June 25, 2018

Intentions for the Week

Happy Monday!

Let’s get into this week. We had a nice weekend. We went to a party Friday night. My boys were away for baseball on Saturday so I watched Won’t You Be My Neighbor with my neighbor! Had a few teary moments. I highly recommend. It was so good!! It’s the best way to beat the heat if you have a hot night. That’s what we did! I have a lot to catch up on the house this week. Having a kid at home for the summer creates quite a house tornado. It will all get cleaned up (eventually).

Intentions for the Week:

Laundry
Catch up on social media
Bookkeeping
Keep house clean/organize
Make a pizza on the bbq
Make a batch of mint iced tea
Make an ice cream cake for work
Clear floor in prop closet
Write a few postcards
Do some meal prep
Go through pantry and straighten
Start packing up old clothes Cooper doesn’t fit into
Post pasta recipe
Make kombucha
Take pictures of items for poshmark
order cards
start scanning artwork
Plant stuff in front yard
Deal with paper piles on desk
Go on family hike
Library visit
Clean out car
Eat healthier
Continue work on #100daysartbeforebreakfast
Drink water
Give myself permission to go slow

Last Week’s Intentions:

~~clean up Father’s Day aftermath~~
~~laundry~~
~~catch up on social media~~
clean out car
~~clean out fridge/~~meal prep
~~give myself a manicure (nails are looking rough)~~
go through Cooper’s clothes and put together things he’s outgrown
~~start this book~~
~~clean out purse~~
straighten up laundry space
order cards
~~send letters from The Handwriting Club~~
eat healthier- ~~make a reset button salad~~
get exercise! yoga/~~workout~~/~~hike~~ (pick one or two!)
~~eat outside & grill something~~
~~make kombucha~~
take pictures of items for poshmark
~~put together a few outfits for the summer in my closet~~
continue work on #100daysartbeforebreakfast
~~work on art with Cooper~~
find a few plants for the front yard
~~make a new recipe for the blog (any suggestions?)~~

Mantra for the Week:

Because sometimes I hold my breath when I’m stressed.

What about you? What are your Intentions for the Week? Don’t forget to write a list and get your head in the game this week. It helps!

my everyday life, Photography

June 24, 2018

My Everyday Life: Week 25

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 25

Father’s Day menu!

I had my niece, Camden help. Look at those nails!

Any cheese board is epic when you have family & friends to share it with.

If you need some cheese board inspo, feast your eyes on this.

Dad enjoying a Bourbon Sage Cooler.

I fried coconut shrimp and they were so good!

Menu in action. Farro salad for the win!

I ended up making this chocolate cake and served it with strawberries and cream. I ran out of flour and these cake barely has any!

Date night cocktail menu notetaking.

Had a moment with two birds at home depot.

I see my brother Ryan in his face sometimes.

We had fresh spring rolls this week because it was so hot.

We stood over the counter and ate them as I rolled them out.

No plates. Just us and the counter.

That’s how life is sometimes.

I was pleased with this one.

I spelled fuschia wrong at first.

Fro yo date with our old neighbors!!!

I love checking in on the plant growth in our old neighborhood.

My neighbor Cindy makes a beautiful home. She’s like a second Mom to me.

She’s the person who made me realize that you can make magic in your home every single day.

Taco night. Mama fried the shells.

I ask for what I need.

Little buck.

Rosie is curious.

These colors reminded me of my mom.

I need a trim.

On the way home from a walk.

Exploring San Rafael.

I grew up with oleander everywhere.

At a friend’s for dinner.

They have a dog named Trigger. He was such a good boy.

Slow summer morning.

Inbox is FULL.

Stopping myself to breathe and remember that on the days when parenting feels especially challenging, that these years do go by quickly.

We were so in the zone with tic tac toe that out of about 100 games! there were only 3 wins.

2 of them were his…

I like seeing into his brain through Bananagrams.

A football birthday party. His handwriting is better in pen than in pencil.

So much texture on one plate.

I let Cooper order whatever he wanted.

We went out for breakfast together. Just us two.

A reminder that you can make a rainbow whenever you want as long as you have light.

Doorbell experiments.

The deep end.

Defin

Holiday lights year round? Yes, please.

Plopping cats in driveways.

Hangover and Target don’t mix.

My friend Jude turned 3!

CAKE for lovers of vanilla and chocolate!

Week 25 in 2017

Week 25 in 2016

Week 25 in 2015

Week 25 in 2014

Week 25 in 2013

Week 25 in 2012

Week 25 in 2011

LISTS

June 22, 2018

I LOVE LISTS

Dancing in movies to make you happy
Have you ever tried cotton candy grapes?
Burgers are made by robots now in SF.
Life is filled with photobombs.
Now, this is a good looking fruit salad!
Etsy cuteness: my boss is a / fern embroidery
Definitely not going on amusement park rides anymore.
Some ways you could be annoying your barista.
People steal so much from Instagram.
MTV trying to make old new again.
These photos are real brain-benders.
How to hang a plant from the ceiling. I need to do this in my bathroom.
How walking fosters creativity (I believe it!)
Instead of finding your passion, develop it!
Cameras seen in movies. Love this!
Put this dessert on your list this to make this summer. It’s a winner.
This house is absolutely charming!
Summer drink alert: orange crush / coffee soda / the painkiller
DIY ideas for the summer.
Your horoscope for June
Graphics for weather reporting are insane now.
How chain restaurant menus get made
OMG! Oprah has her own museum show!!!
Weekend reading: The Language of Flowers

around the home, Inspiration

June 20, 2018

Fun Summer Project Ideas

Do you also like to get a few projects done around the house during the summer? I’ve got some Fun Summer Project Ideas for you!

