Have you come to this page from my Instagram or LinkedIn? Have we connected through a mutual contact? Did my mom guilt you into subscribing?
Regardless of what you came for, hello thank you for being here and reading this post!
I am Ginny's emotional support human companion otherwise known as Kayla (I regularly use she/her/hers pronouns though I don't really care what you call me as long as it's respectful).
I am an antioppression vegan, an entrepreneur-ish, and subject-matter-expert in progress. I have a Master's Degree in Food and Nutrition Policy and Programs with a focus in Innovation & Communication and a B.S. in Human Biology with a concentration in Human Health & Disease. I am a published Critical Food Studies researcher and a huge fucking nerd who will make anything about food and/or veganism.
These fancy titles basically mean I am super passionate about food, food systems, science communication and I have 2 degrees worth of student debt (g-d bless America) that are seriously hindering my goal of providing Ginny a home with a yard.
I love creating new projects for myself and am a bit all over the place (am i quirky & motivated or is it just my ADHD; a sure-to-be common theme in my content) but am working on writing more regularly by building up my own niche knowledge and my ability to communicate it to others. Your readership helps me practice this!
It's a bit selfish really, thanks for indulging me. I told my ex-therapist that I think I'll be more consistent and successful at writing/creating/producing regularly if I have people who have subscribed to my content and engage because they value my time, knowledge, and perspective. Plus, maybe this will ease my imposter syndrome since society at large has convinced me my habits are more valuable when they have the potential for monetization.
Okay, already starting to spiral beyond the confines of an introduction...
Getting back on track!
I'm sure this page will fluctuate as I learn, grow, and incorporate feedback, but I will do my absolute best to maintain my integrity and stay true to my ultimate life goal- to accumulate as much knowledge as I can about the things I'm interested in and bring as many people along on this learning quest as I can. That’s a fun way to say all I want to do is hyperfixate then info dump on whoever is around to read/hear/listen to it.
Ending on a few relevant fun facts:
i find capital letters pretentious even though they are a helpful part of written language. i generally defer to autocorrect, which is why there may be inconsistencies in my capitalization
i typically write in run on sentences that i sometimes cut down during editing, include lots of (unnecessary) parentheticals, and I love an oxford comma
i have been vegan for almost 8 years at the time of writing this post and my veganism was largely influenced and informed being raised observing kashrut and other jewish customs