Wordless Wednesday: Making Bento Boxes

I went to a preview of the new Whole Foods Market opening up in Laguna Niguel this morning.  The store is still under construction and it is in the process of being stocked. Their grand store opening in on May 16th.  Everything looks so pretty.  We learned how they use local vendors for their produce and how they only buy the best quality meats, cheeses, and other items.  Just going on the tour made me hungry.  The store is beautiful.

After we took our tour we went to a adjacent restaurant and there were different stations to assemble a Bento.  I’m not creative at all so I pretty much slammed my food into the little compartments in the box.  Some of the other attendees got more creative with theirs.  I guess that I will never win that mom award, you know, “prettiest lunch”.

Bento Box made from food at Whole Foods Laguna NiguelWelcome to “Angry Julie Monday’s Wordless Wednesday Linky”!

If this your first time here, HELLO! I do a link-up every Wednesday! Post a picture(s) and link back to it here. Wordless Wednesday is a great day to post an awesome picture that “speaks” for itself, no words needed.

Be sure to check out Wordless Wednesday Link-Ups at these other sites also:

Project AliciaBetter in BulkBy Word of Mouth MusingsCrazy About My BaybahDear CrissyFive Minutes For MomLive and Love…Out LoudNaptime MomtogParenting By DummiesSeven Clown CircusThe Divine Miss Mommy

Also, Lindsey from The Pleated Poppy does “What I Wore Wednesday” every week with a great big link-up.

And, I can’t forget Krystina from Lollipops whom does “What I Love Wednesday” every week with a great big link-up.



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Disclosure: I was invited to a preview event at Whole Foods Market Laguna Niguel.  I was provided with a tour, samples, and a Bento box meal. All photographs, thoughts, and opinions are mine.

Hello Monday: The Super Busy Edition

Hello Monday!

Hello new week! 

Hello to a few days off from work!

Angry Husband and Kid saw The Avengers twice this week. Zero viewings for Angry Julie! Totally not fair.  Angry Husband, “I didn’t even know that you wanted to see the movie?”  Obviously, he does not see the eye candy aspect of the movie like I do!

Hello to Angry Kid’s Birthday Invite. 

Angry Kid is having a co-birthday party with a friend from school. I had to be totally OCD and Type-A as usual, and make my own invites. Total P-I-T-A! I do not recommend. BFF Stacey had to solve some dpi issues for me.

Angry Kid's 7th Birthday Invite
Hello to running.

I’ve been running quite a lot lately. I’m trying to catch-up to all of my super fast friends.  It is a complete work in progress.

Follow me on Daily Mile to see my hot mess and daily whining.

Hello Cinco de Mayo!

Happy Birthday to Angry Kid’s friend, Charlie! Best Birthday EVER! 05-05-05

Hello to Mexican Food at Mi Casa with a co-worker.

No Cinco de Drinko for us!

Cinco de Mayo meal at Mi Casa

Hello to Bic Bands.

More things to add to my running addiction. Running accessories.

Love these headbands. They keep my growing-out-pixie-cut-mess intact and out of my face.

That is all that matters.

I got some more at The OC Marathon Expo with my friend, Casey (running superstar).

Snuck over to the @ocmarathon expo with @caseyruns today and got some more @bicbands. New obsession. The glitter ones match my @runTeamSparkle skirts. The skull one, well, I'm a rebel. It ain't easy growing out a pixie cut. #TeamSparkle
Hello to an early work day yesterday, which had me exhausted all day.

I’m not a morning person!

Hello to new running shoes (again)!

I’m having feet issues while running. I think my problem is solved now, hopefully….

Finding the right shoes for running is really a trial and error lesson.

New Balance 1080v2.  

When you over-pronate, have one foot bigger than the other, roll your foot inwards, and have high arches, this is what you get.

(At least they have turquoise on them)

New Balance 1080v2
Hello Monday!

Hello Week!

Hello to no-running related shopping this week.

Somebody please keep me out of Lululemon. It is pretty bad when one of the employees asked me about the wedding that I went to last week.

Addiction much!

Linking up with Lisa Leonard and her Hello Monday Series!

Work-Life Balance and Summer Camp

It is that time of the year, I can feel it. The weather is getting warmer outside, and the kids are getting anxious.  Angry Kid gets out of school in seven weeks exactly. I am having a bit of anxiety about this.

My biggest worry about summer is childcare. When Angry Kid was younger, it was so much easier.  He went to a year-round preschool/daycare. We always knew that he would have a fun summer with his friends, and that there would be childcare available from 7am-6pm.

Project 365 221/365: Angry Kid on the climbing wall at camp today. He had an awesome day! Thanks @TiffanyRomAngry Kid visited a friend’s camp last summer. He had a blast. If only it wasn’t so far away.

Last summer was our first summer sans childcare plans. I wanted some more flexibility for the summer, and somehow it all worked out. I watched him on my days off, my husband also got a few days, and then my mom filled in. But at the end of the summer, I realized that Angry Kid needs some kind of structure. My whole “spontaneous plans” summer vacation was a bad experiment.

I started freaking out about the summer about a month ago, when I realized that my work schedule was going to be changing in May. My husband also announced that his schedule would be changing soon also. You can only imagine the chaos and noise going on inside my head. I pretty much had a panic attack. I am going to be working at 7:00 am, five days a week, and I will be off in the early afternoon around 4pm. Angry Husband also works five days a week with a 7:00-8:00am to about 6:00pm schedule.

I did research online and mapped out our options. Unfortunately, most of the camps start around 9:00am, and many finish between the hours of 12:00-3:00pm.  So you can imagine my stress!

I was able to sign my son up for a soccer camp that goes for 5 days from 9am-12pm during my dad’s vacation in July.  We are going to Yosemite for a week. But what will I do about childcare for the rest of the summer?  I have some ideas, but I need to see if my mom can drop Angry Kid off at camp because Angry Husband and I will be at work.

People always tell you that work will be different after you have a child. I’ve had my ups and downs, but nothing like how it has been since Angry Kid started elementary school.  With all of the holidays, in-service days, programs, and sports….I am constantly struggling to balance it all.  My husband obviously has issues with balance also.  Luckily, my parents only live ten minutes away, or we would have some major problems.  I have no clue how parents that both work balance life and career with multiple children, because I would be a wreck.

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Wordless Wednesday: Sunset in the Bay

Last weekend, my husband and I attended a wedding in Newport Beach. Angry Husband was actually a groomsman in the wedding. It was aboard a yacht that sailed around the bay in Newport Beach. I captured this photo with my iPhone around sunset.

At a wedding tonight in Newport Beach on a boat. Here's my view.

Welcome to “Angry Julie Monday’s Wordless Wednesday Linky”!

If this your first time here, HELLO! I do a link-up every Wednesday! Post a picture(s) and link back to it here. Wordless Wednesday is a great day to post an awesome picture that “speaks” for itself, no words needed.

Be sure to check out Wordless Wednesday Link-Ups at these other sites also:

Project AliciaBetter in BulkBy Word of Mouth MusingsCrazy About My BaybahDear CrissyFive Minutes For MomLive and Love…Out LoudNaptime MomtogParenting By DummiesSeven Clown CircusThe Divine Miss Mommy

Also, Lindsey from The Pleated Poppy does “What I Wore Wednesday” every week with a great big link-up.

And, I can’t forget Krystina from Lollipops whom does “What I Love Wednesday” every week with a great big link-up.



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