Guideline 1: I will approach food with a feeling of love and joy, knowing my body deserves good, healthful nutrition that is in harmony with the environment and the ethical treatment of animals.  With this in mind, I recognize that vast changes in habit take time, and that it's OK to move slowly in changing my diet to eventually be vegan (ish?)

Guideline 2: To the absolute best of my ability, I will not eat meat or any type of animal flesh or product that resulted in the death of that animal. However, when at a restaurant, if I order a meal I will not worry about it being cooked near meat, as long as I think it would be highly unlikely.  I will not worry if the cook has handled meat and then handled my food.  If I am cooking for myself or am watching someone cook food I am planning on eating, I will take precautions so that meat is not cooked near or with the same pots, pans etc.

Guideline 3: Included in this category is any type of animal broth, gelatin, or anything that I know specifically is made from dead animals. Not included is: sugar, wine, cheese, whey, glycerin, or anything that isn't specifically from animals, with the understanding that it's possible its creation process involves dead animal flesh by-products in someway.  The reason for this is: it's very hard to tell if something your eating is 100% vegetarian when it's generic cheap everyday grocery store crap, and not an actual specialized healthy/vegetarian food type product. Due to time & budget constraints, as well as very poor cooking skills, it's easier to just say "cheese is not actually made of animals, though it may have dead animals distantly in it, therefor I still consider myself a vegetarian." 

Guideline 4: Eggs & diary are okay to eat, but it's good to keep in mind that I'd like to eventually be vegan.  I will not guilt trip myself over eating them right now tho, due to reasons stated in guideline 3

Guideline 5: If I accidentally eat a meat product unawares, it is not OMG the end of the world, nor do I consider myself "not" a vegetarian. I'm on a specific path in regards to my actions, and unless I radically change my mind about how to better live in harmony with nature and about respecting my body, I doubt I'll be leaving this path any time soon.

Guideline 6: Things like shampoo, make up, deodorant, or any such things don't have to be vegetarian.  I am not eating these things. Eventually if I choose to go with veg. brands, that's cool, but right now I am not going to be worried about it. I do avoid buying products testing on animals though. 

Guideline 7: Have fun with my diet & not be so serious!  I haven't let society at large standardize my sexuality or my spirituality, why should it define what I eat?