Friday, February 25, 2011

Moving Is Hell Bento

So I am days away from the first official day of my move. Me and Mr. Sonoma Bento are moving to a larger apartment in our complex, so I am really looking forward to more space, but NOT really looking forward to all of the boxes and cleaning that await me in the next week. Yuck. Yesterday I spent two hours scrubbing the oven. :-( So this will be the last bento for a little while, until I get everything unpacked and am not worried about cleaning an appliance again so my landlord can inspect it.

In this bento: Yakionigiri from Trader Joes (love these!), baby carrots, a mandarin orange, a few cherry tomatoes from Trader Joes (not very flavorful this time of year), leftover salmon from Sam's For Play Cafe (dinner last night), and steamed broccoli shoots from Triple T tossed with a mustard and chili flakes vinaigrette.

This is a brand new bento box (well, kind of brand new) that I picked up at Border's bookstore. They carry products from Paperchase, and this is one of a set of four bento boxes. I really love these boxes because they are so cute, and with four different sizes for one low price, they are really versatile. Plus the lids seem to fit really well.

Wish me luck with the move! See you around mid March. :-)

14 comments:

  1. Have fun moving! Hope it'll feel like you have all new stuff :)

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  2. Thanks Pikko! I know you had your share of headaches with your move last year. :)

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  3. Thanks sheri! I am really excited about having a dedicated space for bento gear. :)

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  4. Good luck with the move--I know it can be a pain! But you've shared such a charming and happy bento here, love the tasty fillings nad very kawaii box! Broccoli shoots--nom :D

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  5. Thanks Jenn! The broccoli turned out great, and I used my microwave to steam the veggie so no messing up the stove. Bonus! :)

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  6. moving? how exciting! good luck, hope it goes smoothly.

    Btw I have the same bento box. Borders?

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  7. I hate moving, but it feels so uncluttered and clean when you're done! May you find all your lost items hidden in unlikely places.

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  8. Congrats on moving to a bigger place...even though moving itself sucks. If only everything has feet and they can walk themselves to the new apartment huh? haha. Bigger place means...more to clean, too. =)

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  9. Good luck...!
    I hate moving too..but it'll be a good chance to tidy-up our things within the house :b

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  10. Hi Kelly! Thanks, and yup, I got this bento box at Borders. It's so cute!

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  11. Thanks dragonmamma! It was not as bad as I feared it would be, and I am having fun finding places for all of our stuff.

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  12. You're right Mrs. P! Bigger place, more to clean. But it's clean right now, hope we can keep it that way for a bit. :)

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  13. Thanks Yenny! So far, I have been pretty meticulous about wiping down counters and keeping the new bathroom tidy. So much pride in a new place, right? :)

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