December 4, 2017

Intentions for the Week:

Hello Friends! Thanks so much for all the love. I really appreciate it during this emotional time. This week is all over the place. This week is my mother’s funeral service. We have people coming in from all over the country and I am working hard to ground myself before I have to dive right into extrovert/emotional time. The fact that I haven’t written my TO DO list and feel lost only proves that this Intentions for the Week practice I started almost a year ago really works for me. Here are my Intentions for the Week:

Intentions for the Week:

write a eulogy for my mom’s service
post pineapple rum recipe
make sure Cooper’s suit is ironed
figure out what to wear at the service for my Mom
carve out some time for myself/self- care
print out photos for my mom’s service
catch up on work
accept help when I can
work on Thank You notes/list
finish up November 2017 Currently post
figure out health insurance
pick up Mt. Laundry Pile in my bedroom
straighten up house for guests
trip to goodwill
trip to the dump
keep cleaning out parts of my parent’s house
go for a walk
keep cleaning out my mom’s closets to make room for family visiting
listen to Carole King- Tapestry album
enjoy time with Maj
drink more water (I’m really failing at it!)

Mantra for the week:

And if you’re feeling a little overwhelmed with the holidays, here’s a post

Self- Care Strategies for the Holidays

Good luck this week!

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December 3, 2017

My Everyday Life: Week 48

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life week 48

My mom had her salad dressing in the fridge. I made a salad with it.

We all ate it. It made me happy/sad.

My dad was craving sfogliatelle, so we got one in North Beach

Eating our feelings.

Finding some of my mom’s recipes while cleaning out her pantry.

This week, I spent several days cleaning out things from my parent’s house.

I started with the pantry so my Dad would have a clean slate.

It made him so happy.

Magic stands are better than lemonade stands.

Ramen on a Saturday afternoon with a major TO DO list.

LISTS

December 1, 2017

I LOVE LISTS

Welcome to I Love Lists. It’s Friday! Let’s surf the internet together:

How to help a grieving loved one this holiday season.
Apparently, I belong in Austin.
This dad went viral on Instagram for his carpet love.
My cat is bread.
Some interesting psychology experiments
Hidden signs in the surf above.
That’s a lot of paper.
This show is gonna be good!! (I hope!)
Liquid sand fascinates me.
What luxury items & ingredients are worth the price?
Drinks + Books
Money would probably motivate me to lose weight too.
Depression is real.
Things that look like food.
Maybe we should go back to food trucks?
There are some real gems in here.
This makes me want to finger paint.
California has all the most expensive zip codes in the US
Parents gotta sneak in “microdates” every now and then!
Makes a great gift: Instant Pot Heidi did the most amazing roundup of info!
I love Tim’s gift guides.
How chef’s food ends up in grocery stores.
Andrea nails what November feels like.

Christmas Wishlist:

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November 26, 2017

My Everyday Life: Week 47

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life: Week 47

When my dad and I came home after being at the hospital with my Mom in the ICU, I walked into my parent’s house and saw these flowers waiting there in the front entry.

They were for me.

My Mom was going to be giving them to me when she came over the next day for Thanksgiving.

All I could think of was how these could be the last flowers I ever received from my Mom.

They are the last flowers I will ever receive from my Mom.

Inspiration, LISTS

November 20, 2017

Intentions for the Week

It’s the Monday before Thanksgiving and my life right now is one big TO DO LIST. Here’s the game plan for Thursday.

Cooper has only two days of school this week so I have to cram in as much as I can in those two daaaaaaaaaaays and then he’s with me and I’m putting him to work!

Last week was super social. This week will be social towards the end, so I am going to focus on getting as much done as I can so I can hang out with my family and be PRESENT for our big feast. I still need to figure out if I’m gonna make a pie or not…. If you weren’t around last week, and you’re looking for inspiration for your Thanksgiving feast, I wrote up a whole post about that here!

INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK:

enjoy time with my family
give thanks!
try not to stress out that much because it’s supposed to be about FAMILY this week
go grocery shopping
shoot a recipe for One Potato
exercise- dance/hike with family/possibly go to yoga
eat healthy up until Thanksgiving/go crazy
make sure bathrooms are spotless
clean house for company
ship prints (my etsy shop is open btw! Check out thehandwritingclub)
get guest bedroom ready/Cooper’s room ready for company
clean out fridge
make cranberry sauce
cut up turkey for recipe
finalize recipe for Nugget
make a pie?
make rolls? or buy them?
set the table for Thanksgiving/make place cards
cleanup garage area
straighten up deck
catch up on social media

Last Week’s Intentions:

~~take dance class & yoga class~~ (took two dance classes)
~~LAUNDRY- get it done and don’t leave anything sitting in a basket!~~
~~play date/coloring club~~
~~make kombucha~~
make new cookie recipe
test recipe for Nugget
~~get house in order~~
~~clean out car~~
straighten up inside of garage
~~build some time in to do leisure reading~~
~~start going over holiday card address list~~
~~catch up on social media~~
do some meal prep
~~clean out fridge (need to do this)~~
~~keep the kitchen clean~~
~~send out letters~~
~~return library books~~
~~bring donation into thrift store~~
~~sew curtains for office/studio~~
bank appt?
~~map out Thanksgiving~~
~~bookkeeping~~
eat better/~~move body!~~

Mantra for this week:

What about you? Got any Intentions for the Week? Leave a list in the comments below & get your head in the game.

I hope you have a productive week!

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November 19, 2017

My Everyday Life: Week 46

Here’s what this past week looked like: My Everyday Life Week 46

FRESH AIR IS AMAZING.

Family adventure into the city for lunch at Zuni.

We took Cooper. We had a blast.

An older couple came over to tell us they used to take their kids there (their kids are in their 20s now and they moved into the city as empty nesters!).

It was a sweet moment.