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March 3, 2025

Intentions for the Week

 

Intentions for the Week Workbook by Tracy Benjamin now on sale!

Intentions for the Week- Week 10 in 2025

Hi hiiiiii! Welcome to week 10!  We survived another week. Yay us. How was your weekend?

I have questions!

Did you have any time to yourself?

How are you doing with self-care?

Are you drinking enough water?

When was the last time you had a piece of fruit? 

Did you do meal prep?

I made soup! I will have it for lunch this week and store some in the freezer for safekeeping. 

Sausage White Bean Soup is a weeknight staple during the colder months. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

Sausage White Bean Soup

Do you know what’s for dinner tonight? 

Here are my Intentions for the Week: 

 

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March 2, 2025

My Everyday Life Week 9

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 9

I got a new little tea pot at Daiso this week. I am obsessed.  I wanted a glass one because LIGHT! 

My Everyday Life Week 09 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

How February workouts went with my template. 

The Handwriting Club- Tracy Benjamin

Sol Food Chicken, roasted potatoes & Caesar salad. 

My Everyday Life Week 09 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

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February 28, 2025

I LOVE LISTS

Hobonichi cousin- Tracy Benjamin. @thehandwritingclub I LOVE LISTS

 I LOVE LISTS 

  1. 10 of the tallest abandoned skyscrapers. 
  2. Let’s look at all the discontinued foods of the past. 
  3. Instagram might launch a Reels-only app. Curious! 
  4. A wearable camera that helps blind people see. 
  5. How fast food apps are changing the game. 
  6. Does dish soap ever go bad? 
  7. I guess this is the Rosie we wanted in the Jetsons. 
  8. Reframing your relationship with technology. 
  9. Here’s what the youth looked like in the 70s. 
  10. More of us want to travel solo.
  11. For Joan Didion fans who live in NY. (lucky)
  12. Here are some ways to use your culinary torch.
  13. Don’t be a jerk while taking photos in restaurants. 
  14. RIP Gene Hackman
  15. Here are some Gene Hackman quotes. 
  16. Are we ready to fall in love with steaming food?
  17. The best astrology books to start with. 
  18. This is the one I started with. 
  19. Weekend plans: adding chocolate syrup to things
  20. Checked out from the library: What I Ate in One Year

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Wanna hang out and journal? I’m hosting a Show & Tell for my paid substack subscribers on Zoom tonight! We will be going over our February pages in our Currently Workbooks.  5PM-6PM PST

You can watch me work on my February pages on my YouTube channel

 

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February 26, 2025

Homemade Chocolate Syrup

Make your own Homemade Chocolate Syrup in minutes! This easy, all-natural recipe is perfect for ice cream, milk, and coffee lovers alike. Save this for your next chocolate craving! Recipe on Shutterbean.com

I thought I’d give Homemade Chocolate Syrup because my 16 year old man-child uses it for his protein shakes and it’s getting crazy expensive.  Store-bought chocolate syrup averages somewhere between $6-8 here my are of California.  I already had a surplus of sugar and cocoa powder in my pantry, so why not make some??  Don’t get me started on how much chips cost…

Make your own Homemade Chocolate Syrup in minutes! This easy, all-natural recipe is perfect for ice cream, milk, and coffee lovers alike. Save this for your next chocolate craving! Recipe on Shutterbean.com

During the pandemic (ugh), I learned how to make Simple Vanilla Ice Cream. We went through a whole sundae phase and I didn’t think to make homemade chocolate syrup cuz we don’t use it as much as we do now. 

Make your own Homemade Chocolate Syrup in minutes! This easy, all-natural recipe is perfect for ice cream, milk, and coffee lovers alike. Save this for your next chocolate craving! Recipe on Shutterbean.com

Add a couple of spoonfuls to milk chocolate milk. Add some to your coffee for a mocha. My favorite way?  Frothed in my frother with oat milk for an afternoon pick-me-up. I like knowing that we are almost always 20 minutes away from a batch of homemade chocolate syrup…This counts as a meal prep item, right?

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February 24, 2025

Intentions for the Week

 

Intentions for the Week Workbook by Tracy Benjamin now on sale!

Intentions for the Week- Week 9 in 2025

Hi hiiiiii! Welcome to week 9!  We had a movie marathon weekend at home, did some house work. I hosted Self-Check-In and had a playdate at Daiso with my friend Lisa. I also meal prepped!  This is what I prepped this week. 

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Here’s a video of all the stuff. 

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Here are my Intentions for the Week! 

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February 23, 2025

My Everyday Life Week 8

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 8 

Seedling watch! I may have started then too soon. OH WELL. Let’s see what happens.

My Everyday Life Week 8- A weekly photo project since 2011, by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I posted this Mushroom Enchilada Casserole this week!  It’s a great way to clean out the fridge.

Looking for a delicious meatless meal? This Mushroom Enchilada Casserole is packed with savory mushrooms, cheesy goodness, and bold enchilada sauce. Perfect for weeknight dinners or meal prep! #VegetarianRecipe #EnchiladaCasserole #MushroomRecipes #EasyDinner #MeatlessMonday #Shutterbean

We’re getting some blooms!  I’m enjoying sitting in my robe with coffee before Cooper wakes up for school. 

My Everyday Life Week 8- A weekly photo project since 2011, by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Erranding outfit.

My Everyday Life Week 8- A weekly photo project since 2011, by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

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February 21, 2025

I LOVE LISTS

I love lists #hobonichi #hobonichicousin @thehandwritingclub

I LOVE LISTS

  1. Did you see my mushroom enchilada casserole? 
  2. I have yet to try this baking soda trick for ground beef.
  3. Americans are drinking less.  I know I am.
  4. Let’s pause life and look at funny memes. 
  5. People whose names became adjectives.
  6. Portraits of dogs with their fave things. Matt! look!
  7. Mom loved a good fart walk. Lol
  8. Gloria Vanderbilt had amazing decorating skills. 
  9. Are Twizzlers licorice? 
  10. Perfectly timed/framed photos. 
  11. Nature reclaims civilization. 
  12. I love optical poems! Wow.
  13. The lost art of the Hollywood Kaleidoscope. 
  14. What’s the difference between FDA and USDA? 
  15. A home in Palm Springs for the pink lover! 
  16. It never occurred to me to grow strawberries inside.
  17. This is what 5 megs of data looked like in 1966.
  18. I want a heart shaped plant. 
  19. I have been curating this planner pinterest board! 
  20. This nudge counter looks like it would be fun to use.

 

Take a look inside my hobonichi cousin from 2024.