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May 12, 2024

My Everyday Life Week 19

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 19

It’s Mother’s Day today which can be a tricky time if you’re grieving.  The best way to move through grief is to talk about it and share the experience with someone who understands.  After many months in the making, I am happy to share that I made a podcast with my friend MC called Keep Grief Weird

Keep Grief Weird! Podcast with Tracy Benjamin and Dr. MC McDonald about GRIEF! https://keepgriefweird.substack.com/

You can listen to our first episode on Spotify or subscribe to our Substack, where it will be delivered to your email. Our first episode begins with my grief origin story.  I share my experience of losing my Mom on Thanksgiving and what the first year was like without her. This is just very beginning of many conversations we’ll have about being women in our 40s living our lives without our Moms (and in MC’s case, both parents).  Grief is weird and we’re here to keep it that way. 

Thanks so much for your support and for listening! If today is a hard day for you, please know you’re not alone! 

Anywho-

Yesterday, I picked a wildflower bouquet! 

My Everyday Life Week 19 of 2024- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I did yoga up in the hills above Rodeo Beach with a group of women.

My Everyday Life Week 19 of 2024- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

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May 10, 2024

I LOVE LISTS

Feeling Stuck is a Feeling, not a Fact! // I love lists - Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I LOVE LISTS

  1. If you love looking at maps, this website is amaze.
  2. I can’t sleep on a plane. 
  3. You call it stress cleaning, I call it rage cleaning.
  4. Hotels with the most amazing gardens.
  5. Uhh. Should drones go that fast?
  6. I need to do a garage purge.
  7. Another ground beef recipe to add to the rotation.
  8. These Old Bay Goldfish crackers look yum
  9. A discussion about performative pantries.
  10. History’s Greatest Moms.
  11. A whole bunch of gift ideas for Mom (or you).
  12. My Mom always got her flowers at Costco.
  13. For the upcoming sriracha shortage.
  14. Seems like something Steve Jobs would do. 
  15. And the secret ingredient for creamy nacho cheese is…
  16. These kids did an amazing job! 
  17. Life Magazine’s Best Animal Covers from the past. 
  18. The dress I live in during this time of year. 
  19. Speaking of, I’m compiling a list of cute Amazon sundresses. 
  20. Weekend Baking: Simple Drop Biscuits

 

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May 6, 2024

Intentions for the Week

Intentions for the Week Workbook by Tracy Benjamin now on sale!

Intentions for the Week- Week 19 in 2024

Hi hiiiiii! It’s Monday! Did you have a good weekend? I’m wiped out from mine!!  I had an art date, did a TON of weed-whacking, housework, meal prep and I hosted Self-Check-In. I am ready for a nap.  Here are my Intentions for the Week! 

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May 5, 2024

My Everyday Life Week 18

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 18

New month this week! 

My Everyday Life Week 18 of 2024- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I printed out my monthly calendar so I could track another month of workouts. 

My Everyday Life Week 18 of 2024- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Keeping up with my goals in my Intentions for the Week Planner.

My Everyday Life Week 18 of 2024- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Buckwheat pancakes. Been playing around with the recipe. Maybe I’ll share it.

My Everyday Life Week 18 of 2024- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

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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. 

Play catch up!

January

February

March

April

A big thank you to those who have subscribed. And for the paid members (THANKKKKSSS!!!!), we will be doing art dates together online this summer. I can’t wait. 

FOLLOW ME ON SUBSTACK!

 

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April 29, 2024

Intentions for the Week

Intentions for the Week Workbook by Tracy Benjamin now on sale!

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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