January 2009

The Week in Bento: January 27-30, 2009

January 30, 2009

Here are the bentos for this week. I was able to get a little more creative now that I’m not rushing to get myself out the door for work too. (It helped that the baby has started sleeping a little later in the mornings too.) Tuesday I sent strawberries, tofu (with kissing giraffe cut-outs) and [...]

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Project 365: Week 4

January 28, 2009

January 22, 2009: Zach worked night and day on a big deadline for identi.ca January 23, 2009:I packed up nine books (seven of them Sookie Stackhouse novels) to send out for Paperback Swap. I bought the copy of Willmaker for my Grandma with my employee discount the morning I got laid off — just in [...]

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The Week in Bento: January 20-23, 2009

January 23, 2009

Tuesday’s bento box was an example of one made in the artist’s blue period. In honor of Wyatt’s new, blue bento box and it’s matching fork, I decided to try to make a blue-ish lunch. I sent blueberries (of course), leftover string beans, a blueberry muffin and some salami. I also noticed, after taking the [...]

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Project 365: Week 3

January 23, 2009

This was a very eventful week for me. Read on to the bottom to hear what happened. January 15, 2009: Brothers sitting on the couch together. January 16, 2009: I registered Wyatt for kindergarten on Friday. There were so many forms to fill out, it took me about 45 minutes. January 17, 2009: Mama and [...]

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Field Trip: Daiso Union City

January 21, 2009

Friday afternoon, Augie and I took a field trip down to the Daiso store in Union City. The first time I visited this Daiso I forgot my camera, so this time I was sure to bring it along. I wasn’t actually after bento supplies on this trip (I needed containers to organize our freezer) but [...]

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Oh Happy Day!

January 20, 2009

I am so proud to be an American today! So very, very proud. I haven’t been able to wipe the grin off my face all day long. President Obama isn’t actually the candidate I was supporting at the beginning of the election (Kucinich!), but he is who I voted for in both the primary and [...]