I'm getting quite good at cooking tofu. Today I had leftovers from dinner last night. I had bought fried tofu which I cut up in to small cubes. Chopped the rest of the cabbage, some broccoli and pea pods. The rest of the bottle of sauce and a bit of water. I put a plate on top of the pan wanting to wilt the cabbage but the steam made too much water, so then I took the plate off, turned the flame down and cooked it too long and it got kinda burned. I had also added pepper. Not a good idea. But it was still yummy. The already fried tofu has a good consistency but didn't absorb as much flavor. I'll probably buy it again and try marinating it before hand. I need to buy the press and seal saran wrap to use with kitty face because the stuff from the one side (usually grapes) jumps to the other and gets that taste on them. I don't like my stuff to taste like the wrong thing. Yucky. Kitty face actually holds a good bit of food. And I get a bunch of compliments on it.

Work sucks by the way. We are sooooo crazy busy. I had another crying jag today. My manager yelled at me then when he asked why are you crying (why do boys ask that? like they don't know it's their fault)I'm like because you yelled at me. No I didn't. Well that didn't go over well and I just let loose and opened my mouth and crap just came out. I did notice that it got really, really quiet in my area. hee. Of course later they were teasing me. I would laugh at me too. But I would also be scared. That's what I can't figure out. The people that live after a worker shoots up the place always act like it's the biggest surprise in the world. But how can it be? Are people just clueless? Or just don't want to admit that there might be a real psycho in their midst? Then it's too late and then what? Hmmm..

Left over Chinese I made yesterday. It turned out really good. I bought a different kind of sauce at Meijer. On Wednesday, I fried up firm tofu in a little vegetable oil then the sauce and a bit of water, put it in plasticware in the refrig then yesterday cooked up cabbage, broccoli, celery and the tofu. I had bought some Japanese noodles too and had some of those in the top tier. They were ok I think I prefer rice instead.

Well it looks like we're going to be getting our stupid schedules week by week instead of 12 weeks at a time. Next week I work earlier on Sunday but later during the week. The new trade rules are that can only trade ONCE a month. WTF!? How crazy is that? Ugg. I hate this place. I need 3 more classes just to get my associate's degree for accounting, but with the way companies in Jackson are closing, I don't know if I would be able to find anything.

As much as I hate going to Meijer I have to go soon, I'm down to scraps of food.

Today I have the last of the cheese cubes, apple desert from a vegetarian frozen meal I ate yesterday (finally I put it in the fridge a few days ago) and rice with the flakes I bought on eBay.

I stopped for gas and bought a donut and blueberry muffin, a large coffee and jumbo cherry coke. By the time I got to work I was stuffed. I ate the cheese & crackers then the rice. I brought the apple thing home and I was going to put in the fridge but then I noticed a HUGE hair on it, so that went into the trash. I must not have put enough flakes on the rice or I should have mixed them in because they really had no taste. I used the little fishy mold and they kinda look cute. Maybe I should have given them eyes though. Oh well.

Tomorrow I'll probably just pull a frozen dinner out and take that.

It was sooo busy at work today. I barely got to finish my Legal News.

Ramen noodles today with carrots and cheese cubes. I had a strawberry yogurt with granola left at work from yesterday. I ended up eating that on first break then the carrots and cheese on second break and bringing the noodles home. The Wilton cupcake cups are a little too tall for my bento so it doesn't shut good but I put the elastic on it fine.

It's only been 2 days of 7am starts and neither day did I get up when I should have. Luckily the roads have been dry and traffic light so I'm still able to get to work early. I'm very tired today. Tomorrow I'm off. I need to check the winter schedule and register for at least one class but hopefully two.

Yippee!! Ma went to the post office for me yesterday and picked up my package from China. Both Hello Kitties!! (I didn't notice that they were from the same seller)

Today's bento: Leftover Veggie Rice w/the small triangle mold with fresh ground pepper. Cut apple & cheese cubes. Harvest Crisp crackers I have at work. Also took a yogurt w/granola but didn't end up eating it. This made me full.

