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August 7, 2023

Intentions for the Week

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

Intentions for the Week- Week 32 in 2023

Happy Monday, friends!

This is my love letter to you. I like watching this video whenever I need a pick-me-up:

Over the weekend I taught a Meal Planning class with my friend Helen Jane! It was so much fun. I am exhausted and that’s why I am late in posting this. But here we GO!

 Here are my Intentions for the Week-

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August 6, 2023

My Everyday Life Week 31

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 31

I bet my Mom would have liked this outfit. Try to spot Huggy! 

My Everyday Life Week 31 of 2023- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Still doing the dang thing! I am not giving up on myself. 

My Everyday Life Week 31 of 2023- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

INTRUDER ALERT. 

My Everyday Life Week 31 of 2023- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Here’s a sneak peek of what’s in my Leo collage kit! 

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August 4, 2023

I LOVE LISTS

It can be both- I love lists // Shutterbean

I LOVE LISTS

  1. Photographer captures American nomads.
  2. What it was like being a professional photographer in 1946.
  3. I love weird confusing perspectives.
  4. These pool photos please my brain.
  5. 10 Curious recipes from the depression era.
  6. Men’s fashion in the 1930s. 
  7. Bathing suit fashions from the 1940s.
  8. Costco samples might become self-serve?
  9. Speaking of Costco…they have a new menu item.
  10. Sinead O’Connor’s isolated vocals in Nothing Compares 2 U.
  11. Lunchables now have fruit. It took 35 years to make it happen.
  12. How Barbie broke the box office mold.
  13. I love looking at Heidi’s fave outdoor cooking tools.
  14. You can hang out with tiny pigs at this cafe.
  15. Some new Trader Joe’s items! 
  16. Most expensive states. Sigh.
  17. All the ways you can use peaches like tomatoes.
  18. Consider the plants in real estate photos.
  19. If you want to get into embroidery.
  20. I’m excited to use these new paints this weekend.

My Everyday Life Week 30 of 2023- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

If you’re free on Sunday, come to the Meal Planning class I am teaching with my friend Helen Jane (9AM-12PST). Here’s the signup information. YAY! 

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August 2, 2023

Currently July 2023

Currently July 2023- from the Currently Workbook by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Currently July 2023

In July I started cleaning out my studio space and put energy into something I’ve always wanted to do- make collage kits! They sold out pretty fast (THANK YOU SO MUCH!) I packaged them all up and sent the magic off. I kept a kit for myself so I could use to it make my July spread in my Currently Workbook. 

Here’s the making of my spread! 

 

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Let’s take a look, shall we?

Currently July 2023- from the Currently Workbook by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I am kind of in back-to-school mode. It happens soon. I am also teaching a class this weekend on Meal Planning with my friend Helen so I am geared up for that too. Here’s more information. We are so excited.

Currently July 2023- from the Currently Workbook by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Side one.

Currently July 2023- from the Currently Workbook by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

My mother-in-law sent me sparkly watercolors to play with! 

Currently July 2023- from the Currently Workbook by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

All the good things! 

Currently July 2023- from the Currently Workbook by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Up close! I think there are more things to add. 

Currently July 2023- from the Currently Workbook by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

And here we go! 

Currently July 2023- from the Currently Workbook by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

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July 31, 2023

Intentions for the Week

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

Intentions for the Week- Week 31 in 2023

Happy Monday, friends!

I AM WIPED OUT. We had a pool party this weekend and I saw the Barbie movie (which I loved!). There’s a whole lot to be done this week! Let’s get into it. 

If you’re free on Sunday, come to the Meal Planning class I am teaching with my friend Helen Jane (9AM-12PST). Here’s the signup information. YAY! 

I am also hoping to finish the next batch of collage kits this week.  Make sure you are subscribed to my newsletter if you want first dibs. This edition is a LEO inspired kit. It will have lions, suns, stars & words of affirmation for the leo in your life. 

 Here are my Intentions for the Week-

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July 30, 2023

My Everyday Life Week 30

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 30

First bouquet from the garden this season! 

My Everyday Life Week 30 of 2023- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com 

Working on my Leo collage kits. 

My Everyday Life Week 30 of 2023- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

It’s been fun to channel my own lion energy into it! 

My Everyday Life Week 30 of 2023- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I can’t wait to use this kit for the August pages in my currently workbook. 

My Everyday Life Week 30 of 2023- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

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July 28, 2023

I LOVE LISTS

My Everyday Life Week 29 of 2023- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I LOVE LISTS

  1. This is a cool photo.
  2. What’s it like to be a private chef in the Hamptons?
  3. Early versions of inventions we still use today.
  4. Currently craving my strawberry crumble.
  5. First class vs. business class
  6. This women helped define Disney’s style.
  7. RIP Sinead. I enjoyed looking through her 90s fashion.
  8. Evolution of collage art. 
  9. Lies movies taught us.
  10. Man wins lottery 14 times because of math.
  11. America’s best gas station road trip food.
  12. How many tiktok recipes have you tried?
  13. How streaming caused the writer’s strike.
  14. A website dedicated to rotating sandwiches.
  15. 8 things never to do at the airport before a flight.
  16. New products launched at Trader Joe’s. 
  17. How rubberbands are massed produced.
  18. The grime of the NYC subway in the 70s/80s.
  19. For the Leo in your life.
  20. Weekend reading: The Artist’s Way

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I am teaching a Meal Planning Class with my friend Helen Jane next Sunday, August 6th 9AM-12PM PST.  We will be sharing our meal-planning tips & strategies together with YOU! 

Here’s more information. We are so excited.

Also for paid subscribers- My 17 Year Old Rage Playlist (on The Handwriting Club)