Happy Monday, friends!

We are the 10th week of 2019. It’s the first full week of March too. Wahoo!  The light is changing in the mornings out here in California. Are you feeling it where you are too?  Friendly reminder that we’re going to lose an hour with daylight savings this weekend. Spring is on its way around here!   I’m looking forward to March although Mercury will be in retrograde for most of it so it should be a wildly (annoying) time!  I mean it is, if you believe in that sort of thing. Which I do….

Over the weekend we had basketball and we did a bunch of work. We got to see my Dad and I was able to do some meal prep for the week!

I cleaned out the fridge like I always do on Sundays and this is what I came up with:

This week’s Meal Prep Includes:

• kombucha (mango!)
• chicken stock
• ginger brew
• croutons
• potatoes
• toasted walnuts
• washed lettuce
• cut pineapple
• spaghetti
• pita chips (made them with everything bagel seasoning)
• potato salad
• tuna salad
• cut up peppers
• celery
• mom’s green salad vinaigrette
• roasted delicata squash
• coffee cake

I hadn’t meal prepped in two weeks and it was really throwing everything off. I’m glad we’re entering the week with some good food options. This should get us through a few meals.

If you need some dinner ideas, here are some

Dinner Ideas for your week:

• Apricot Glazed Chicken
• Kale+ Sausage Stuffed Shells
• Baked Spaghetti
• Country Italian Salad
• Turkey + White Bean Chili
• Salmon Potato Arugula Salad
• Curried Chicken with Coconut Rice

Ok! Let’s talk intentions. Here’s what I intend to do this week.

Intentions for the Week:

• laundry
• post Currently February wrap up in my  Currently workbook
• have a date with the calendar
• grocery shop
• celebrate Casey’s birthday/make his favorite meal & cake
• trip to Target/pick up RX
• package up food journal batch. THANK YOU for your orders this weekend! WOW!
• trip to post office*
• call doc
• clean out car
• paint nails
• do a facemask
• eat more salads/greens in general
• drink water- this bottle is helping me!
• track what I eat in food journal
• wear my FitBit and track steps
• keep organized with my bullet journal
• pull cards and work in sketchbook
• carve out time for brainstorming
• make chicken piccata
• make a new recipe for the blog
• dinner with friends
• figure out logistics of handwriting workshop for the school auction
• promote Photography Class in Santa Fe (a few spots left!)
• work in the garden/get more soil
• exercise 3 times this week
• replace microwave light
• work on taxes/bookkeeping
• catch up on social media
• try to delete some photos on the phone
• prep for baseball
• think about what spring cleaning I’d like to get done around the house

Last Week’s Intentions:

• laundry
• sort through emails
• clean out fridge/meal prep (
• grocery shop
• write down what I eat in food journal everyday– 2 months of tracking so far
• work through my  Currently workbook and post February
• keep on top of my life with my bullet journal
• drink 8 glasses of water every day
• get enough sleep
• work on new recipes
• work on an Etsy shop update
• ship out the last of the food journals
• order more food journals! I sold out! So far 1000 of you have them!
• keep tracking steps with my Fitbit One
• pull cards and work in sketchbook
• play around with new camera
• continue working on tax prep
• work on writing up course for Santa Fe
• research a convertible backpack
• research plane tickets
• catch up on social media
• carve out time for leisure reading
• go to the Farmer’s market. It’s been a while! Maybe get knives sharpened?
• trip to Salvation Army to donate
• work in the garden
• think about what spring cleaning I’d like to get done around the house

Pump Jam for the Week:

Mantra for the Week:

Don’t forget to write down your Intentions for the Week. It will help hold you accountable to ACTION!

I wish you a great Monday. I hope you have a great week. I’m rooting for you!

Sending you sparkles,

Tracy

Happy Monday, friends!

We are on Week 9 of 2019.  It’s flying by pretty quick huh? How are we all doing after all the Marie-Kondo action in January? Still keeping up our spaces?

We must never forget:

LIFE REQUIRES MAINTENANCE

Your closets won’t clean themselves.

Over the weekend, I set a 15-minute timer and turned my cooking drawer around.  It’s amazing how many things can be put back in the wrong place.  I didn’t stay on top of it and it became hard to close the drawer! Remember, STARTING is usually the hardest part. Set a timer for 20 minutes, and usually, after the first 5, you’re on a roll. Can you carve out some time to tackle a project that’s been bugging you?

This week is supposed to rain the whole time.  I’m planning on doing #shutterbeanmealprep this week. My fridge has quite a few things I can repurpose into new things. Lemon ginger elixir, instant pot applesauce, sausage soup, and Thai Basil Beef, are definitely on the TO MAKE list for the week. Cooper said he wants Fresh Spring Rolls so I’ll have to pick up ingredients for that this week. I also have to make kombucha. I’m getting behind.

The only thing that keeps me accountable to my actions is showing up here every week and spelling out my Intentions for the Week. Here’s what I’m hoping to accomplish.

Intentions for the Week:

• laundry
• sort through emails
• clean out fridge/meal prep
• grocery shop
• write down what I eat in food journal everyday- 2 months of tracking so far
• work through my  Currently workbook and post February
• keep on top of my life with my bullet journal
• drink 8 glasses of water every day
• get enough sleep
• work on new recipes
• work on an Etsy shop update
• ship out the last of the food journals
• order more food journals! I sold out! So far 1000 of you have them!
• keep tracking steps with my Fitbit One
• pull cards and work in sketchbook
• play around with new camera
• continue working on tax prep
• work on writing up course for Santa Fe
• research a convertible backpack
• research plane tickets
• catch up on social media
• carve out time for leisure reading
• go to the Farmer’s market. It’s been a while! Maybe get knives sharpened?
• trip to Salvation Army to donate
• work in the garden
• think about what spring cleaning I’d like to get done around the house

Last Week’s Intentions:

• meal prep/clean out freezer
• laundry
• edit photos
• meditate!  (did twice, need to do more)
• catch up on social media
• prep for a conference call
• write down what I eat in food journal
• keep on top of my life with my bullet journal
• work out/dance
• work in the garden if I have time
• drink more water (I’ve been bad lately!)
• grocery shop
• ship out food journals (thank you!)
• manicure (my hands are looking rough!)
• keep tracking steps with my Fitbit One
• pull cards and work in sketchbook
• play around with new camera
• continue working on tax prep
• make a new recipe (been playing around with polenta!)
• post a new recipe (posted what’s in my bag!)
• work in my Currently workbook as February starts to unwind.
• Post office trip!
• write a letter
• family game night
• go to bed at a reasonable hour
• eat less bread
• get outside while the rain has stopped!

Mantra for the Week:

Pump Jam for the Week:

Have a great week. Don’t forget to write down your Intentions for the Week and refer to it when you feel lost! 

I’m rooting for you!

Sparkles, 

Tracy