Happy Monday, friends!

This weekend was a fun one! I celebrated my 40th birthday!!!! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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THIS IS 40! 🦁✨ My mom said her 40s were her favorite decade and I say BRING IT!! 🤗

A post shared by Tracy Benjamin (@shutterbean) on Aug 18, 2019 at 8:20am PDT

THIS IS 40! We are back from our trip to Italy. You can see more on Week 33 and Week 32.  It was a trip of a lifetime, that’s for sure. The only problem is that husband came back with a nasty cold so it’s delayed getting really getting back into the swing of things. We still have some unpacking to do and prep for the new school year which starts THIS WEEK for us. Can you believe Cooper is going to be in FIFTH GRADE??!! I cannot. This is week 34 of 2019. Let’s figure out our Intentions for the week, shall we?!

Intentions for the Week:

• laundry
• get my steps in my with my Fitbit (I’m on a roll!)
• take Cooper out to lunch
• drink a lot of water
• try not to get husband’s cold
• package up orders/ post office drop-off
• clean up house
• tackle paper piles
• try to go to the Farmer’s Market 
• empty carry-on backpack
• order more food journals for the shop
• back to school shopping
• have a date with my calendar
• figure out next workshop to teach
• edit photos
• work on my vision board
• take photos for client
• write post about where we ate in Italy
• wash school uniforms/prep
• figure out airbnb with HJH
• trip to Target
• therapist appt.
• conference call
• create an invoice
• follow up on website stuff
• catch up on social media
• work in the yard
• paint nails

Last Week’s Intentions:

• take pictures
• work in my sketchbook
• see the statue of David
• go to a few museums
• check out Boboli Garden
• eat gelato every night (almost!)
• have pizza
• be present and observe!
• keep cool (it’s SO HOT HERE!)
• relax
• daydream
• laundry
• pack suitcase
• unpack suitcase
• post new recipe
• catch up on social media
• grocery shopping
• take it easy/recover from jet-lag
• edit photos/post photos from Italy
• work on the post of where we ate in Italy
• research photo albums for trip
• write thank-you notes
• prep for photoshoot 
• take  Etsy shop off vacation mode
• continue adding to my food journal
• track my steps with Fitbit
• continue reading Save Me the Plums   + Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe
• celebrate my birthday
• back to school shopping

Pump Jam for the Week:

Recipes to Try:

Mango Turmeric Smoothie

Zucchini Carbonara

Zucchini Herb Fritters

Spicy Zucchini Fritatta

Grilled Brown Sugar Mustard Chicken

Homemade Vanilla Almond Milk

Strawberry Fruit Roll-Ups

Mantra for the Week:

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

Happy Monday, friends!

Ciao from Italia!  This is Week 33 of 2019. By the end of the week, I’ll be 40! WOW.

We’ve been doing a lot of sightseeing and walking! I’ve been enjoying the fact that I can see how many steps I take each day with my Fitbit.  The last time I was in Italy I didn’t have a smartphone or a Fitbit. I also didn’t have a child and wasn’t married yet. TIME FLIES.  We have a few more days here and then we journey home.  It’s been a great trip so far. You can see some of my pictures from My Everyday Life Week 32. I’m looking forward to sleeping in my bed and snuggling with my cats. I’ve got a moment to figure out what my Intentions for the Week are!  Let’s get into it. 

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