. These are pan fried and coated in crispy potato starch that the sauce sticks to beautifully. They seriously don’t taste or have the texture of beans.

Yes!! Do it! 🔥

My illustrations celebrating Nancy Drew entering the public domain

Thank you!!!! 🩷

Yummm! I made refried beans for dinner too today lol!

Thank you!!!!! 😊

🔥🔥🔥🔥

Kung fu got me through a really rough time last year and I was learning this form through the worst of it. I feel like I’m ready for a new chapter of growth and recovery. That’s one of the reasons I chose to test right at the start of the lunar new year ❤️

I PASSED my test at kung fu for 12 Spring Legs!!!!!!!! 💪😁

It’s a long form I’ve been working on for a year and I had to do it wearing two sets of metal rings. I tape mine up because my arms are so small they’ll fall right off.

Two Chinese lions holding up scrolls that say “happy new year”.

My new years performance is going to be this weekend!! I’m excited. And tonight I’m seeing another group perform too.

My lion dance instructor gave me the cutest little keychain 🦁❤️

Spending this month getting ready for the lunar new year. I’m doing a lion dance and kung fu performance! Just desperately trying to stay healthy and keep training 😤 im putting my body through a lot and it’s a delicate balance to keep my food intolerances and inflammation in check.

the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style

I miss tofu

Joints aren’t feeling great, so I made some golden chickpea soup. I’m going to have a cozy night in and play some animal crossing (I haven’t checked out the hotel update yet. Hope it’s fun!!!)

Yummy!!! I’ll have to give that a try!

The nut free bonus challenge is a hard one 😭😭😭 Glad you’ve found workarounds!

My other bonus challenge is corn. There are corn derivatives in so may things and it’s not clearly labeled. Ive given up on most processed foods, which I guess is better for me 🥲

One other thing. So I see a dietitian and she’s told me that whenever I snack I should try and incorporate a protein source. Usually that’s a handful of almonds for me or some peanut butter. That has been helping me meet my goals.

I honestly eat a ton of bean though. The thing that makes it less miserable for me is replacing beans in recipes for the protein source.

Also Rollin’ Hills or Beyond Beef products, but those get expensive.

That has been the struggle for me too 😭

I tend to layer protein sources. Examples: Roast veggie bowl with a quinoa base and tahini sauce over the top. White beans used like a pasta with a cashew nutritional yeast sauce. Crispy baked beans as a garnish to any dish.