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October 30, 2019

Intentions for the Week

Looking to get your head in the game? Tracy from Shutterbean makes a weekly TO DO LIST called her Intentions for the Week. Here's what this week looks like:

Intentions for the Week- Week 44

Here’s what Week 44 looked like last year.

Hello Friends!

It’s been a week and it’s only Wednesday! I’m sorry for the delay in posting. We spent Saturday night to Tuesday night we no power & crappy cell reception at my house. Didn’t have charge on my laptop or wifi but I did have my imagination and positive thoughts to get me through some pretty dark times so YAY.  It kinda felt like camping— but at home.  My Intentions for the Week have shifted quite a bit with this interuption.  I’m trying to roll with it!

School was closed for two days so we spent time at home making art and prepping for the dark evenings.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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No power means IMAGINATION ACTIVATION. Here’s what we worked on yesterday…..a little tale about my kombucha obsession. (There’s a tutorial on my blog!)✨🖊

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I kept this in mind:

 

 
 
 
 
 
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It is! #apeptalkforwhenyouneedone

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And instead of typing up my list here on Sunday night like I do every week, I made a video of how I set up my moleskine calendar for the week.

I usually write in it while I’m typing up these Intentions for the Week lists.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Living that analog life with no power here in California. #bujo

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I focused on what I could control during the power outage- MY OWN THOUGHTS.

So here I am, a few days late with a completely different TO DO list than I would have typed up a few days ago. I have a lot of clean up to do. We have a lot of food in our fridge that went bad so I am going to set out a big block of time to clean out our fridge/freezers and start FRESH. Here are my Intentions for the Week!

Intentions for the Week:

  • catch up on laundry (SO MUCH!)
  • clean up the house 
  • clean out freezer x 2  clean out fridge x 1
  • go grocery shopping 
  • have a date with my calendar
  • catch up on emails
  • package/ship orders from The Handwriting Club (thank you!)
  • start thinking about holiday card photos
  • make a list on how to entertain ourselves without power
  • doc appt
  • HALLOWEEN!
  • workout x 3
  • drink enough water
  • eat some salads (no power means no salads!)
  • track my steps with my fitbit
  • work on presentation 
  • send thank you notes
  • try not to freak out
  • fix garbage disposal
  • finish post about Equus Workshop
  • learn how to draw a horse
  • reflect on October in my Currently Workbook
  • take pictures of new products for The Handwriting Club
  • take pictures of the Currently Workbook for 2020
  • straighten up the yard/prep/leaf blow
  • remove everything from the decks for refinishing project
  • make some art
  • take deep breaths
  • protect my lungs
  • clean off paper piles in office
  • work on birthday package for E
  • research posters/prints
  • find a new phone case 
  • buy more spray paint
  • work on the cabinet project

 

Recipes to Try:

Turmeric Hot Toddy

(can be made without alcohol too!) 

Applesauce “Oatmeal”

Gluten Free Blueberry Waffles

Chocolate Chip Cookie Energy Bars

Pizza Rolls

Pumpkin Gingersnap Ice Cream Cake

Pump Jam for the Week:

That song has been keeping me praying this week!

Mantra for the week!

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Feeling stuck? Make a list! Write down your intentions for the week to help hold you accountable to action.

I’m rooting for you!

Sending sparkles, 

Tracy

 

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October 27, 2019

My Everyday Life: Week 43

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 43

Finding meaning in the every day. That’s what I’m all about.

Thank you, water.

Estate Sale score.

Put in it’s place at my home.

My Mom, 5PM.

A moment of clean.

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October 25, 2019

I LOVE LISTS

I LOVE LISTS

  1. I dunno. This doesn’t seem like a good idea. 
  2. If other animals had cat heads. Lol.
  3. All the BS health/wellness trends of this decade.
  4. How to clean up every type of coffee maker.
  5. This whole thing made my Mom cringe when she was alive. 
  6. Thank you for your wisdom, Warner Herzog.
  7. Why haunted houses terrify us.
  8. Art restoration BLOWS MY MIND.
  9. An ice cream flavor I would love to try!
  10. BE A GOOD LISTENER!
  11. People are so clever with their Halloween costumes.
  12. These unusual plants are blowing my mind.
  13. Signs you’re old (like me!)
  14. Restaurants with the most beautiful views in the 1950s/60s
  15. What’s the deal with shallots??
  16. Cooper is going to be excited for this cereal.
  17. How to start a conversation.
  18. Barbie has my dream job!
  19. Dads with style. Check out these fashions.
  20. Weekend reading: Enough
  21. Pumpkin spice has taken over Trader Joe’s
  22. A perfect ice cream cake for this time of year.

