December 7, 2020

Intentions for the Week

Intentions for the Week- Week 50 of 2020

Happy Monday, friends!

Week 50! Crazy, right? We have 53 weeks in the year this year. It’s almost up! This weekend we helped my Dad decorate his Christmas tree. We also hung out with friends from a distance. We are going into lockdown mode here in California so we’re heavily restricted until January 4th (my Mom’s birthday, go figure). Such a weird life we are living these days. Another week on the horizon…time to figure out our Intentions for the Week! Here are mine:

my everyday life, Photography

December 6, 2020

My Everyday Life Week 49

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 49

I found some great light this week.

And a nice writing spot.

I noticed a tree I’ve never noticed before. 41 years here and I didn’t notice THIS BRIGHT YELLOW TREE.

Maybe cuz I don’t park over on this side of the parking lot.

Reminding myself how much I love a morning walk.

LISTS

December 4, 2020

I LOVE LISTS

The best good news in 2020.
Magical outdoor photos.
Comfy outfit: top / leggings /slippers/ ear warmers
The British government wants you to know The Crow isn’t real.
Futurists discuss the future.
Kid school photo fails. Lolll. #6
I wonder if knickers will ever come back.
I am going to try this hack next time I make salad dressing.
Amazing/rare historical photos to help give you perspective.
I like looking at old things. Maybe because I’m old.
If you need to teach someone what empathy is, this is helpful.
Why COVID curfews don’t make sense.
What a beautiful home!
Lady GAGA has her own OREO flavor coming out.
Why America is still obsessed with air-fryers.
Jordan Firstman is one of my favorite Instagrammers.
This dollhouse is bonkers.
Our COVID life, illustrated.
Weekend reading: Home Style Cookery
All of my favorite things in 2020 gift guide.

**Thank you so much for all of your Currently Workbook purchases! I sold out and more will be back in the shop on Monday. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!***

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December 3, 2020

Homemade Edible Gifts

I am trying to get myself in the holiday spirit!

Our tree has lights on it.

No ornaments yet.

Last year our cat, Huggy was a kitten and locked out of the room with the tree, and this year he is a full-blown monster cat who likes to climb up the tree. I am slooooowwwwwly decorating it. Over the years, I’ve enjoyed making holiday treats for my friends/family. With the extra time at home on the weekends and a tight eye on the budget, I believe making edible treats is a good route to go. It’s one of the best ways to make holiday magic. Putting love and care into something for someone else.

We all need a reminder of how loved we are. This year more than ever.

Let’s open up my filing cabinet of fun and find some recipes to inspire your Homemade Edible Gifts this season!

Classic Gingerbread Cookies

A fun activity to do with kiddos!

Inspiration

December 2, 2020

Currently November 2020

November came and went. November marked the three year anniversary of my Mom’s death. Her death changed our holiday(s) and then COVID changed our holiday(s) even more. My homework in therapy was to consider how I want to spend Thanksgiving. “Have you thought about how you want to spend your Thanksgiving? What does your ideal Thanksgiving look like?

I used my Currently Workbook to make notes!

Here’s what I wrote!

I thought a lot about our holidays growing up. My Mom always made them special and invited family over. She’d work really hard, making things magical, and then the day would be done and the next few days she would be absolutely exhausted and annoyed with people who didn’t help or contribute to the day. Resentment built up and then she questioned what she did it for. Now that our matriarch is gone, it’s my turn to figure out how I want to spend my holidays with my family. This is what I want!

All the good things that happened this month:

November was made up of all of this.

Let’s break it down!

Inspired By:

The light. I feel grateful to have such a better appreciation for the light in my house after spending SO MUCH TIME in it this year. This new season brings new light to parts of our house that didn’t get as much light during the summer and I’m pretty happy about that.

Watching:

Queen’s Gambit- finished. Loved. So sad it’s over. I spent a bunch of time looking at youtube videos of the show after just for more information. I LOVED the costume/set design.

