Update

It was time to do a quick update of what i have accomplished so far:

• clean up office – started need to hang shelving in closet and organize binders or toss the clutter


• Move beadstuff upstairs to office so i can have workout area downstairs – bead stuff is upstairs, still need to find a home for the other crafty items and tidy up downstairs

• clean up carpets downstairs/or throw out and get cheap carpet rements – purchased some mats from Walmart that will cover the floor

• continue with my new healthy lifestyle that includes my exercise, journalizing on my fitness pal and being accountable and planning – still a work in progress, being not great at logging my food and I have been stuck gaining and losing the same 3 lbs

• invite people to my lifestyle party and followup and figure out the menu – party invite was sent and had an okay party

• complete a online profile of myself to determine what i want in a man so i can attempt to date again – not sure if I want to go online dating again, I want to date and open my heart but online is scary from my last experiences.

There is so much more i need to add to my goals for 2012 but it will need to be another post.
 
 
Oh did i mention that it's been a while since i blogged and so far i don't lik it - the font color is already pissing me off and not using my font color like i see it in the compose but looks like i fixed it now.

Update

Just did a quick read on my trip to Southeast Asia, realized i didn't upload any pictures.  What is a blog without good pics to look at and my grammar and spelling sucks in most the blog posts.  My plan is to get back and post the pics and make more blog posts for the trip.

but first i have other goals i need to accomplish
clean up office
Move beadstuff upstairs to office so i can have workout area downstairs
clean up carpets downstairs/or throw out and get cheap carpet rements

continue with my new healthy lifestyle that includes my exercise, journalizing on my fitness pal and being accountable and planning

invite people to my lifestyle party and followup and figure out the menu
complete a online profile of myself to determine what i want in a man so i can attempt to date again.

Update

Hey guys, i decided to create a new blog dedicated to my new found interest in nailart. I will keep this blog for my personal life.

Here is the link to the other Nail Art blog. Or you can check out my other blogs by clicking on my profile and seeing the blogs i own. I will post soon more pictures and updates about my Asia adventure, i now understand how important it is to keep a journal uptodate while travelling or shortly thereafter. There is so many times that i wish i could remember what food dishes i ate and enjoyed.

So today as i was driving back to work, i noticed in the box of a truck a gadget that reminded me of pick a pop. Do you remember those? i remember as a kid going to Baba & Giedo's and going to the cellar, first down a ladder to the cold storage area. as a kid and being able to pick out our special pop. Crazy how certain images can invoke such vivid memories.

My first Bento

I've been viewing bentos on a number of different blogs. What are bentos...they are the wikipedia states "Bento is a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine." But there are many more bentos that are not Japanese cuisine. I think the real definition is more like "a single portion takeout or home-packed meal that is pleasing to look at and has fun designs."

Today, i finally made my first official bento.


Mine is not near as cute as other bloggers have made theirs. (i'm just starting)
Contents - Cucumbers, Green peppers with a Radish (tried to make a cut design), Blackberries and sockeye salmon salad with lettuce on a pesto garlic tortilla.

The making of the bento was fast and it made me happy. The meal will taste good tomorrow for lunch so I've achieved what a bento should, as least that's what i think.

here is some food porn bentos i enjoy reading....
bentolunch
and
mawhats4dinner

I have tried to add a link to bentolunch for this wednesday's viewing.
http://bentolunch.blogspot.com/search/label/what%27s%20for%20lunch%20wednesday