October 1, 2018

Intentions for the Week:

Happy Monday, friends!

This weekend was fun AND productive. We had a date night! Cooper had a sleepover and we went out to dinner. It was nice to have some quality time and no solid plans. A lazy morning just the two of us was needed after having baseball two weekends in a row.

On the productive frton, I helped my friend clean out her pantry:

before:

after:

The best part is that I WAS ON A ROLL. Working in someone else’s space made me go on a cleaning/organizing binge when I got home. We cleaned out the garage, cleaned the inside of my car, organized the kitchen and started laundry. It feels so good to start the week with a clean car.

Note to self: add vacuum out the car to Cooper’s chore list. He rocked it!

Need a project done? See if you can barter with your friend! My friend is going to help me with gardening now. Need to get focused? Set a 20-minute timer and challenge yourself.

This week I am headed to New Mexico for a wedding.

Got any food recommendations for Santa Fe? Let me have them!

I have a lot to do before then.

Cooper turns TEN on Tuesday! Gotta make him some treats and CELEBRATE!

Let’s get my Intentions for the Week to start to mentally prepare me for all I have to do. HERE WE GO

Intentions for the Week:

kickass at laundry
make kombucha
make a treat for Cooper’s class
celebrate Cooper’s birthday
catch up on social media
pack for trip/take pics of outfits
have a date with my calendar
figure out where to eat in Santa Fe (any recommendations?)
leave food in the fridge for family
make a new recipe
photoshoot- burrito bowl
currently post for September
track steps with my fitbit
drink more water
grocery shop
trip to Target
drop off donations
drop off library book
tax prep
haircut
workout
go for a walk with friends
go to chiropractor
take good care of myself
spend some time meditating
passport photo if I am near the place and have makeup on. LOL

Last Week’s Intentions:

wrap up September with a Currently post
~~laundry~~
~~unpack from baseball~~
~~give the kitchen a deep clean~~
~~two photoshoots~~
~~invoicing~~
~~tax prep~~
trip ~~to post office/return/mail~~
~~library drop off books~~
~~catch up on emails~~
~~catch up on social media~~
~~recipe test~~
~~clean out~~ t~~he fridge~~ and do meal prep
~~have a date with my calendar/prep for October~~
~~start a packing list for~~ trip ~~coming up~~
~~track steps with my fitbit~~
drink more water. I AM HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THIS RIGHT NOW.
~~catch up on sleep~~
~~work on budget~~
paint nails/~~toenails~~
make kombucha
passport photo
~~make time for friends~~
~~figure out haircut~~
car stuff
spend time daydreaming
~~order new sketchbook~~
~~make banana bread~~

Mantra for the Week:

Pump Jam for the Week:

Feeling lost? Start with a TO DO LIST! Write down your Intentions for the Week to hold you accountable for ACTION!

Have a great week. I’m rooting for you.

Tracy

my everyday life, Photography

September 30, 2018

My Everyday Life: Week 39

Here’s what this past week looked like: My Everyday Life Week 39

What a stressful/emotional week. I’m grateful for little patches of light in the midst of it all.

Took a trip to the library. Mill Valley is lucky to call this one theirs.

When the light is just right.

Travel baseball!

Made sausage soup for the family at my parent’s house.

Lemon Garlic Roasted Shrimp with rice!

LISTS

September 28, 2018

I LOVE LISTS

recipes

September 26, 2018

Creamy Goat Cheese Pasta with Spinach

The way to my heart? Vegetables and greens.

I know, I’m a rare bird.

The way to my husband’s heart is pasta.

Preferably creamy pasta.

I was thumbing through my copy of Back Pocket Pasta, looking for inspiration the other day and realized I had all of the ingredients to make this Creamy Goat Cheese Pasta with Spinach. I forgot that many years ago I made a recipe that also went over well that used goat cheese as the creamy agent. Like that pasta, this one uses the combination of goat cheese and pasta water to make a sauce. It’s pure alchemy. It’s really silly how easy it is.

This pasta comes together so fast with the simplest ingredients. Plus it marries our two loves together. Greens and creamy pasta. Match made in heaven, I say!

Put this one in the TO DO list for a quick weeknight supper. Trust!

LISTS

September 24, 2018

Intentions for the Week

Hi Monday Friends!

This weekend was packed! I took a bread making class with my sister. Cooper had travel baseball. We had a family dinner. I didn’t catch up on sleep. In fact, I woke up earlier this weekend than I do on weekdays. My kitchen is a mess and we have a bunch of unpacking to do.

It’s Monday morning and I am sitting here typing this up instead of my Sunday night ritual. It’s cool. I know that mapping out my week with my intentions will help get my head in the game. So, here we are. Me typing them up on the internet to hold myself accountable. Cuz there’s not a chance my brain is going to abandon this ritual right now. The accountability of the internet holds me to my actions. Here are my Intentions for the Week: