Happy New Year!

For the new year, some new books and ideas. First: I stopped by Half Price Books on Saturday to use up my giftcards from Christmas. The haul was pretty sweet. Daughter of Hounds by Caitlin R. Kiernan Spellbent by Lucy A. Snyder Fun, Inc. By Tom Chatfield Three books on knitting accessories, each only three [...]

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Get Started Bento Challenge

I’m thinking about doing this. Get Started Bento Challenge Starting January 13th, you make a goal list for five weeks relating to your bentos, and then follow that list until February. Whether it’s healthier bentos, bentos at least three times a week, or whatever. And you post your bentos to the flickr group, Just Bento. [...]

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Water Boy’s Bento

I made my first bentos last night! I first heard about American Style Bentos from this awesome mom-run website, Lunch in a Box. It really inspired me to start making my own, and I finally got my first chance. Water Boy has to take a cold lunch to daycare tomorrow, so I decided to try [...]

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New Years Resolutions Part 2: The List

2009 New Years Resolutions: In No Particular OrderBlog at least once a week Lose 52 pounds Cook at home more often (this may need refining to number of days per week) Go organic as much as possible Live Greener (recycle more, use less, use cloth instead of paper) Garden and compost (I have a big [...]

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New Years Resolutions Part 1: The Big One

I have many, many resolutions for the New Year, some of them realistic, some of them probably not so much. I’m going to try, though, and that’s all anyone can ask. The first one, and the one most pertinent to this blog, is to write on here at least once a week. I’d prefer more [...]

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