October 31, 2017

Currently: October 2017

Currently: October 2017

Today is Halloween! There’s a chill in the air. We turned on our heater the other morning and it made me so happy. I love a cozy house. I also love soup weather. BRING ON THE SOUPS. They’re the perfect accompaniment to crusty french bread.

This month was a heavy month! A lot of scary stuff has been happening with fire! Earth! For about a week of the month, we were indoors due to the heavy smoke from the Napa/Sonoma County fires. Unexpected disasters throw everything out of whack. I am so grateful we/our friends up north were safe.

The end of October means we’re so close to the holidays. Are you freaking out too??! How can we make things easier on ourselves this year?

Let’s think about it. I just remembered that I wrote a whole post about Self Care During the Holidays. It’s a good to arm yourself during this time of year.

LISTS

October 30, 2017

Intentions for the Week

Happy Monday! The weekend went by so fast! DANG. This week is all over the place. I spent some time this Sunday getting my head in the game for the week so I am feeling pretty good about this Monday. I haven’t been as active as I normally am lately, so I am going to try my best to get MOVING.

Meal Prep last week included:

Turkey White Bean Chili

A pasta salad (made with tortellini)

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Arugula Pesto

Turmeric Honey for lattes

Salad Dressing

This Week’s Intentions:

go to yoga/do a few fitness marshall videos lol
pinterest event
LAUNDRY
apron photoshoot testing
letter writing
bank appointment- can I make it happen??
catch up on social media
catch up on bookkeeping
make treat for new neighbors
make a Brussels Sprouts salad
book a haircut appointment/research new cuts
reflect on October with a new Currently post
continue working on home studio
try to do some leisure reading
call my mother-in-law to catch up
find a good long sleeve shirt to add to my winter capsule.
try not to eat a lot of candy this week
make sure we have all the stuff for Cooper’s costume
drink more water (this helps)

Last Week’s Intentions

~~make turkey white bean chili~~
~~make kombucha~~
~~volunteer at thrift shop/gather items to donate~~
~~clean house~~
~~LAUNDRY~~
~~go to yoga~~
figure out appointment at bank (didn’t get to it)
~~make a matcha facemask (Thanks for the recipe, Maggie!)~~
~~do some meal prep~~
~~make sure snack drawer gets fixed~~
~~record podcast with Whitney~~
research health insurance (website didn’t work WHAT ELSE IS NEW)
~~try to eat healthier/more salads/eat more at home~~
~~make my family some cookies~~
~~organize pantry~~
~~tour Nugget grocery store~~
~~catch up on social media~~
find a good long sleeve shirt to add to my winter capsule. (still looking!)
post favorite fall recipes (almost done!)
plan next lady craft day (didn’t have time)
drink more water (this helps)
~~BE ACTIVE~~

This week’s mantra:

If you want, leave some of your Intentions this week in the comments!

Good luck with your week!!

my everyday life, Photography

October 29, 2017

My Everyday Life: Week 43

Here’s what this past week looked like on My Everyday Life Week 43

Saturday morning walk included cool breezes and SUN.

Dinner last night at our friend’s house in Mill Valley. We hung outside until the fog rolled in. You can start to feel Autumn here in the Bay. Very exciting!

Currently favorite color combination: orange + blue

This space is moving.

Down to my workspace! I love when we work on house projects together.

Shot this/ate this for Tillamook this week.

Too much or not enough?

I’m a sucker for time machines.

An alternate universe in the center of a cinnamon roll.

I would like to get into stained glass making.

Reminder to take a 5 minute break outside.

LISTS

October 27, 2017

I LOVE LISTS

Welcome to I LOVE LISTS!! It’s Friday. Here’s a list for you:

I got Kourtney. I really thought it would be Khloe.
To complain is to truly be alive.
Cat furniture is a thing.
Facebook is running everything.
I always love reading people’s pregnancy advice…this one is very good
Bullet Journal Inspiration. Here are some of the layouts I use.
Let’s put pumpkin in mac & cheese.
Me + Hubs would eat the heck out of this. Cooper? It would be wasted on him.
A dog can improve your Halloween costume.
All the items I favorited on Etsy.
I wish I could cook with my grandmother again.
What??? Nooooo. Too far. I think?
Library lovers- this is for you
Make a smoothie out of milk & cookies!
Advice from writers!
Workout inspiration if you like to dance.
Milestones that mean you’re alive.
Things that are neat: glitter rainboots/rainbow suncatcher
All of the JFK assassination records have finally been released.
I may have been guilty of a few of these as an Aunt…
The worst seats on an airplane.
Currently reading: The Power of Time Perception
If you have 17 minutes, this yoga video is my favorite to get your body moving.
Some 90s dude costume inspiration.

