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October 22, 2018

Intentions for the Week:

Looking to get your head in the game? Tracy from Shutterbean makes a weekly TO DO LIST called her Intentions for the Week. Here's what this week looks like:

Happy Monday, friends!

How are you feeling?  I’m ready to get into this week. It’s a busy one!

This weekend there was a sleepover, movie & dinner, baseball, got our Halloween costumes, got ourselves organized,  did a bunch of recipe testing, laundry and cleaned out closets. A lot of little stuff adds up to big stuff.  The little stuff helps support all the moving parts to each week. Don’t forget that when you feel like you haven’t accomplished EVERYTHING.

We have a wedding to look forward to this week and Halloween coming up. Soon we’ll be in Thanksgiving mode (still figuring out our holiday this year) and then we’re onto Christmas season. Time is breezing right by, isn’t it?

Here I am, holding myself accountable to my TO DO LIST. Here are my Intentions for the Week!

 

Intentions for the Week:

  • laundry
  • prep guest bedroom/bathroom for company
  • bookkeeping project
  • edit photos of biscuits/submit to client
  • sign work contract/send
  • make something with ginger
  • make kombucha
  • continue to write down food I eat in my food journal
  • post new recipe
  • post meal prep
  • work through inbox
  • catch up on social media
  • make a new recipe with broccoli
  • figure out an outfit for wedding
  • wedding gift & card
  • check mail at PO BOX
  • trip to Target
  • put together packages/send out letters
  • make landscaping plans with father-in-law
  • enjoy family dinners
  • watch world series with family (go sox!)
  • get outdoors with family/go for a hike
  • track steps with my Fitbit
  • work on Currently project
  • figure out an appointment for car!!!

Last Week’s Intentions:

  • laundry
  • workout/go for a hike   (went on 3 hikes!)
  • bookkeeping
  • catch up on social media
  • catch up on emails
  • make a new recipe for blog
  • edit photos
  • put away summer clothes
  • repot plant in family room
  • clean off office desk
  • figure out an appointment for car
  • clean out the fridge
  • do meal prep
  • make kombucha
  • make baked doughnuts with Cooper (made pancakes)
  • thank you notes with Cooper
  • make a loaf of bread/feed levain starter  (made biscuits instead)
  • figure out Cooper’s Halloween costume/plans
  • write/send a letter
  • work on a package for niece.
  • work on prints for Etsy shop! MORE COMING SOON!
  • drink more water
  • track steps with my Fitbit
  • finish Maniac on Netflix
  • get to bed earlier  (I did on a few nights!)

 

Mantra for the Week:

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Pump song for the Week:

Because I’m gonna be around family all week 🙂

Wishing you a productive week! Don’t forget to write down your Intentions for the Week. It will help hold you accountable to your task list!

Sending sparkles*

Tracy

 

 

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October 21, 2018

My Everyday Life: Week 42

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

My favorite part of Home Depot:

Cupcakes for Cooper’s joint birthday party!

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Sun + Fog a few mornings this week. It’s really so beautiful.My Everyday Life: Week 42 on Shutterbean.com

HAPPY BIRTHDAY COOPER + KYLAN.

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The whiskers above her eyes.

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Sunflower butter + banana on top of rice cake.

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October 19, 2018

I LOVE LISTS

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I LOVE LISTS:

  1. What a cool way to use tarot cards!
  2. Are sunflower seeds healthy?
  3. I do love a quick fix.
  4. I can’t believe my eyes. A pizza burger?  How charitable!
  5. There are so many cool things to be found in this world.
  6. The first one made me LOL
  7. We could all use a little snail mail now. AMEN
  8. I wish my Mom could read this.
  9. An easy way to make a waterproof phone case for filming!
  10. The hidden kitchens of New York
  11. If you’re gonna have a midnight snack…
  12. I like looking at what was in my purse a year ago. It’s all different now.
  13. On the YES I MUST MAKE LIST: garlic fried ricekale salad with salmon, pumpkin crullers 
  14. How do you help a grieving friend?
  15. Reasonably priced dresses on Amazon that look cute: one / two / three / four
  16. Can you imagine staying at a hotel made of ice?
  17. Inspired by: Austin Kleon
  18. Cherry blossoms are blooming in the Fall in Japan now.
  19. The 30 Best Halloween Candies. Can you guess what #1 is?
  20. Productivity tips from 9 experts. I never have a problem skipping meals…
  21. According to this quiz, the dog breed that matches my personality is a MUTT. lol
  22. Fancy convenience stores are a new thing.  I’m all for a good looking shopping experience.
  23. Battery drain. Amen.
  24. Don’t be fooled by Ikea’s mind games.
  25. Make some pancakes this weekend and read a book!

 

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October 17, 2018

Instant Pot Applesauce

When life gives you too many apples, make Instant Pot Applesauce. It's a great addition to your meal prep arsenal. Recipe on Shutterbean.com!

