bento bako 1.8

26Jun09

OMG, my last bento entry was LAST YEAR? How on earth does that happen? I hope I just made a mistake tagging. ha ha ha

This week we had a monumental event in our household. My first born went to school for the first time! In order to get her ready for preschool in the fall, [...]

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Tags: 1.8, bento bako, growing up, preschool

green monsters

20Jun09

I’ve been drinking spinach! I got a few bags of pre-washed baby spinach from Trader Joe’s, some apples, almond milk, and some other various fruits like plums, blackberries, and fresh pineapple. There is more info here at Oh She Glows. I’ve also been 5 days without dairy! Yay. If I can kick my daily milk [...]

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Tags: green monster, health, smoothie, spinach, vegetables

input needed!

19Jun09

What do you think of these hats for my etsy shop? Yay or Nay? It’s my first time making up a hat pattern. M likes it and hasn’t taken it off yet– Please please let me know what you think. Boy hats won’t have flowers, I promise.

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Tags: new hat pattern

catch up

14Jun09

What happened to the first half of June??? I have like 10 blog posts lined up in my head. It’s like I blog in my head, and then I convince myself that I have already blogged, so then it never actually makes it onto my blog. HA HA HA Today’s post is a mish mash [...]

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Tags: bubble printing, kids, muffin tin, park, sand, snack food

etsy plug

07Jun09

My etsy shop has been open for a few weeks now, and it has been so much fun learning how to do new things, like making banners, photo editing, stuff like that. One of the best parts of having a shop is getting notice of a sale. First it’s like, “OMG someone wants something I [...]

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Tags: alohaokaaina, etsy, new shop, shopping

getting by

04Jun09

Proof positive I really am a normal person! Don’t forget we live in a one bedroom apt so I don’t have much to clean, no yard to take care of, park & mall within walking distance, and M’s preschool hasn’t started yet. My dinners are mostly from Costco and we use paper plates! If you [...]

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alien stuffies

02Jun09

My 4 yr old and I usually do one project a day together and this is one of our more spectacular ones. M designed the aliens, chose the fabric, cut some of the fabric and basically told me what to do.

It’s definitely hard to give up control when I’m so used to doing whatever I [...]

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Tags: alien, doll, sewing, stuffies