I had to stop to get gas this morning and the coolant light was on. Checked under the hood and it was completely empty!!! My fingers were freezing and felt frostbit as I was trying to open the jug and pour the stuff in. On the way home a rock hit the windshield and made a big dent. Good thing I still have got it replaced because of the crack. Windshield washer fluid is empty too. I'm not really overdue for an oilchange still have about 1,000 miles to go but I think if I don't forget I'll stop after work tomorrow. Better safe than sorry.

I used my other bento box. Also in the mail yesterday there was a card to sign and go pick up a package from China, so one of the Hello Kitties must be in!

This bento is just 2 Chik Stiks from Kroger and rice from Meijer's Asian section that I made with Vegetable stock instead of water. I didn't think it would stick together to make shapes but when I was eating it, I realized that it is different than regular rice and probably would have kepted it's shape. Next time I make it I'll do it that way or if there is any left overs (can't remember) I'll try. Also took a strawberry yogurt and granola. Drank a bit of a tiny bit of water and hot chocolate and some coffee. Still was hungry so had to go to the snack table and buy some chocolate. Next time I'll have to add a vegetable. Actually I had an english muffin on the way out the door too. Hmmm. Guess I'm getting better. I'm going to need to start exercising.

Next week I start work at 7am so I'll have to go to the YMCA. Have to at least go once this year.

Well, I felt soo much better today. I was still tired when I woke up. I tried to pick up the house a little. Got my bento from Sunday together, the trash and left the house at 6am. Traffic jam at M-14 around 7 took about 20 minutes to get through.

I felt ok even during work. I ate yogurt w/granola at break with some cheese cubes and grapes. Took my 2liter of Vernors. I was scared that I still felt icky but I guess I was ok.

Work was busy, I've been too sick to take my meds so I'm crying over everthing. Some transfered broad in WI control is worthless and pissing me off. Then at the end of the day Hilda tells me I 16hours over on my vacation time. How can that be? I should still have 1 or 2 days even after taking this 1 1/2 days I just took.

Adrionne will go over it with me on Thursday.

I left my camera at Ma's house on Thanksgiving so no picture of the bento. Boo! It was kinda cute taking my box and eating out of it. I need to pack something I can use my chopsticks with.

Still no Hello Kittys. Uggg.

Look what came in the mail yesterday!!!

Another bento. This one has a clear lid with a shallow spot to hold a pair of short chopsticks. (now I need to learn to use them) A nifty bag that I can put either bento in to carry. A piece of elastic. And three containers. The littlest one I don't know what would go in there. Maybe pills, but not much else.

Still waiting for the Hello Kitties. This auction ended on November 5th and I got it yesterday, so the Kitties should be any day now. This one was also from Japan.

I'm on vacation and so far have only gone to Meijer and that was on Sunday. I was going to take Jade to the park yesterday and today but ended up not. Sunday and yesterday I worked on my T-shirt quilt. Sunday night I realized I had measured wrong so I had to tear out and redo all the borders that I had put on to build up the blocks that were smaller than 16" x 16". So I just ended up cutting 2" borders and sewing those all on. Today I cut them all down to 16" x 16". Ma brought over her material and T-shirts and I said I would do hers. All of her shirts are the same size so it'll be easier.

Jodie's off the rest of the week so I won't have Jade.

I still want to do some scrapbooking, I still have runs from last year to do, ALL of this year. Christmas of last year and TONS of Jade.

I also need to paint the door to the porch and clean up the entry way and clean out the utensil drawer and find a spot for my bento stuff.

Bento

Friday happy day!! One of my eBay winnings came. Yippee. The blue dragonfly bento box. Too bad I'm on vacation and won't use it for another week.

I have a problem with knowing dimensions (that and I don't read the descriptions after seeing the pictures) so this was MUCH smaller than I thought it would be. I thought it would be about as big as a pencil box. It's not. It's a little bit bigger than a dollar bill. Then I went back just to see and actually read the eBay auction and of course it does say 6" by 3". Oh well. It's cute and I don't have to be a piggy. Plus my tupperware was too big so now everything will look crammed in and fuller.