Weekend at Bernies- We watched with Cooper. Loved reliving parts of my childhood with him. He thought it was silly.

Goonies- We’ve already seen it with Cooper, we all just wanted to watch it again!

Challenger: Final Flight – brought up a lot of feelings from my childhood for some reason. I think I remembered my Mom being glued to the TV all week long watching the coverage and trying to figure out what happened. It’s so weird

The Other Guys- so dumb. I don’t know why I agreed to watch it.

Dolly Parton- Here I Am – loved it/love her. Was so fascinated with her life story.

Social Dilemma- Watched this first before we watch it with Cooper. I already knew a lot of stuff since I work online, but I am pretty frightened for the future. Technology is making childhood so different.

Night Crawler– kinda creepy and weird.

Bloodline (just started!)- so happy to see Coach Taylor again 🙂

Reading:

Post Modern Magic

Thriving as an Empath

My currently workbook from 2019.

Fire Cider Recipes

Thinking About:

My Mom
2021
Time
Holidays
Routine… and how much it’s changed over the year
My word for 2021 (hmmmmm)

Listening To:

Love this one lately.

Cooper and I enjoy this one.

OBSESSED with this whole Plantasia album.

I found out it was made in 1976 to help plants grow!

Listenting to this one over and over again.

Cooper’s favorite song rn:

I listened to this song SO MANY TIMES this month.

Dream Life:

Takes place in old buildings…searching for property? Going through buildings of my childhood maybe? I had a dream that I pulled out a puffer jacket from my high school locker room. I think it’s because I saw something online the night before. That’s really only the REAL dream I remember. There were two dreams I had this month where I was crying and in the dream I was like YES THIS IS THE BEST, GET ALL OF THE TOXINS OUT OF YOUR BODY THROUGH CRYING. I dunno. I think I was lucid.

Eating/Drinking:

Biggest meal of the month? Thanksgiving (for FOUR).

Made it all myself!

Shared my Sausage & Mushroom Stuffing and was so happy to hear that a lot of you tried it and loved it for your Thanksgiving.

I love the power of recipes!

Cranberry Rosemary Bars were a real hit. I made them twice and ate SO MANY OF THEM.

Cooper had been craving doughnuts all month so I caved and made him my buttermilk doughnuts.

I loved looking back on that post and seeing little Cooper! He got a kick out of it too.

Comfort food….

Sausage, peppers & onions on crusty french bread, please and thank you.

Made the boys happy with fresh rolls.

Had black miso cod at home thanks to Fishmonger Don.

I’ve been enjoying a milky tea in the afternoon.

Persimmon season is celebrated (only by me!) in this house.

Cooper has found a love for Matcha Lattes.

On my Autumn Bucket List, I had a goal to make pies and I made two this month. One apple and one pumpkin. YAY!

Grateful For:

Being able to see the potential in people & things
My creativity
Being ALIVE + WELL
My health
ALL OF THE ORDERS I GOT!!!!

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING MY WORK! I AM EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH YOU ON THE CURRENTLY WORKBOOK in 2021!

Self Portrait for November

I hope you have a wonderful December! See you back here at the end of the month.

LISTS

November 30, 2020

Intentions for the Week

Intentions for the Week – Week 49 of 2020

Happy Monday, friends!

We had an introvert weekend in the Benjamin household. Didn’t really leave the house and stayed in pajamas most of the day. Spent some time cleaning up the kitchen and getting rid of clutter. I put together this new produce basket shelf for our kitchen and put all bananas, apples, lemons, and limes in it and feel so much happier that I freed up counter space. Other than that, I was pretty wiped out all weekend. That’s what happens after putting together Thanksgiving. All the energy goes into making magic and then it’s done and I am absolutely depleted! I found a pocket of time to get another batch of orders out this weekend. We also took some time and went for a drive into the city to watch the sunset this weekend. It was nice! This week I am packaging up more Currently Workbook orders. THANK YOU!!! You are keeping me busy! Let’s figure out what we are doing this week by making a few lists. Here are my Intentions for the Week!