January 11, 2024

Goodbye 2023, Hello 2024

Goodbye, 2023. Hello, 2024!

At our Intention Setting Workshop this past weekend, we said our goodbyes to 2023 and hellos to 2024 together.

Here’s the template I made for the practice because you know how much I believe in lists!

I also believe in taking the time to reflect on the past year. Here we are! 2023 in review.

You know that saying:

“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.”

2023 asked a lot of questions.

The only answer I could give was ART.

This past year was filled with creativity and growth.

My life turned upside down a bit because I focused on healing parts of me that I had been holding back. The good news is that I have quite a few things to show for the work I put in.

LISTS

January 8, 2024

Intentions for the Week

Intentions for the Week- Week 2 in 2024

Happy Monday, friends!

I kinda dropped off the face of the Earth for a bit and took a break from sharing my Intentions for the Week! I was busy getting ready for the holidays and the Intention Workshop (which went really well!) and I’m ready to get back into the habit. Taking a break and seeing what happens is always a good way to test how much a habit works. THIS ONE DOES CUZ MY HOUSE IS A MESS AND OMG DO I NEED AN ANCHOR. Cooper returns to school midweek and we are ready to get back into the swing of things.

This weekend I found some extra energy (I have no idea how) and did some meal prep. I need to find some more energy to clean the house and put our Christmas decorations away. WISH ME LUCK

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Meal Prep This Week includes:

sol food chicken
iced tea
croutons
applesauce
chicken teriyaki
hard-boiled eggs
chicken tikka masala
arugula
rice
polenta
sliced cheddar
roasted walnuts
roasted brazil nuts
guacamole

There are more Currently Workbooks and Food Journals in the shop! So you can go ahead and get started!

Intentions for the Week Planners will be coming soon if you wanna start a new practice. The best part about them is that they can be started at any time. Fill in as you go!

Let’s get into it! Here are my Intentions for the Week.

my everyday life, Photography

January 7, 2024

My Everyday Life Week 1

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 1

My word for 2024:

Speaking of… this week was all about rituals!

My time management printable pack helped!

I pulled my cards for the year. You can read more about that here.

I took a video of the process. I’ll share that soon.

LISTS

January 5, 2024

I LOVE LISTS

Womp womp foods.
Perfectly organized things.
I wish my Mom could see Martha now.
Watch a 13 year old beat Tetris.
Confessions of car salesmen.
Time travel: high school junior prom 1950s.
The timeline of food trends from 2023.
Twins reunion!
I don’t understand the appeal of cottage cheese.
These little felted cuties.
Wrist warmer research: one / two / three
I am curious about a sheet pan salad situation.
Saturday morning cartoon downfall.
Reading about the 75 Hard fitness trend.
Have you put cornstarch in your hot chocolate?
Chat GPT is been given a face and it’s weird.
My fave non-alcoholic drinks if you’re doing dry January.
The best fitness goals that are not weight loss.
How I lost 60 lbs. last year.
What I eat for breakfast/lunch/dinner now.

Inspiration

January 4, 2024

Currently December 2023

Currently December 2023!

Happy New Year! Another year of sharing my months with you online! This month was a hectic one. Decembers usually are. The holiday season was a doozy. Thank you so much for all of your orders from my Etsy shop this month. I am so excited to work with you on your productivity and creativity this year. YAY.

This year I will be shifting this Currently Workbook project from Shutterbean over to The Handwriting Club Substack. I am ready to start fresh and new. Be sure to subscribe. Paid members will get a more in-depth look at my pages. (THANK YOU!)

December marked 13 years of doing my weekly photo project- MY EVERYDAY LIFE

It is also the EIGHTH year of doing this Currently Project!

I wrote about it in my December pages. Here’s a video!

What I have learned on this art journey!

Side 1

Side 2

Let’s break it down!

Inspiration

January 2, 2024

Creative Time Management Printables!

Hello hello. Over the past few years, I’ve been kind of obsessed with tracking time and I realized that with all of the workbooks I’ve created, I inadvertently created a printable kit.

That’s right! You can make your own binder system with my Time Management Printable Pack!

Here’s what’s included: