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May 3, 2024

I LOVE LISTS

A community can only flourish when... writing by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com- i love lists

I LOVE LISTS 

  1. Are you using these features in Notes? 
  2. A whole bunch of money-saving habits! 
  3. Hotels doing cool things. 
  4. You had one job. 
  5. 3000 people in dinosaur costumes.
  6. What your front door color says about you.
  7. Snoop Dog has his own ice cream now. 
  8. Used envelopes turned art. 
  9. I reintroduced incense matches in my life.
  10. How to build a b&w darkroom in your bathroom.
  11. Glad I have always posted original content on Instagram.
  12. What’s the best meatloaf recipe on the internet?
  13. I need to make my own Spanish rice. 
  14. What’s that white stuff on your food?
  15. Species that have made amazing comebacks.
  16. What’s the difference between wolves & coyotes?
  17. Jack Kerouac dropped some writing tips.
  18. Do I need a food chopper? Do you have one? 
  19. People in their kitchens in the 1970s.
  20. Weekend Reading: A Year in Practice 

The Handwriting Club- Currently April 2024 in Currently Workbook

You may have wondered where my Currently Workbook pages are. They’re on Substack!  I have switched over to that platform so I can share my pages/months without ads. 

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January

February

March

April

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April 29, 2024

Intentions for the Week

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Intentions for the Week- Week 18 in 2024

Hi hiiiiii! It’s Monday! Did you have a good weekend?  I meal prepped yesterday (WAHOOO) but was too tired to take a photo. I’ll do that today. This weekend we had baseball (we won!). I spent a few hours going through my closet and putting away my winter clothes.  I also hosted Self-Check-In and got caught up on my calendar. The Sunday ritual is keeping me on track and I am making new friends in the process. Win-win! Let’s get down to business. 

Here are my Intentions for the Week.

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April 28, 2024

My Everyday Life Week 17

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 17

Hooray for good weather this week! I got to spend time in the garden & on our deck. 

My Everyday Life Week 17 of 2024- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

This is what’s flowering in my garden. 

My Everyday Life Week 17 of 2024- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Welcome to my home. 

My Everyday Life Week 17 of 2024- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Tiny little joys 🙂

My Everyday Life Week 17 of 2024- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

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April 26, 2024

I LOVE LISTS

A Journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. I love lists- Shutterbean #hobonichi #hobonichicousin

I LOVE LISTS

  1. Movies that have not aged well.
  2. People share life hacks. 
  3. I am working on my flower beds this year! 
  4. My mom always wanted to go to a dude ranch. 
  5. Some new google doc features.
  6. I want to do a matzo taste test.
  7. The top cereals of 2024. 
  8. I want EVERYTHING from the Marimekko store.
  9. Japanese train tickets are beautiful. 
  10. The history of barf bags. 
  11. The Spice Girls reunited! 
  12. A dress for tiger lovers. 
  13. Looking forward to this Jim Henson documentary.
  14. What is Mercury in retrograde? 
  15. How the year 2044 was imagined in 1771.
  16. Beatles fan’s bedrooms from the 1960s.
  17. Kids can now clean floors with their toy.
  18. Trader Joe’s new Spring items, reviewed. 
  19. One of my tiny little joys- our butter keeper 🙂
  20. Did you see I shared my Baseball Mom Bag Essentials? 

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April 25, 2024

Baseball Mom Bag Essentials

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

In 2020, I started a Baseball Mom Bag Essentials post but then the pandemic happened and baseball season got all weird and complicated.  I did make myself a list back then that I continually refer to:

My Everyday Life Week 17 of 2023- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

It’s 2024 now (yikes) and soooooo many games later, this is what my list looks like!

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

I have had 4 years of handwriting practice since I made that first list.

I added some flair and questions!

 

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

There are three important questions you must ask yourself before packing a sports bag:

  • how long will you be there? how many games are they playing?
  • do they have bleachers? (bring a bleacher seat!) If they don’t have bleachers, then I make sure to pack my portable chair
  • what’s the weather situation?  This IS KEY! 

 

This is what’s in my big bag. 

 

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

My Non- Negotiable Essentials: 

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

I ALWAYS BRING a WATER BOTTLE!

(I added my Make Magic sticker to it)

This is the bag I carry with me if I have a larger bag. It’s my little essentials kit of little things I might need!

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

Things I Might Need:

  • lip balm
  • lipstick
  • essential oils (I like to have a peppermint, eucalyptus or orange with me)
  • hairbands
  • sanitizer
  • gum
  • cough drops
  • flossers
  • nail clippers
  • nail file
  • advil
  • tweezers
  • eye drops

The essentials bag can fit into my Bag of Tricks!  This is the main bag I bring that carries things for everyone in case they need it. They don’t have to rifle through MY essentials kit to get the things they need.

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

Bag of Tricks:

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

Things to work on:

 

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

Weather Accessories:

  • jacket (one that has a 
  • scarf  
  • straw hat
  • visor
  • beanie
  • bandana (I will get it wet on hot days and put it around my neck)
  • thermos (hot tea is nice on cold days)
  • blanket (I always keep one in my car just in case)
  • a towel (sometimes bleachers are wet)
  • umbrella

Here’s what I like to wear! Layers 🙂

I have learned that I cannot/should not wear coveralls or overalls to a game. No bueno!

 

 
 
 
 
 
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My Everyday Life Week 12 of 2024- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Happy baseballing!  Those are my Baseball Mom Bag Essentials! 

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April 22, 2024

Intentions for the Week

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Intentions for the Week- Week 17 in 2024

Hi hiiiiii! It’s Monday! Wahoo. I yesterday. 

BEHOLD! 

Shutterbean Meal Prep- Prep for the week & fridge cleanout by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Meal prep this week includes:

Here are my Intentions for the Week.

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April 21, 2024

My Everyday Life Week 16

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 16

Spring Collage Kits 

My Everyday Life: Week 16 of 2024- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Spring Forward, to allllll of you!! 🙂

My Everyday Life: Week 16 of 2024- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Morning coffee view. 

My Everyday Life: Week 16 of 2024- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Closed caption notes.  

My Everyday Life: Week 16 of 2024- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

A wildflower that reminded me of a sea horse mixed with a giraffe. 

My Everyday Life: Week 16 of 2024- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

On a hike with Lisa. 

My Everyday Life: Week 16 of 2024- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

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