I am actually surprised that I haven't made a packing list for this move, but I think that's owed to the completely overwhelming nature of packing up my entire home. With my wedding, I could construct a timeline, replete with projected deadlines for the completion of various tasks, and with the included reward of being able to check off the finished things. The only way I have any clue how far along I am in this packing process is by the growing City of Boxes developing residences throughout my already crowded home and by [eventually] running out of things to put in boxes.
I had already anticipated running headlong into nostalgia and other such pangs during the unearthing of things I probably haven't looked at in years, so while I have had to force myself to look at some things objectively enough to say "even though this is old, it's kind of ugly and not really worth anything," and recognize that I was only holding onto it because it once belonged to someone who isn't part of my life anymore, I can let them go with the understanding that I don't love that person any less without an ugly teapot to remind me of them. On the other hand, I've found some fun things that I've rushed over to Mister to share:
It's a funny little Christmas plate and aside from the fact that it is obviously hand-painted, there's nothing special about it. Until you turn it over to wrap it up...
"Hand Painted in Italy for F.B." FB are the initials of my mother's mother, Florence Beverly. That's pretty darn cool. Quick side story that will only be funny to women old enough to remember "adopting" Cabbage Patch Kids: My mother's mother was one of [I think] five children and all the girls had names a CPK creator would envy: Florence Josephine, Erma Matilda, Henrietta something-or-other; amazing names.
Anyway, back to 2011, after two days off from work, I managed to get there today. I even brought home two more boxes, which made for a challenging walk home from the train (since the buses still aren't running near my home). I may still do a little packing tonight, but I decided to take a blog & Beaujolais break first.
Since my green pepper urgently required my attention, I decided tonight was as good a night as any to make my favorite Cajun Red Beans and Rice from The Accidental Vegan. This is absolutely my favorite rice-n-beans recipe; I'm pretty sure it's the generous addition of Worcestershire sauce, although I think the scant bit of liquid smoke helps.
In place of the usual Tofurky sausages, I used what was left from my homemade seitan. I'll tell you, this recipe is going to save us hundreds of hard-earned dollars. It was actually a bit better with the seitan than with the sausage, though I think I'll slice the seitan next time, rather than cubing it. Lots of chewing.
Finally, in my effort to stave off more packing until tomorrow, I constructed the new menu for next week, which may very well be the last full menu before we move. I have quite a collection of Cooking Things, as well as an entire 3x1' shelf of herbs and spices, so next weekend we'll probably have to start packing some of it. I probably won't realize how much that limits me until it's too late, but suffice it to say that I anticipate only getting two or three items in before switching to sandwiches/take-out.
So, in the spirit of list-making, I present to you
The Last Full Menu in This Residence
1. Pasta with Red Peppers and Basil
2. Chickpea Broccoli Casserole from Vegan with a Vengeance. Since it bakes for about 45-60 minutes, I figure it will give me time to pack while it's baking - hooray for multi-tasking!
3. Orecchiette with Cherry Tomatoes and Kalamata Tapenade also from VwaV.
4. Rice Island Casserole from Vegan on the Cheap; I have a few tricks so it doesn't take as long as it did last time, but even if it does...see #2.
5. Tuscan White Bean Pizza also from Vegan on the Cheap, because pizza is awesome and there are no leftovers (I suspect that will also become important over the next 15 days).
6. Pasta Jambalaya from Vegan Express
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