misc monday

1) We ordered a bed for Celia yesterday! It will take 6-8 weeks to arrive, which gives us plenty of time to move the bigger bed from her room and rearrange.

I wasn't having any luck finding something with dark-colored wood, and then we happened upon this painted bed. It turned out we could order it with a trundle. The one we ordered will be light green and it will be perfect in Celia's room. It's simple, classic, sturdy, and will be something we can keep forever.

2) Speaking of beds, we'll probably continue our current sleeping habits with Celia in the crib most of the time, but allowed to sleep in a bed when she wants to. We're all happy and well-rested the way things are going, and that's all that matters. Yesterday she took her nap in the big bed in her room. Halfway through her nap I heard a little voice call "Mommy!" and went upstairs. She was just standing in her room trying to figure out what to do. I asked if she needed to sleep more and she nodded, so I put her back in bed and she instantly fell asleep again. I think she woke up and, not used to being in a bed, got out of bed and wasn't sure what to do. It was pretty cute.

3) This morning we woke to snow. It was so disappointing to see more snow on the ground after finally having some progress with melting. I think it's only going to be a few inches though.

4) I got off track with meal planning at some point last week, and then with the long weekend we've been winging it when it comes to dinner. Last night I sat down with a few magazines I'd saved with dog-eared recipes, and the new Cooking Light Way to Cook Vegetarian: The Complete Visual Guide to Healthy Vegetarian & Vegan Cooking that Chris got me for Christmas. I still haven't used the Cooking Light cookbook, so it was about time. This is a great cookbook, by the way. I always loved Cooking Light recipes, but the magazine wasn't much use to me when I went vegan. Having one book filled with vegetarian recipes is more like it. The vegan recipes are marked and indexed, and many of the non-vegan ones could be modified very easily. This would be a great book for non-vegetarians too.

Somehow that turned into a kitty photo shoot.

I won't be making anything elaborate for the rest of the month. This week will be all about using up what we have so as not to waste food and money. I'll have a list of dinners that can be made without buying anything, and just go through them until we really need more food. I can make most of these recipes with things we already have on hand, and the rest will be saved for when it's time to grocery shop:

Lentil-Barley Soup
Tahini-Roasted Broccoli over Raisin-Studded Bulgur
Teriyaki Tempeh Stir-Fry
Sesame Tofu Stir-Fry
Koshari

5) This Outfit of the Week involved Pita having a grand old time playing in our closet, and emerging with one of Daddy's ties and Mommy's most flowery high heels.

 

 And no, we don't keep trash in the closet. It's a bag of clothes to donate.

6) Celia got a balloon at the furniture store yesterday. Do you think she loves it?