Moving time

I can't believe that I'm packing up my stuff that I won't be using in the next couple of weeks. I have to put my etsy shop on vacation as well. But we move in less than a month to start the next chapter of our lives, one that has been long overdue. I've been trying to do this as economically as possible and as green as possible. I think I'm lacking on the green though. We've reused boxes though that we were able to get from the liquor stores and from businesses near where Hubs used to work since they literally threw their boxes away in a large dumpster. Amazing! You could go watch them throw the boxes and their garbage away everyday at the same time before they end their shifts for the day. We also grabbed packing peanuts and bubble wrap from similar sources to protect our breakables.
We're using a freight company for the move. When we arrive to our destination I'm hoping we can drop off the emptied boxes to our local recycling center. The peanuts and bubble wrap I'll have to repackage and post on a local site for reuse. One of the nice things about where we live currently is that one of the shipping stores actually will take your packing peanuts back for recycling. So it's cool that they keep getting used over and over. After all, it's styrofoam and where's it gonna go, right?
So, with that said this is most likely my last post for a couple weeks until we get situated and get the internet turned on. Once we get up and running I expect to have some new projects to share as well as some new recipes. For now, I'm going to enjoy the cuteness that is Baby and Tot. See you in the fall!

So, I've been inspired

It's something I've been thinking on for awhile now and I finally made a mock up today. I'm so excited because even Hubs gave it an approval of "cute!" as did my mom. So, I'm going to make a couple more this weekend while I'm still thinking on the design of things and then I'll be listing them in my etsy shop. Yes, I'm keeping you in the dark for a couple more days. I'm hoping that with my impending move that every little bit that I sell right now will help finance the move. And the time sitting down at my sewing machine today has been very needed. I have a couple other ideas that have rattling around up in the noggin and I'm hoping to start working on them this week since I have time to work on some projects. It's too hot to work at storage right now so when we get some cool days then I'll do the grunt work. For now time to let the creativity flow!

Ratatouille

There are so many variations on this. But, we had it for dinner tonight and it was fantastic. Very filling and vegetarian to boot for me as well as dairy free. I have to admit I've fallen off the dairy free bandwagon the past week and Baby has let me know with massive spit up the past couple days that she still can't handle it in any amount so I'm cutting it back out of my diet again.

Anyway, in a large pan sauté up a large onion sliced and 4 garlic cloves in olive oil.

Once they have cooked set them aside. Then add to the pan some more olive oil with 2 cups cubed eggplant, 4 green peppers sliced, 3 cups zucchini cubed, and 2 cups of fresh tomato. Let sauté for about 15 minutes. Add the garlic and onions back to the pan. Cover and let simmer until vegetables are soft. Add 1/2 cup tomato sauce to give it more broth. Serve over warm crusty bread. It's fantastic!