Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 6
My safe place is here.
Library adventure.
Beautiful morning light.
A corner of my house that makes me smile.
Huggy toe beans.
I LOVE LISTS
I LOVE LISTS
I LOVE LISTS:
- Instagram announcing a new feature.
- I could get lost looking at/printing these images to color in.
- Who owns your DNA?
- Lovers from the past.
- I’m not sure I’ve ever had a dunkaroo. I guess I can try one now.
- Cats that are abnormally stretchy!
- I’ve been cutting spaghetti squash wrong.
- How to get through a panic attack.
- Bad/crappy design always makes me laugh.
- Why grocery stores have tiny shopping carts for kids.
- How our kids are being sold to these days goes beyond toy commercials on TV
- The story behind “These Boots Were Made for Walking” song by Nancy Sinatra.
- Texans don’t want any more of us Californians.
- These clouds are crazy,
- The emotional benefits of cooking.
- Why some people don’t return their shopping carts.
- These photos make me want to play with glasses & flowers.
- Simple Valentine’s Day ideas
- This cake is my idea of heaven.
- Making a smoothie from The Smoothie Project this weekend! Stay tuned.
- It would be amazing to stumble upon this at a beach.
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Currently January 2020
Currently January 2020
January was LONG. I kept seeing memes all month saying that the longest YEAR is January. It made me laugh because that’s how it felt. I spent the entire month (and have kept it going!) of tracking what I eat in my food journal. I gave myself an elimination diet. No dairy, gluten or alcohol for all of January. Mostly because I did a lot of stress-eating in December and indulged a bit too much and wanted to be accountable for what I ate. Writing down what I eat/how I feel has been helpful in gaining information about what works and doesn’t work with my body as I am getting older. In the process of food journaling over the year, I realized that I can go off the rails eating-wise if I have more than two drinks. I’m slowing myself down and learning how to eat for fuel instead of for comfort. Alcohol and food are big numbing tools for me and my body doesn’t want to do that anymore.
Practice makes progress!
I also started my Currently 2020 workbook with SO MANY OF YOU.
THANK YOU FOR ORDERING ONE. I AM SO GLAD WE ARE DOING THIS TOGETHER.
I realize that I didn’t share my first few pages with you. Here they are.
My word for 2020 is GROW.
These are my Intentions for the year.
My letter to myself this year:
And here we are! January!!!
I was inspired by citrus this month and I played around with my favorite colored pencils
My friend Neiley let me use her neon pencils and I fell in love with them on the left-hand page.
All the Good Things that Happened this Month:
Let’s break it down, shall we?
Intentions for the Week
Intentions for the Week – Week 6 of 2020
Hello Friends!
Happy Monday! This weekend we had baseball, basketball and a super bowl party to attend. I make turkey white bean chili and am going to enjoy some leftovers for lunch this week. I woke up pretty early both Saturday and Sunday so I’m wiped out! I hope to catch up on some sleep this week. I also didn’t get a chance to do meal prep on Sunday. That’s what happens when we make plans on Sunday. I’m hoping I can do some meal prep some night this week to get rid of whatever is left in my fridge right now. Let’s sit down and write some Intentions for the week, shall we?
My Everyday Life Week 5
Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 5
This slipped out of a book today. I needed it. Maybe you do too.
We are on the second day of February!
I’m setting some time aside today to finish the January entry of my Currently Workbook! It’s been so fun to see how people are using it, on our private facebook group. I’m so proud of your work!!!
Highlight of the week was making this cat box with Cooper.
So far Huggy is its #1 fan.
The ladies are like mehh.
I spent a lot of time in the yard this week.
It feels good to see my hard work pay off.
I LOVE LISTS
I LOVE LISTS
- KFC is bringing plant-based options to some of its restaurants.
- What is the coronavirus?
- Want: cheetah PJs
- The new trophies of domesticity.
- How to raise gracious children.
- All of the new attractions coming to Disney parks. I still haven’t taken Cooper!
- The designer behind all of the looks on Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- I feel her pain. It’s so nice to be cooked for, though!
- I love how these display shelves POP with color.
- Psychedelic retreats sound wild.
- Influencers in the wild.
- Questions to ask if you need help finding your purpose.
- This makes me want to collage.
- A bookstore that also has cats. SIGN ME UP.
- My dream is to have a property like this with all these cabins & have a camp!
- Wanna improve your memory? Curate your photos.
- Oh my goodness this week doggo rides the bus to go to his favorite park!
- Here are a bunch of ways to use Everything Bagel Seasoning.
- I love the signs at the Char-Pit in Tahoe.
- To make this weekend: cashew cream / lemon ginger elixir
- I love a good planetarium show. This one looks awesome.
- Street style, 1970s- San Francisco
Thai Basil Tofu
The month is almost over. How did we do on our New Year’s Intentions? I’m still off gluten, dairy, and alcohol. It’s allowed me to reset after the holidays. I’m feeling pretty good about keeping myself mindful of what I am eating by writing everything down in my food journal. The dietary restrictions have helped me experiment with a few new recipes this month. In the attempt to eat less meat, I made this Thai Basil Tofu the other day. I thought we needed a meatless version of the Thai Basil Beef that’s become a dinner staple in my household.
Whenever we go out for Thai food, I like ordering Thai Basil Chicken, except I don’t like the chicken in it. I just love the sauce and all of the red peppers. Chicken gets picked out but then I’m left with no protein. This recipe fixes that! And it does so in such a satisfying way.
The tofu gets nicely browned and crispy then it’s covered in sauce. The red peppers add sweetness and the basil makes it pop! I’m happy to add this one to the Shutterbean Meal Rotation! If my boys balk at eating tofu, FIIIIINE. More for me. I can’t wait to dig into leftovers tomorrow.
