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February 23, 2026

Intentions for the Week

 

Intentions for the Week Workbook by Tracy Benjamin now on sale!

Intentions for the Week- Week 9 in 2026

HIIIII friends! Happy Monday. How’s it going? We had our first baseball game of the year. It was practice, and it didn’t count, but I did reference my old post and was so glad I made myself a roadmap to get ready for games. 

Baseball Mom Bag Essentials- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com shares what she carries with her to baseball tournments & games.

Baseball Mom Essentials 

My addition to the list (besides having a travel umbrella now) is that now I know what to pack when I’m on the road and need some healthy snacks.  See?

Healthy Road Trip Snacks to keep you energized on the go! Shutterbean shares easy, delicious, and packable snack ideas for your next adventure.

Healthy Road Trip Snacks

Here are my Intentions for the Week: 

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February 22, 2026

My Everyday Life Week 8

My Everyday Life Week 8- Here’s what this past week looked like:

My homework for Practice pages this week. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Write my youngerself a love note 🙂 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Making junk journals. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Going through old currently workbooks. 

Loving Treatment by Louise Hay

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Progress. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Growth.

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Casey built his gift. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I made pulled pork this week, and it fed us ALLLL week. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I also made pesto and it went on everything.

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Compassion fatigue? 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Casey made spanish rice. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Burrito bowls multiple times. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Rainbow on my salad. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I made another batch of sparkling limeade this week. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I need to add it to my non-alcoholic drink recipe list. 

Homemade Sparkling Limeade with fresh lime juice and simple syrup. A bright, sweet-tart citrus drink and easy dupe for Sol Food sparkling limeade.

Valentine’s day treasures. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Elliptical hour. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

It’s like being on another planet in my garage. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Handwriting practice. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Bummed there was no 888, 777, or 999

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Dish towel dye.

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

En route. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Radical self-care. String cheese and trailmix. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Suzanne is fun to write. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Walter is crimping. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I got to look into his eyes in the sun.

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Art at Neiley’s. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Followed by a hike.

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

The day after a big storm.

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Pretending it’s Hawaii here for a minute.

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Reset at the beach. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Yes. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

There’s a prison to the right.

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Valentine’s leftovers. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Sunshine squish. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Magic light. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Thomasina.

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Baseball team family dinner night! 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Walking through neighborhoods I’ve never been in. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

There’s some meat under there. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Leftovers for breakfast with hard-boiled eggs. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Thank you, Ms. Terwilliger. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Almost done…

Making spring collage kits! 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

The first baseball game was freezing! I have more gray hair this year. 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Getting my baseball mom bag essentials ready! 

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

My bedroom light…

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Is a whole mood. I am enjoying cozy vibes inside while we have cold weather.

My Everyday Life Week 08 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

 

MORE OF MY EVERYDAY LIFE: 

Week 8 in 2025 

Week 8 in 2024

Week 8 in 2023

Week 8 in 2022

Week 8 in 2021

Week 8 in 2020

Week 8 in 2019

Week 8 in 2018

Week 8 in 2017

Week 8 in 2016

Week 8 in 2015

Week 8 in 2014

Week 8 in 2013

Week 8 in 2012

Week 8 in 2011

 

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February 20, 2026

I LOVE LISTS

Hobonichi Cousin/ Tracy Benjamin The Handwriting Club

I LOVE LISTS

  1. Superbloom sweeps Death Valley! 
  2. Animals with funny names. 
  3. Haircuts that went wrong. 
  4. Olympic mind hacks. 
  5. Lego put out a Monet set! 
  6. I love looking in artists’ homes. 
  7. Have you tried the viral cheesecake hack?
  8. Why do bagels have holes? 
  9. I definitely want to make potsticker rice bowls!
  10. The 25 best movie monologues. 
  11. Time travel: New York, 1950s
  12. I knew Reese’s didn’t taste the same. 
  13. Turkeys vs. UPS driver
  14. I want all the knitwear in this Etsy shop. 
  15. Most memorable happy meal toys. 
  16. Data analysis of women’s sizing.
  17. My favorite journaling supplies are all here! 
  18. Hidden labor from women in modern literary masterpieces. 
  19. Forests in Europe that are out of a fantasy novel. 
  20. Need some vitamin C? Try this citrus smoothie bowl. 