First project. GET IN YOUR GARDEN!

Working in the garden has been really helpful during this transition into a life without my Mom. Since my garden is her garden (we’re living in the house I grew up in!), I feel her most when I’m out there in the dirt. I enjoy tending to the garden in the morning while watering and in the afternoon when we are unwinding from work. I can’t wait until I can pluck a jalapeno off the plant soon.

Work on your own Summer Photo Book!

Give yourself a goal of 25 pages to start. Take pictures, write a Summer Bucket List and GO!

Speaking of Bucket Lists!

Make a Summer Bucket List

Set your intentions for the Summer and see how much you can cross off. Include your bucket list in your Summer book so you can see how you did.

LISTS

June 18, 2018

Intentions for the Week

Hello friends! Happy Monday! Yesterday we celebrated Father’s Day at my house with my dad, husband, niece, and neighbors. We stayed up late. We drank and ate outside and it was wonderful. I have a few hours carved out today to clean up the aftermath. There are so many glasses and a VERY FULL dishwasher to empty. I’ve got help from a sweet 9-year-old though.

This is our first full week of Summer since Cooper got out of school last week. We’re headed to the library and to cross a few things off the summer bucket list. Did you write yours yet?

This Week’s Intentions:

clean up Father’s Day aftermath
laundry
catch up on social media
clean out car
clean out fridge/meal prep
give myself a manicure (nails are looking rough)
go through Cooper’s clothes and put together things he’s outgrown
start this book
clean out purse
straighten up laundry space
order cards
sent letters from The Handwriting Club
eat healthier- make a reset button salad
get exercise! yoga/workout/hike (pick one or two!)
eat outside & grill something
make kombucha
take pictures of items for poshmark
put together a few outfits for the summer in my closet
continue work on #100daysartbeforebreakfast
work on art with Cooper
find a few plants for the front yard
make a new recipe for the blog (any suggestions?)

Last Week’s Intentions:

~~spend a morning doing bookkeeping~~
~~tackle laundry~~/straighten up laundry space
~~catch up on social media~~
~~send out poshmark sale~~
~~repot plant in bathroom~~
~~use Fitbit~~
figure out notecards
~~put together father’s day gift~~
~~make an appointment with a counselor~~
~~get a hike (or two!) in this week~~
~~schedule play dates~~
~~make kombucha~~
make Thai Basil Beef for the family
~~pack up baseball bag~~
~~continue work on #100daysartbeforebreakfast~~
~~post new cocktail recipe~~ (here it is!)
~~eat more greens~~
~~eat outside!~~
wash out my water bottle & drink more water
~~fill up the bird feeder~~
~~post Summer Bucket List/help Cooper work on his~~
~~nurture new friendships/check in on old ones~~
~~send an unexpected letter to a friend~~
eat to nourish not to numb

Mantra for the Week:

Have a wonderful/productive week! Don’t forget to write down your own Intentions for the Week to help hold you accountable to ACTION!

my everyday life, Photography

June 17, 2018

My Everyday Life: Week 24

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life: Week 24

Walking home from date night last night. Things were just the right amount of blurry.

It took all of my willpower not to grab a loaf of bread.

Tried an impossible burger at Gott’s. It was good and the regular hamburger meh.

Playdate craft time!

My favorite part of library books.

Elephant spotting.

LISTS

June 15, 2018

I LOVE LISTS

I secretly like bananas in fruit salads
Summer Bucket List download!
100 Best YouTube videos of all time.
Bad tattoos are soooo bad.
What the heck?
Weezer covers Toto’s Africa
Life lessons from Anthony Bourdain
How to clean your house like a professional
You really shouldn’t be this comfortable at work.
I’m curious about this new series- Kidding
These paper fruits & vegetables are stunning.
A very cool looking calendar system!
Why children aren’t behaving
Virtual reality cat explorer. WEIRD
Home Ec is fading away. This is really the worst.
Bubbles!
I like #5 best
Coop and I love this Instagram account
Every recipe should be small batch or else I’ll eat it all. Biscuits!!
Have you ever made a five-year plan?
We could all use a snack cake right now
Fun with bleach– gonna make something new soon!
I’m thinking of making this cake for Father’s Day, what about you?
Also thinking of adding this farro salad to the menu cuz I’m sure my dad misses my mom making it for him.
Anyone have a Fitbit 2? Tell me what you think. I’d like to have a heart rate monitor.

Waking up without having to rush out the door for school (This is day 2)

The fact that my child still holds my hand in public.

My hammock time. I never understood the appeal of a hammock until we got one. I like this nylon one because the knitted hammocks always hurt my skin after awhile.