Here’s what this past year looked like- My Everyday Life Week 37
A moment of calm.
Meal prep this week!
I went for a walk and found this….
One of my dreams is to have a water feature. One day!
Saw this while we’re at a baseball game.
Ella! ASLEEP ON COOPER’S BED!!!! (he was at school)
Our living room in progress.
Taco night!
Working at a cafe.
I am 38 years old and I’ve grown to realize that I like a bag with very few pockets. 3-4 max. You can see what my purse goals were in 2007. My brain was very different back then.
In this stage of my life, tote bags are my preferred bag because sometimes I need to bring my office to go. Now if you tuned in before, you might think this is peculiar because I used to LOVE bags with pockets. That’s until I realized that too many pockets mean I have a hard time putting things back where they belong because I forget where they belong. I also can forget to zip zippers because I am always in a hurry. Tote bags are simple, with less pockets and most of them don’t have zippers. Cooper’s new backpack this year has at least 15 pockets with three million zippers.
This year should be interesting.
This is the bag that I currently use. It has quite a history. I bought it at Urban Outfitters when I was in college (graduated 2001). It’s a Levi’s bag so it’s been incredibly sturdy after all of these years. I think you can probably find one on ebay if you’re looking for one.
It made its way back into the rotation in my Summer capsule wardrobe and I might end up using it year round. I don’t feel compelled to jump ship, so that’s good! If it looks like it’s been dyed, it’s because it has! There was a really bad ink stain at the bottom (hello, my name is Tracy and I am a pen addict). To mask the effect, I made it look like there were tons of ink stains (using RIT dye
And this is what I carry around!!!!!! And yes, sometimes it gets way too heavy.
Happy Monday, friends!
Sending love and light to Florida + Houston. You’re in my thoughts and prayers. Stay safe!
Last week was kind of a doozy. Casey was in Brazil for work so it was just Cooper and me at home. Still getting into the swing of school stuff. There have been so many events! We’re also starting fall baseball so our weekend was filled with that. The pace is picking up on the treadmill of life.
This week, I need to carve out some time to look at my calendar. There are a lot of things coming up and I need to ground myself and plan. I’ve been putting it off for too long and now it’s time to get a realistic view of it all. You know? Here are my intentions for the week. I may not do them all but at least I’m figuring it out!
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or leave them in the comments!Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 36
We spent Labor Day at the beach with friends!
The weather was weird. It was smokey, overcast, sunny and then it rained.
We had a good time though! Casey was working in Brazil this week so it was just us two.
When friends leave me voxer messages, I make notes.
Time travel.
Nightstand area.
We got Chipotle this week. Cooper was thrilled.
Ella is a princess.
Morning in Mill Valley.
Breakfast with my friend Lisa.
We went to the library where I saw this!!!!!
And then we sat underneath redwoods…
Cooper’s school lunches have morphed quite a bit throughout the years. Cooper is now in third grade and has been giving the responsibility of making his own lunch. YAAAAAAY!!! I’ve already discussed this before, but Cooper is a finicky eater and in some ways, it’s actually a blessing. He likes pretty much the same thing for lunch most days, so I don’t there isn’t a need to always try new things when it comes to lunch. I like how sometimes it becomes an auto-pilot situation.
It took us quite awhile to figure out what he likes in his lunch. Now we have a base that we stick to and swap things out from time to time. Sometimes I repurpose leftovers to make life easier and every once in awhile I’ll throw a treat in there because I believe that if he had one every day, it wouldn’t be as much of a treat 😉 We shake up the snacks and rotate those out but for the most part his lunch looks something like this:
To start the new school year off right, I wrote out a list of things he likes right now. This is the template that I keep in my bullet journal so that I have something to refer to when I am out grocery shopping. I can’t recommend this enough. It’s been so helpful to know all the ingredients I can to work with.
I am thinking of printing this out, laminating it and keeping it in my bag. Is that too much? I think I just really want to use my laminator
Sandwiches/Sandwich Alternatives
I like to write random notes for Cooper on post-its 
You can see some of our past lunches here: #shutterbeanschoollunch
I hope this inspires you to get your ideas together and write out your own School Lunch Ideas list. If you’re looking to get your kids in the kitchen, you might like this post I wrote- Kids in the Kitchen.
Is there anything that’s been a huge hit in your family? I’d love to hear. Leave a comment!