 

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February 18, 2026

Sparkling Limeade

Homemade Sparkling Limeade with fresh lime juice and simple syrup. A bright, sweet-tart citrus drink and easy dupe for Sol Food sparkling limeade.

You would think that after all of these years blogging (19!), I would have posted a recipe for Sparkling Limeade before. Nope. In all of the years of blogging, I have made:

Homemade Sparkling Limeade with fresh lime juice and simple syrup. A bright, sweet-tart citrus drink and easy dupe for Sol Food sparkling limeade.

Sol Food (the same place that makes my favorite chicken) makes an incredible limeade that pairs well with their food. I usually cut it with more sparkling water because I don’t like it toooooo sweet.  This has been a great addition to my weekly meal prep. It helps us bypass buying soda, and that’s a huge win for me! 

CONTINUE READING

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February 16, 2026

Intentions for the Week

 

Intentions for the Week Workbook by Tracy Benjamin now on sale!

Intentions for the Week- Week 8 in 2026

Hello hello! Did we survive the weekend? Mine started with my talk at the Pacific Art League, followed by dinner with friends. I went on a day date with Casey in Petaluma. We went antiquing. Went out to lunch, came home, and made dinner. Yesterday I hosted Self Check In, worked on collage kits (coming soon!), and did a small meal prep after cleaning out the fridge. It was a FULL weekend, and Cooper has no school today, so hopefully we will do something fun together. 

Here are my Intentions for the Week: 

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February 15, 2026

My Everyday Life Week 7

My Everyday Life Week 7- Here’s what this past week looked like:

I gave my talk this week at the Pacific Art League! 

My Everyday Life Week 07 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

It was so fun! 

My Everyday Life Week 07 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I enjoyed meeting yous! 

My Everyday Life Week 07 of 2026- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

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February 13, 2026

I LOVE LISTS

Hobonichi Cousin- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com/The Handwriting Club

I LOVE LISTS 

  1. A roundup of vintage ads to remind you that times have changed!
  2. Umm. YUM!! Brownie Pudding Cookies
  3. Old-timey ice skating photos. 
  4. Time travel photobooth style. 
  5. Imagine swimming past this statue. 
  6. RIP James Van der Beek. 
  7. I want to make a junk journal like this. 
  8. What are the most educated states? 
  9. Why lunch should be your biggest meal of the day.
  10. Most romantic proposal spots in the world. 
  11. Imagine going to this doctor’s office. 
  12. I want every single one of these cat tins. 
  13. Some people think in words. I do sometimes. 
  14. Imagine climbing a snowy mountain in a corset. 
  15. A simple way to enhance your steak.  (butter is involved)
  16. What store-bought soups are nutritious? 
  17. This dog took a photo every time he got excited. 
  18. Here are some reasons to kiss more. 
  19. I didn’t know some of these Apple Watch fitness features. 
  20. Weekend reading: Fawning

 

Local friends!

TONIGHT, I’ll be speaking at the Pacific Art League Speaker Series this Friday, in Palo Alto.

Here’s their website.

Friday 02/13/26

6 PM-7 PM $20

In this talk, I’ll be sharing how handwriting, routine, and creative practice became my way of slowing down, tuning in, and documenting life with intention. I’ll talk about Shutterbean, The Handwriting Club, and my Currently workbooks, and how all of it grew from a simple desire to show up creatively on a regular basis.

If you’ve ever wondered how creativity and routine can live side by side, this talk is for you!

Check out @pacificartleague for more info!

Valentine's Day Recipes to Woo Your Boo! Tracy Benjamin from Shutterbean.com shares her favorite recipes to make for loved ones!

Valentine’s Day Recipes to woo your boo.