something shada

I think its been a month now. I was sitting in bed, and my sister whined there was no food for Sakuras lunch. I really didnt want to go to the store. We had food, it just wasnt.. microwave mac and cheese, or packs of chips, or lunchables, or store bought cups of fruit. SoI thought... well, what about a bento for Sakura? I went to Google and typed "kid bento". One of the first links was LunchInABox, a blog by Biggie that kept me mesmerized for hours. This is easy, this is simple! But I need a bento box. I headed out after all that afternoon, but to Daiso. I had seen Bento supplies there, but I wasnt interested at the time. Now though.... and $50 dollars later (and keep in mind most items are just $1.50), I had bento supplies. 3 850ml boxes, that seemed more like tupperware, but I also got elastic to keep them closed. I got Sakuras a proper bento box, pink with fruits stamped on top and it came with little white chopsticks. Cookie cutters, tiny picks, little sauce bottles, dividers, and paper food cups shaped like squares, triangles, circles, ovals, etc. Onigiri molds, egg molds, whew. I got a lot of stuff. If Im going to make a lunch for Sakura, may as well make one for me, and Lion, and Brandy...

 

I grabbed a pen and a sketch book and sketched out my first bento. I dont remember what it was now, but I still sketch them the night before.

 

Now, I make bento for anytime we will be out and need a meal. Lion is going to Saturday House? Bento! We are going to the shrine? Bento! Im going snowboarding? Bento! I honestly cannot remember my last store bought or restaurant bought meal. I wouldnt let them dare take the chance of taking an opportunity away for me to make a Bento. I get free lunch on Thurdays at work because we meet thru lunch, and I *still* bring a Bento! Flew to CA with Lion and Sakura? In Flight Food? Bento!

 

Last night I came home and threw dinner together, because I needed leftovers for making bentos today. A few months ago, I felt I was too tired (read: depressed) to cook when I got home and went straight to sleep. My fridge was stocked with "make it yourself" style foods. Ham, cheese, hot dogs, bread, microwave meals, top ramen. Now I have fresh veggies and fruit, jello cups I made myself, fish cake, quail eggs, sausages. I had to re arrange my kitchen somewhat to have a place to put all my weird japanese food (furikake, soba noodles, seaweed -sheets, strips and shredded-, hello kitty marshmallos, rice crackers, poky).

 

It's an all out obsession. Below are my first 3 bentos. On the outside I usually slip a napkin, packet of miso soup, chopsticks and green tea.

 

PS: Thank you Lion for supporting my bento addiction! But how could you not support me making cute lunch food for you?

     

 

Kinda busy right now, cant do a real life update, but I am off work for the next 9 days to get some rest and clean and organize the house (spring cleaning) and will be posting what I am up to everyday.

 

Yesterday I cleared out the dinning room to use as a staging area.

 

Today I dropped off Lion at the Tsubaki Shrine and I am now picking up Gabes vacumm cleaner to use while he is enjoying himself in Thailand with many asian hotties. Better go before Sakura gets restless. Oh and the Goodwill in Ballard on 8th, is like the nicest second hand store I have ever been to. People in Ballard get rid of good stuff! ttyl

8 pounds lost so far. Still watching those sneaky calories. Exercise is less right now while I recuperate from a cold and falling down the stairs (I'm alright, but I landed on my left knee.. ow). I didnt go to work today because I lost my voice. It was comical. Sakura offered to find it for me.