May 1, 2017

Intentions for the Week:

It’s Monday! It’s a new month. HELLO, MAY!! How are we feeling about May? I like that the first day of the month is on a Monday. Doesn’t seem like that happens often enough.

Today I am going to be getting my brain in the game for May by working on my Intentions for the Week. I can’t believe we are almost halfway through the year. WHERE DOES THE TIME GO????!!!

I have to finish drawing up my April spread in my bullet journal and then I’ll be able to post my April currently post. All of the traveling in April threw off my schedule (in a good way!), so I am working hard to get myself back on track/catch up. Stay tuned for that.

Let’s see what’s in store for this week…..

This Week’s Intentions:

keep working on the 100 days project
return library books
return Old Navy dress
grocery shop
kick ass at laundry and get to ground ZERO
make a new recipe/map out May calendar
send out letters
research more garden stuff
put all of my books away (I have so many stacks around the house!)
order more bags from ThredUp
catch up on emails
catch up on bookkeeping
catch up on social media
finish vision board
put away winter clothes
packaging supplies for Etsy
yoga x 2
baseball x 2
plan for BBQ/sleepover? on Saturday
post my April 2017 currently post/share April drawing

Last Week’s Intentions:

~~get home safely from~~ trip ~~to Nashville/New Orleans~~ (I’m here! safe!)
laundry (always) (working on currently)
~~unpack suitcase~~ (my rest of my family still needs to unpack from Monterey!)
~~yoga x 2~~ (once in NOLA and once at home and a hike too!)
~~water plants~~
~~work on garden/trip to the~~ ~~nursery~~
send out letters (got thrown off course, catching up soon!)
art class on Friday (I TOTALLY SPACED AND FORGOT OMG)
make a recipe (I haven’t been home much, just making eggs. Fixing that!)
~~write a Currently post for April~~
draw a spread for April in my journal
~~baseball games x 2~~
finish vision board (almost done)
catch up on emails (must carve out more time)
~~clean out the fridge~~
~~post pancake recipe~~ posted!
~~drop off library books~~ (dropped off half. have like 5 more to go back)
get packaging supplies for prints (back on the to do list for this week)

What about you? What are you up to this week?

Share your intentions in the comments!

my everyday life, Photography

April 30, 2017

My Everyday Life: Week 17

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 17

MAJ TRIP THIS WEEK!

Trip to Nashville to visit Joy and see her give a demo and host a book signing at the Country Living Magazine fair.

That night we went to a fancy pop-up dinner for an upcoming restaurant– Henley.

Tequila shots behind the bar.

Food that looked like art. Art that looked like food.

Followed by too many drinks. I drank beer??! WTF. At least I didn’t eat late at night…

My new friend Brian, giving a kissy face to his husband Mikey!

Always.

Five Guys in Alabama. ROAD TRIP!

I finally got to see Joy’s house in New Orleans!!! The light is exquisite.

Night time spirits.

TRON!

Morning light.

LISTS

April 28, 2017

I LOVE LISTS

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Welcome to I LOVE LISTS!! It’s Friday! Let’s see what’s up with the internet this week:

Hello, iceberg. So nice of you to stop by.
Cute jacket for spring.
Apparently I’m very mature according to my candy bar choices. haha, try again.
A good way to surprise someone.
All of these paintings excite me.
I heart Jeffrey Tambor. Lol, debut.
There’s fiber in coke now….sigh.
Is this too much tech??
You know you’re an adult when….
Tahini in a milkshake? Color me intrigued.
How to build resilient kids even after a loss.
A campy camp!!! Too bad it sold out so fast. IT LOOKS AMAZING.
For when you need to cure an artist block.
Want to be happy?
True that.
The cheapest cities to live in. (there goes the neighborhood!)
The prettiest cake I’ve seen in awhile!
To stay married, embrace change.
Moms with a sense of humor (IT ME-#8)
Btw- Unicorn is not a flavor.
This makes me want to watch the movie again. (old fave!)

recipes

April 26, 2017

Ricotta Pancakes with Roasted Strawberries

Cooper has been begging me to make pancakes and I always end up making waffles because I don’t want to be hovering over the stove manning a griddle. But you know, sometimes we have to push ourselves out of our comfort zones 😉

I had ricotta from my baked ziti recipe to use up and when I looked through new/beautiful Simple Fare cookbook, I knew exactly what to do with it!! PANCAKES!

Here we have the lightest/fluffiest Ricotta Pancakes with Roasted Strawberries.

Each stack is topped with a sweetened creme fraiche, roasted strawberries and maple syrup added in for good measure. I can’t wait for the weekend, what about you?

LISTS

April 24, 2017

Intentions for the Week

Hello hello! I’m currently in New Orleans visiting my maj Joy. We’ve been having a great time. There was a road trip from Nashville to New Orleans thrown in the mix and I’ve met a few cats along the way!!!!

As I write this, I know I have a bunch of things to do when I get home (trying not to stress out about it). I’m not at home so I can’t sit here on my laptop and stare at my house and figure out what to do. So, I am going to wing it and try to figure out what my week will be like when I get back tomorrow.

Intentions for this week:

get home safely from trip to Nashville/New Orleans
laundry (always)
unpack suitcase
yoga x 2
trip to the nursery
water plants
work on garden/trip to nursery
send out letters
art class on Friday
make a recipe
write a Currently post for April
draw a spread for April in my journal
baseball games x 2
finish vision board
catch up on emails
clean out the fridge
post pancake recipe
drop off library books
get packaging supplies for prints
continue working on

Last Week’s Intentions

~~hang out with family~~
ask my parents as many questions as possible (I tried! there are so many!)
~~write in~~ journal~~/continue the #100daysmusiclyrics project~~
~~post penne recipe~~
~~unpack car from~~ road ~~trip~~
~~LAUNDRY~~
~~water plants~~
research plants for the front yard (worked on my pinterest board!)
finish vision board (almost done!)
~~grocery shopping~~
~~deal with RX/health insurance (UGGGH)~~
return library books (I FORGOT)
figure out what to do with old clothes (they are in the garage now so that’s something)
~~catch up on writing letters~~
post items on etsy/think of better name (gotta get that done!!)
~~get caught up on social media~~
~~make some good food for boys to eat while I’m gone~~
~~work on two recipes~~
exercise/go for a long walk or 2 (went on 1)
~~pack for Nashville trip (going to visit Joy!)~~
~~find white denim jacket~~ (thrifted a white sweater!)
~~straighten up~~ house
deep clean kitchen
~~DRINK MORE WATER~~

WHAT ABOUT YOU??? What are you up to this week? Share your intentions in the comments!

my everyday life, Photography

April 23, 2017

My Everyday Life: Week 16

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 16

We spent some of Cooper’s spring break in Monterey Dunes.

We were right on the beach.

It was sunny the first day and then rainy the next few.

The light in the place we stayed was unbelievable.

I mean….

The sunset during dinner time.

My mom made her linguine + clams!

The light in the morning.

Out to lunch at Phil’s Fish Market

Definitely his.

A walk by the Monterey Aquarium.

Stopped on the side of the road for strawberries + fried artichokes.

Introvert time.

The color always blows my mind.

Mussels are my favorite

I love my sister-in-law.

Whiskey time. Thank you, brother.

Happy hour is an hour I excel at.

We take vacationing seriously.

I feel like I could be friends with the people whose house we stayed at based on their place settings. Also, I can see my brother’s foam roller under the table. HAHAHAAA.