Hello Friends! Happy Monday. This is week 21 of 2018!

This weekend we had my brother-in-law and niece over.  During that time, we had baseball, I shot photos, edited photos, planted plants, went to Home Depot and hung out with my Dad (did some meal prep for him!). I’ve spent so much time on the computer every night for the past few weeks, so I’m hoping to make that less of a habit soon because it’s messing up my sleep.

This week I’m working on styling/photographing the recipe cards for One Potato (a meal delivery box subscription!). My kitchen will be trashed by Wednesday, no doubt. Is it weird to say that I can’t wait to have an empty fridge? Taking photos of food I make (for a living!) is awesome but it also really messes up my fridge mojo. Could definitely be worse! 😉

Let’s figure out what my Intentions for the Week are:

Intentions for the Week:

• laundry
• grocery shop
• shoot salad for magazine
• get Cooper packed for baseball trip
• prep/style/shoot recipes for One Potato
• deep clean kitchen
• shoot new items for The Handwriting Club
• send out orders from The Handwriting Club (thank you!)
• put aside things to sell on Poshmark 
• make kombucha
• stay on top of email/continue sorting emails
• workout/walk with Casey
• do a face mask  & paint nails
• vacuum inside of my car
• work on my painting practice #100daysartbeforebreakfast
• wash out my water bottle & drink more water
• eat to nourish, not to NUMB
• spent less time on my phone in the morning

Cleaning out the fridge tonight turned into an impromptu #shutterbeanmealprep ! Rice, carrots, pasta, arugula, arugula pesto, trail mix (I used whatever is left in my pantry) carrot coconut soup (on the blog) energy bars, mint simple syrup, strawberries, cashews soaking for cashew cream, & mint iced tea! This should help us make a few things before I go grocery shopping this week. #mealprep

A post shared by Tracy Benjamin (@shutterbean) on May 14, 2018 at 6:07pm PDT

Last Week’s Intentions:

• stay on top of the laundry
• vacuum inside of my car
• clean out fridge (I did but then I had a photoshoot so it was short-lived)
• work on my painting practice #100daysartbeforebreakfast
• meet with the bank
• workout/hike with Casey
• finish planting new plants (almost done. I have clematis to plant)
• do meal prep
• make kombucha
• make banana bread (used the bananas for smoothies instead)
• put clothes away in guest bedroom
• restock pantry with supplies
• clean up office
• make a new recipe (see stuffed peppers!)
• write thank you notes
• catch up on social media
• figure out where to get my camera fixed (I used another camera instead of doing this)
• clean out baseball bag/refill (I need to do this weekly now)
• keep the kitchen clean- have a no dishes in sink daily challenge  (YAY!!)
• wash out my water bottle & drink more water
• try to be better about using my bullet journal. I’ve been lax and it really shows. (used a clipboard instead)
• send out orders from The Handwriting Club (thank you!)
• get enough sleep – stop staying up late working! (worked late every night this week!! DANGIT)
• make more family meals this week

Mantra for the Week:

Don’t forget to write down your intentions for the week!

It will help you stay on task!

Happy Monday, friends! Another week into this year. We are on week 20 of 2018! Every week I have this whole routine of going through My Everyday Life photos from the year before. This is the time of year when the deer on our hill are giving birth and the flowers are blooming all over the place.

Yesterday was Mother’s Day and I got exactly what I wanted. A clean house (my boys cleaned!), time to myself, gardening time, and takeout for dinner (we had Chinese) because Mama doesn’t want to cook. My Dad joined in the fun. It was a good day!  Now I’m settling into bed, gonna watch more of Friday Night Lights (we’re going through the series again!) and folding laundry. It’s a wild night!

You know the drill, here’s where I spell out my Intentions for the Week so I know what’s up in my brain.

Intentions for the Week:

• stay on top of the laundry
• vacuum inside of my car
• clean out fridge
• work on my painting practice #100daysartbeforebreakfast
• meet with the bank
• workout/hike with Casey
• finish planting new plants
• clean out baseball bag/refill (I need to do this weekly now)
• do meal prep
• make kombucha
• make banana bread
• put clothes away in guest bedroom
• restock pantry with supplies
• clean up office
• make a new recipe
• write thank you notes
• catch up on social media
• figure out where to get my camera fixed
• clean out baseball bag/refill (I need to do this weekly now)
• keep the kitchen clean- have a no dishes in sink daily challenge
• wash out my water bottle & drink more water
• try to be better about using my bullet journal. I’ve been lax and it really shows.
• send out orders from The Handwriting Club (thank you!)
• get enough sleep – stop staying up late working!
• make more family meals this week

Last Week’s Intentions:

• return at Gap
• laundry catch up
• pay post office box renewal/trip to post office
• clean out car (it looks like a closet right now!!)
• clean out fridge
• clean up files on computer- free up some space & backup!
• do a Costco run- maybe use Instacart if I can’t make the trip
• work on my painting practice #100daysartbeforebreakfast
• charge my Fitbit! (I just bought myself a new charger and called it a day)
• send out orders from The Handwriting Club (thank you!)
• make a batch of kombucha
• workout/go for a hike with Casey
• clean out baseball bag/refill (I need to do this weekly now)
• keep the kitchen clean- have a no dishes in sink daily challenge
• continue to spring clean the pantry
• work on package for Camden
• post new recipe (it’s a cocktail!)
• eat to NOURISH not to NUMB
• wash out my water bottle & drink more water
• make more family meals this week

Mantra this Week:

Have a great week!! Make sure to write down your Intentions for the Week! It will help you keep on track. 

xo

Tracy