I ordered the fishy mold and triangle molds because there is no way I'm playing with rice and they will turn out looking good. And I got the spices because I don't know what to buy at Meijer. The only problem is that they are in Japanese and I don't know what they say or know anyone that can translate. Jodie said she could take it to work and find someone if I need to.

Now I can't wait for my Hello Kitty's to come. I wonder how small they will be? Then I have another auction with a box, smaller containers, a bag and chopsticks. Yippee!

No time for a bento picture today. I made white rice with vegetable broth instead of water. It was really good! I added the rest of the fried tofu I made. If I fry tofu again, I have to make sure to get plain tofu. That one had a funny tasting marinade.

I took the vegetable rolls to work that I bought at Trader Joe's. I had 1/2 of one. It tasted like fish to me. Edie had one and she kinda liked it. Char popped the whole thing in her mouth at once! She said it didn't taste fresh. I might try to make my own but I don't think I like them.

Had to take 15 minutes flex time this morning. I was late getting up. Then I had to be there at 9:30 and M14 was jammed up so I was late. UGGG. I'm working 11:30-3:30 tomorrow, then on vacation!!!!!!!!

I stopped to the library after work and picked up books and dropped of the others. Saturday Ma and I are going downtown, they are having that Discover Downtown like they did in the Spring. I don't know if Jodie has to work yet. I need to drop off my paperwork and check to the lawyer's office. I'll probably do that on Monday or Tuesday. Jade and I can drop off recycling, drop the papers off, then go to Cascades.

Well, off to bed. Prob no bento tomorrow since I'm only working 4 hours.

These are starting to look a little bit better.

Today, I took a bagel w/goober grape to eat in the car on the way to work. Drank the orange juice then too. (need to take water!)

The yogurt and cereal I had after first break so around 2pm. (I should have put this in the refrigerator when I got to work) Later I went to have some cheese but it was quite warm, so then I put it away. Around 6:30 or so, I ate 1/2 of the burritoe which I had bought at Trader Joe's. It was ok, not great, but not yucky. Had some sauce packets in the car from Taco Bell to put on it. Ate some carrots and cheese. Brought the rest back for another day.

Tomorrow I'll have to get up early and make rice and noodles. There is still some of the fried tofu left from last week and I need to take in the California Rolls I bought. I think there's 6 of them so I'll share because I'm not sure I'll like them. Yikes!

I packed a bagel with goober grape. (which I ate in the car during the construction jam on M-14, Yes they are STILL working on it)

A banana (that I just bought on Sunday and was still green but is suddenly very, very brown) that I ate on 1st break. A container of fruit on the bottom strawberry yogurt with cereal awhile after break. Some skinny carrots, rice and tofu that I fried yesterday. This rubbermaid container is too big. By the time I ate the rice it was all jumbled up with the carrots. The tofu I bought was already flavored (it was all right-not the best) so the carrots had that flavor on them. I hate my fruits and vegetables convorting. They have to have their own taste not the taste of something else on them. That why I hate fruit cocktail. Yucky.

So it's only been two days this week and one day last week that I've brought food, but I think it's working out. I'm not starving when I get home at 6:30pm after leaving at 6:30am.

I haven't been buying junk from the goodie table. I need to take water with me though. Also I would like to go to the Y-Center after work but I'm still so tired when I get out. This week I have (well yesterday) Saturday off. Next week I work Mon-Fri 11:30-8pm because the following week is Thanksgiving and I taking my last vacation week!!! woot woot!!!

Jade was sick Tuesday night overnight she had a fever of 104 and I guess Jodie couldn't bring it down. So she took the day off, so Jade didn't come over. Boo. Hopefully she'll work on Saturday and Jade can come over. I'll at least go get her and we'll go to Cascades.

So my new thing is BENTO.

Here are the first two bento boxes I'm getting from eBay. It'll be a little while before the get here because they are coming from Japan. In the meantime, I'm using a Rubbermaid container.

I packed this one yesterday:

It's a Worthington not turkey sandwich with swiss cheese. Not bad, I might buy it again. Some carrots and a Granny Smith apple. I meant to slice the apple and cut it into shapes but I got up late for work. It ended up being not enough food. I was still hungry. Thursday I'll take some yogurt also.