Bento Boxes are a fun way to mix up lunches or even snacks in your day.  I have been struggling to get in my lunch during the day because I get busy and either forget, or don't want to go through the hassle of having to make something for just me when I am home during the day.

Things to include in a bento box, well of course all your favorite things!

In this weeks Bentos, I have included:

  -6 Blueberries
  -4 Grapes
  -1 piece of Strawberry (the ones I bought were huge, so I cut them into 4 before adding a piece to each bento)
  -1 small Mandarin, they are called Cuties :)
  -4 slices of Mushrooms
  -2 sticks of Zucchini
  -3 slices of Cucumber
  -4 snap Peas
  -3 Carrots
  -2 Celery sticks
  -2 pieces Broccoli
  - 1 piece Cauliflower
  -1 hard boiled egg (not pictured)
  -3 tbsp home made Hummus (see below)

You can really add just about anything to the bento boxes, if you are going to add dry things like bagel chips, or tortilla chips etc you want them to be sealed and away from the other ingredients, so either in a small container, or a small baggie.

This weeks combination of bento is approx. 260 calories, give or take depending on sizes of things. 

I used these Take Along containers that I picked up at Walmart for $2 something for 3 containers, but any longer container will work.  I will eventually be ordering some divided containers, but for now these combined with a few silicone muffin cups will work!

The hummus came from another website, and I made it in my Bullet, a note for this, you don't need the largest container to make it in..lol..you can do it in probably the smallest from start to finish, and then you can also use it to store any remaining hummus you have that you don't portion out!

I used the Hummus Recipe from Inspiredtaste.net, including the home made Tahini, that you need for the hummus.

You can follow my Pinterest Bento Box Board if you like for inspiration for making your own Bento boxes.

Do you like to make Bento boxes?  I am always looking for inspiration for what to put in my bentos for the week, please leave me a comment and let me know what you put in your Bentos!!

Why I use a planner in todays electronic world:

for a few reasons...

1. I love to be crafty!  You can't add fun stickers, or color, or stamp even in your electronic calendar.

2.  I remember more when I write things down rather then type them into my calendar

3.  Its fun also to belong to a group fo like minded people that are there to support you!  I don't see any Google Calendar support groups, or Google Calendar decorating groups...lol

4.  i need something tangible to see what my week looks like, or what my month looks like,  And easily be able to flip back and forth between the two.

I get more excited about things that I am able to draw into my planner, the first thing in 2016 that I will be doing other then eating a good breakfast is a 5K!  When I can draw, or stick a cute sticker on an important event to me that gets me excited about what I am doing.

I don't always plan in all of my planners, sometimes I make lists, I belong to Listers Gotta List online, and throughout the month we have prompts to not only help you discover yourself, but also help you keep memories alive of things that you may not have documented.  I find with todays electronic world there isnt enough memory keeping, other then photographs taken with peoples phones, what do you do with them?  This is a great way to capture those memories without having to dedicate a 12x12 page to it. 

I am sure I will be sharing more pages here, as well as some videos as I create some too.

Happy Crafting!
​Lindsay

Here is the start of my weekend at Olds Fiber week.  Setting up my Sewn By Lindsay booth was quite a work out!  But I got it done, and it looked amazing if I do say so myself!  This is the first show of many for Sewn By Lindsay!

As you can see I had a pretty full booth at the start of the weekend!  Lots of great Bags to choose from!

A photo from day 2.  Here you can see thinning starting, we had so much fun in our booth!  I shared this year with Elysia from Yarn Ink.  A great way to test the waters of OFW.

Day 3/4, I did a little rearranging , and moving things around

And here is to a great week!  Thank you to everyone who came out to OFW, and who visited my booth!  Even Vanessa from By The Fibre Side came by and did an interview with us for her podcast!