Instant Pot Applesauce is meal prep staple in my house. Mostly because it’s easy to make (HELLO, it takes 10 minutes in the Instant Pot!) and because I almost always buy too many apples. They are Cooper’s favorite fruit, after all.

When life gives you too many apples, make Instant Pot Applesauce. It's a great addition to your meal prep arsenal. Recipe on Shutterbean.com!

Everyone has different ways of making applesauce. Before I purchased my Instant Pot a few years ago, I used to make it in sauce pot on the stove. The process would take awhile. I’d have to stir the apples to make sure none stuck to the bottom of the pan. The only good thing about that process was that it made my house smell amazing. Having something on the stove for an hour is not good for my easily distracted brain.

When life gives you too many apples, make Instant Pot Applesauce. It's a great addition to your meal prep arsenal. Recipe on Shutterbean.com!

When I’m doing my (almost) weekly meal prep, I make hard boiled eggs, clean out the instant pot insert and then chopped up/leftover apples from the previous week go in for applesauce. In less than 20 minutes I have a batch of hard-boiled eggs and applesauce to add to my lineup. That is why I LOVE my Instant Pot.

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October 15, 2018

Intentions for the Week

Looking to get your head in the game? Tracy from Shutterbean makes a weekly TO DO LIST called her Intentions for the Week. Here's what this week looks like:

Happy Monday, friends!

It’s Monday. How are you feeling? I’m wiiiiiiiiiiped.

We had my brother and sister over for a sleepover!!  YAY FAMILY TIME.  Also, there was baseball and a joint birthday party for Cooper.  Three days off of school in one week as well!

Last week was the first time in a long while that I didn’t type my Intentions for the Week out. Traveling messed me up!  Did you miss it? I did! I still did write everything down in my bullet journal.   It helps greatly.

So here we are. Here are my Intentions for the Week:

Intentions for the Week:

  • laundry
  • workout/go for a hike
  • bookkeeping
  • catch up on social media
  • catch up on emails
  • make a new recipe for blog
  • edit photos
  • put away summer clothes
  • repot plant in family room
  • clean off office desk
  • figure out an appointment for car
  • clean out the fridge
  • do meal prep
  • make kombucha
  • make baked doughnuts with Cooper
  • thank you notes with Cooper
  • make a loaf of bread/feed levain starter
  • figure out Cooper’s Halloween costume/plans
  • write/send a letter
  • work on a package for niece.
  • work on prints for Etsy shop! MORE COMING SOON!
  • drink more water
  • track steps with my Fitbit
  • finish Maniac on Netflix
  • get to bed earlier

 

Mantra for the Week:

I LOVE LISTS // a collection of links from the 'net on Shutterbean.com

 

Pump song for the week:

I’ve been listening to a lot of Cake these days. Cooper is into them too!

Hope you have a wonderful week. Remember to write down your Intentions for the Week. It helps!

xo

Tracy

 

 

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October 14, 2018

My Everyday Life: Week 41

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 41

OK! Are you ready for a bunch of pics from Santa Fe?
HERE WE GO.

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I was in Santa Fe for my friend Leslie’s wedding. I stayed at the El Rey Court with my friends Andrea & Lisa. 

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It’s a cute place! A lot of eye candy.

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This is my first time in Santa Fe. I went to ABQ to visit Casey when we were first dating.

That was almost 20 years ago.

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The wedding was a private residence.

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Red lipstick is a game changer.

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October 12, 2018

I LOVE LISTS

I LOVE LISTS

  1. Are you excited for the second part of Making a Murderer? I am.
  2. This story touches my heart.
  3. Things you shouldn’t reheat in the microwave.
  4. Weird things customers do at Trader Joe’s.
  5. Technology blows my mind these days.
  6. When things match their surroundings.
  7. For those of you also finished Better Call Saul…
  8. Millennials aren’t into American Cheese.
  9. This is such a rough time to be a teenager. 
  10. In case of an earthquake…
  11. Yup, I’m old.
  12. Art in altoid tins. SO CUTE!
  13. Leopard jacket love: one / two / three  /four 
  14. I can’t wait for Samin’s new Netflix Show!
  15. I definitely want to try making my own vegan ranch dip
  16. A perfect Halloween costume for us plant lovers.
  17. I didn’t know that Ikea sells veggie hot dogs.
  18. My dominant emotion is Sarcasm. LOLZ
  19. All the marriage memes.
  20. The Rise of the Engagement photo shoot.
  21. #2 made me laugh.
  22. Butterfly wings up close are very cool.
  23. New cookbooks to be excited about:  Now & Again / Season / Cooking Scrappy

 

My pair of black overalls.  Been wearing them with striped shirts. Looks like GAP is having a sale, snatch a pair up.

Pumpkin Biscotti with coffee in the morning this week. It’s been chilly so YES!!!!

I traveled with my Bookhou bag in Santa Fe and it was the perfect size for getting around town.