June 21, 2024

I LOVE LISTS

When you should/shouldn’t use AI at work.
What are the best beach towns in the United States?
Do you really need to rinse off rice?
I want a lunchbox tin for picnics!
Look at this pink house in LA!
Another way you can use your cheese grater.
Let’s read about the strawberry moon.
This flower garden is inspiring.
Ways to save money on a garden.
There’s going to be a sequel to Spaceballs!
RIP Donald Sutherland.
A few misconceptions of weather.
How Carl Jung inspired AA.
The history of super glue.
PEZ was invented to curb smoking habits.
The pleasure of being left alone.
I need to add zucchini fritters into the mix!
This chocolate cherry smoothie looks yum.
I made this cake this week. YUM TOWN.
Urban planning pics.

I’m teaching a binder class next month! We will be building two binders together based on my meal prep/plan pack & my time management system. Let’s get you organized this summer!

Build a Binder with me!! Saturday July 20 10AM-12PM

I’ll show you how I manage FOOD + TIME

(pdfs are included in the class!)

I got my Summer Bucket list together- Here’s what I’d like to do:

Summer Bucket List for 2024. (more on my substack!)

There’s a new episode of Keep Grief Weird! This week MC and I talk about Disenfranchised Grief- What happens when you have grief that goes unrecognized?? Follow us on Substack! Thanks for listening.

Have a Leo in your life? Send them a LEO collage kit from my Etsy shop for their birthday coming up.

LISTS

June 17, 2024

Intentions for the Week

Intentions for the Week- Week 25 in 2024

Hi hiiiiii! It’s Monday! Did you have a good weekend?

I am getting over COVID right now. Stay safe. Mask up. Wash your hands.

In other news, SUMMER officially starts this week. I am going to be working on my Summer Bucket List!

Here are my Intentions for the Week!

my everyday life, Photography

June 16, 2024

My Everyday Life Week 24

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 24

Going to be hosting a workshop next month to get you back on track! I’ll send more info in my newsletter this week!

I am art.

A cute ass card from Helen Jane!

Leftover ahi tuna turned into hand rolls.

I made another batch of buckwheat pancakes. This time with berries in the batter.

I shared my Favorite Gardening Tools this week!

Wisteria is growing wild.

We’ve been sleeping together all week.

Went to get new tires.

Met some bulldogs in the process.

We now own paper plate holders. Perfect for outdoors.

The pickle seasoning from Trader Joe’s is my new favorite. I put it on gf wasas with cream cheese.

Husband breakfast.

Looked down while drinking coffee.

Head rest.

Working on it.

Casey made fried rice.

Wednesday was full of creative expression.

I did a bunch of research into having a Northern Noder Virgo in the 12th house astrology-wise.

Ginger ale ice cubes.

So many textures.

On this week’s episode of Keep Grief Weird, we talk about THE STUFF! The stuff that you’re left with when someone dies.

What’s one of my favorite kitchen items that belonged to my mom? Her peeler!

Tri-tip night.

Baby!

DAD!

IN MY FRONT YARD!!!

My uniform.

Caught them being good.

A new visitor!! She matches me.

Casey has named her Laney.

Been doing morning pages in the garden with coffee.

Our Nutribullet is used at least twice a day. I made a triple berry situation.

Tuna salad at my desk.

This is the BEFORE.

With a spray-paint session, here’s the AFTER!

Bougs!

My new favorite pen!! Pentel Sparkle Pop!

Went to West Coast Craft Fair!

Met a crow.

Sampled pens!

Hung out with Cam & Neiley.

Found little moments of quiet.

Eye candy everywhere.

Above too.

The displays!

And message throughout.

Sometimes the King is a Woman 😉

What makes a true friend.

Let’s get you back on track! We are halfway through the year.

I LOVE LISTS

Every woman deserves to go to Summer camp in France.
Cat meme nation.
This chocolate chip cookie delight looks dangerous.
I appreciate other maximalists.
Crows can count. Counting Crows.
Paper + famous landmarks.
Old photos of women being naughty.
Quirky casserole dishes- I love hidden images!
Let’s read some Trader Joe’s history.
How do you get over jet lag?
Video of Tennis balls being made in 1961.
I want to go over to Amy Sedaris’ place.
This is MY NEW FAVORITE FUN PEN!!
Some movies you probably shouldn’t watch with your kids (yet).
Mustard grilled– try that at IN & OUT. Report back.
We were obsessed w/ recording things thanks to Home Alone.
Infrared photos fascinate me.
I put together a compilation of cute sundresses.
World’s largest book sorter.
Did you check out my Favorite Gardening Tools?

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There’s a new episode of Keep Grief Weird! This week MC and I talk about THE STUFF that’s left behind. I talk about some of the things I’ve kept that belonged to my Mom that have a lot of meaning for me. Follow us on Substack! Thanks for listening.

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June 12, 2024

Favorite Gardening Tools

Today I am going to share some of my Favorite Gardening Tools if you’re looking for some gifts for a Dad who loves working in the yard. I spent a lot of my childhood working in the yard with my Dad. I pulled weeds, I helped with irrigation and planting. I was the first one to be ready to go to the hardware store!

(I still LOVE the hardware store)

My Everyday Life Week 16 of 2023- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

When I took over my childhood home, I also took over the responsibility of taking care of our property. Over the 12 years of living here, I have learned (on the job!) what it takes to take care of our yard and these are my Favorite Gardening Tools.

Hedge Trimmer – very important to have if you have a lot of bushes that need trimming.

Battery power supply – this thing is super versatile! We take it on the go if we need to charge anything while we are outdoors. You can plug a USB cable into and there’s a socket in it too.

Batteries– here in CA, we are not allowed to use gas-powered tools 🙁 We have to have a bunch of batteries on hand. We are a Milwaukee family so we always have a few charging.

Weed Whacker– I secretly enjoy weed whacking even though it takes me forever since I have to charge batteries. This thing is great!

Weed Whacker String – always have to have extra trimmer string!

Leaf Blower – I enjoy leaf blowing just as much as weed whacking…if not more. It gives me the feeling of a freshly vacuumed room but outdoors. Over the years, I’ve gotten quite good at leaf blowing.

Chainsaw attachment – we have a TON of trees in our yard and this chainsaw pole attachment is a godsend. I did go a little crazy trimming trees a few years ago but HEY, they look great and I didn’t have to pay anyone to trim.

Collapsable garden bag– I love having this collapsable garden bag in the garden. I filled it up and then dump all of my clippings in the compost bin.

Metal hose– I’ve raved about this hose several times. It never kinks and I like that in a hose.

Compost bin– we compost! This bin is in our backyard and I dump all of my kitchen scraps in it.

Weeder – once you start using one of these, you get HOOKED.

Garden tool set– If you are gonna garden, you need a garden tool set!

Pruners– these babies are SHARP!

Micro pruners– I use these with my indoor plants and succulents!

Tree trimmer/lopper– Also great with branches and bushes!

Those are my current Favorite Gardening Tools.

You can see more of my garden favorites on my Amazon storefront!

LISTS

June 10, 2024

Intentions for the Week

Intentions for the Week- Week 24 in 2024

Hi hiiiiii! It’s Monday! Did you have a good weekend? Mine was busy! We had friends over for a BBQ, I hosted SELF Check In and went to West Coast Craft with friends. Since Cooper is out of school for the Summer, I didn’t do meal prep yesterday. I’ll probably do little bits of it throughout the week. I definitely need to make some snacks!

Here are my Intentions for the Week!