 

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October 21, 2019

Intentions for the Week

Looking to get your head in the game? Tracy from Shutterbean makes a weekly TO DO LIST called her Intentions for the Week. Here's what this week looks like:

Happy Monday, friends!

We are on week 43 of 2019. Here’s what week 43 looked like last year.

I spent the weekend off the grid with my friend Emma at an Equus Horse Therapy workshop. It was life-changing and I cannot wait to tell you more about it soon as I go through my photos and notes.  It’s Sunday night and I’m exhausted, but here I am showing up for my Intentions for the Week! Thanks for holding me accountable to this practice throughout the years!

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October 20, 2019

My Everyday Life: Week 42

Here’s what this past week looked like My Everyday Life Week 42

Soaking up the sun in Sun Valley Idaho!

It must be so beautiful here when it snows!

On a walk with family headed downtown for the Trailing of the Sheep!

PARADE TIME.

ALL THE SHEEP! Trailing!

Magical light.

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October 18, 2019

I LOVE LISTS

I LOVE LISTS!

  1. Teachers doing important work. 
  2. They’re so lucky to have their grandparents in their wedding.
  3. These pumpkin cinnamon rolls look amaze.
  4. Some happy facts about animals!
  5. A look back at the first aerial photo shot in the USA
  6. You can donate your legos!
  7. Cat comics!
  8. A good use for broken lasagna noodles…
  9. To make: Dark & Stormy Kombucha
  10. How magazines were made before computers.
  11. 10 Types of Tippers
  12. Happy 20th BLOG ANNIVERSARY to David Lebovitz!
  13. I miss decorating our house for Halloween.
  14. Farrow & Ball has new paint colors!
  15. How to balance social and alone time at work.
  16. Americans are having fewer kids. Here’s what that means for education.
  17. Halloween costumes from 1950s + 1960s
  18. This portable printer thing looks fun.
  19. I have a super embarrassing photo of me and pigeons in Venice when I was a teenager.
  20. Cute bags I have my eye on:  one / two / three / four
  21. A Guide to Asian Restaurants, by Ali Wong
  22. Grab a food journal and some stickers for you/a friend this weekend.
  23. Here’s 2 months FREE Premium membership to Skillshare. YOU CAN DO SO MUCH ART!
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October 16, 2019

Green Tea Ice Cream

I don’t understand my child and his tastebuds. He won’t eat things like macaroni & cheese, any potato that isn’t a french fry or tater tot, nachos,  dutch baby pancakes, EGGS any way, cornbread, biscuits, sweet potatoes, you name it.  On the flipside, he loves anything with buffalo wing sauce on it (even tacos!)  and one of his favorite ice cream flavors is Green Tea Ice Cream.  The only real love we share is bread and crackers. So, I guess we have that going for us. Still I have no idea why he thinks biscuits are terrible. I am hoping he’ll outgrow that one day. 

It’s Cooper’s birthday month (he’s now 11!) and I made him his favorite ice cream to celebrate. I thought I’d shake things up a bit!

We had some matcha twix leftover from our trip to Japantown so we crumbled some on top.

This recipe is from The Kitchn Cookbook (one of my favorites!). It’s a very simple recipe and I love that it uses a bit of cream cheese in the recipe. I’ve done that technique with my pumpkin ice cream!  The texture is light, slightly chewy and every bite is perfumed with matcha!  

Maybe you’ll convince a picky eaty to expand their tastebuds with this Green Tea Ice Cream recipe?

Maybe you just love green tea ice cream or have some matcha hanging around with no purpose? 

Make it, report back! 

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