recipes

October 25, 2017

Cracklin’ Chicken

Nom Nom Paleo’s Cracklin Chicken is Cooper’s currently favorite dinner. Heck, it’s one of my favorites too! I am so happy that it’s got a place in our meal rotation because it’s a meal that takes a minimal amount of effort with maximum results.

This recipe is included in one of my new favorite cookbooks-

Ready or Not! 150+ Make-Ahead, Make-Over and Make-Now Recipes

Seriously. If you have to make dinner for your family GET THIS BOOK. It will make you want to get into the kitchen. Promise.

Recipes I want to make include: Buffalo Cauliflower Things, Salt & Pepper Fried Pork Chops, Pressure Cooker Bo Ssäm, Chicken Curry in a Hurry, Thai Roast Chicken, Pressure Cooker Salsa Chicken, Sheet Pan Sausage Supper, and Mango Turmeric Tonic!

The chicken is juicy and crispy!! Around here I serve it with rice & broccoli. It’s fantastic with a little teriyaki sauce on top. Thank you for such a brilliant recipe, Michelle!!

LISTS

October 23, 2017

Intentions for the Week

Hello Hello. It’s Monday! A new week to get started on. Did you have a good weekend? Mine was pretty good. My friend had came to town from Sacramento for a sleepover and we talked non-stop and went on Marin adventures. Good for the soul! Except maybe I stayed up too late and had doughnuts and bourbon. Also my throat hurts from talking so much. Sign of a good time! This week I’ve got quite a few things on the agenda. My house is a mess right now and I have to jam on it and clean it up this week between doing all the other things I gotta do. We still have to figure out our Halloween plans/costumes etc. Are you gonna be anything good? Thinking of wearing my panda costume from a few years ago and calling it a DAY.

This Week’s Intentions:

make turkey white bean chili
make kombucha
volunteer at thrift shop/gather items to donate
clean house
LAUNDRY
go to yoga
figure out appointment at bank
make a matcha facemask (Thanks for the recipe, Maggie!)
do some meal prep
make sure snack drawer gets fixed
record podcast with Whitney
research health insurance
try to eat healthier/more salads/eat more at home
make my family some cookies
organize pantry
tour Nugget grocery store
catch up on social media
find a good long sleeve shirt to add to my winter capsule.
post favorite fall recipes
plan next lady craft day
drink more water (this helps)
BE ACTIVE

Last Week’s Intentions:

~~do a face mask (can you recommend one? I’m on the hunt!)~~
~~make it so I have two eyebrows instead of one~~
deep clean bathrooms (did 1)
~~meet with Madeleine~~
try to eat more salads (tried)
try to drink more water (this is helping)
~~LAUNDRY~~
~~photo for Tillamook~~
~~doctor appt for Coop~~
research health insurance + try not to feel hopeless
make a recipe from Feed the Resistance
~~make a recipe from Ready or Not!~~
~~finish putting away summer clothes~~
~~school field trip~~
~~write letters~~
~~catch up on social media~~
GO TO YOGA (I haven’t and I’m really suffering for it!)
~~take care of myself/get better sleep~~
go through the archives and find good Fall recipes (this week!)
~~figure out what to work on during ladies craft night~~
~~figure out what’s due at the library~~

Mantra for the Week:

How about you? What do you have going on this week? Write out your Intentions for the Week! It helps.

my everyday life, Photography

October 22, 2017

My Everyday Life: Week 42

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 42

Yes.

This week I spent an hour and a half at the Apple store. My phone was in a continuous loop of rebooting. For about 3 days I couldn’t use my phone for more than 2 minutes without it rebooting on me. It was beyond frustrating, especially because it was a new phone.

I also think I lost a whole bunch of photos in the process.

Life with technology is so complicated. On the flipside, I got to spend a good deal of time without it this week.

A blessing in disguise.

This is how I occupied my time while waiting for an hour for someone to help me….EVEN THOUGH I HAD AN APPOINTMENT.