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January 26, 2025

My Everyday Life Week 4

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 4

#tinylittlejoy – cat socks and a glimmer of GLITTER. 

My Everyday Life Week 04 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

CURRENT MOOD/MANTRA. 

OK OK OK UNIVERSE. 

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January 24, 2025

I LOVE LISTS

Every Blank Page is an Invitation to Play and Explore- I love lists// lettering by Tracy Benjamin

I LOVE LISTS 

  1. No one wants this, Instagram. 
  2. How to ripen bananas faster. 
  3. David Lynch’s enduring impact on photography. 
  4. The difference between good & bad cholesterol. 
  5. How will California’s fires affect wildlife?
  6. Hello, dream home. 
  7. Trees become ART! 
  8. Discoball: snail/plant/globe
  9. Time travel to homes in the 1950s. 
  10. Imagine how gassy this taste test was. 
  11. What a cute kitchenette! 
  12. Inside the studio of a costume designer. WOW. 
  13. A look at home design that shouldn’t exist. 
  14. Groceries you need for a natural disaster. 
  15. Speaking of: TJ’s pantry staples  + pantry meals
  16. I am team Do-Si-Do & Tagalong (GS cookies)
  17. Pizza Cinnamon Toast Crunch? How about NO?
  18. Let’s learn about the names of Full Moons! 
  19. Weekend baking: Sweet Potato Cornbread 
  20. My word of the year is…

Hi friends! I’m excited to announce that I’ll be hosting a monthly Zoom meetup Show & Tell for the Currently Workbook this year! Our first hangout is happening next Friday, January 31, from 5–6 PM PST.

Currently Workbook by Tracy Benjamin of The Handwriting Club

I’ll help you keep track of time by showing you how I do it! 

Have a great weekend.

xo- Tracy

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January 21, 2025

Currently Workbook 2024

My Everyday Life Week 03 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Hi there! 👋 If you’ve noticed fewer recipes here on Shutterbean over the past year, it’s because I’ve been channeling my creative energy into growing The Handwriting Club on Substack and expanding my YouTube channel (I made timelapse videos of all of my spreads!).  Over the past year, I’ve been sharing the pages from my Currently Workbook on Substack instead of here.  I wrote a post about my Currently Workbook 2024 if you wanna see more inside (including my self-portrait pages).  

Here are my spreads/posts for the past year.  Click the month and you’ll see more! 

 

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January 20, 2025

Intentions for the Week

 

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

Intentions for the Week- Week 4 in 2025

Hi hiiiiii! We are on week 4!  Cooper has today off of school so we are going to take it easy around here. This weekend I went for a long walk, cleaned the house, worked on our yard, and hosted  Self-Check-In yesterday to map out my Intentions for the Week.

I have more Currently Workbooks in my shop if you want to join me this year! 

Currently Workbook by Tracy Benjamin of The Handwriting Club + Shutterbean

I also have  a digital version of the workbook that you can fill in.

Here are my Intentions for the Week! 

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January 19, 2025

My Everyday Life Week 3

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 3

This week I blew up my dining room table and processed 2024! 

My Everyday Life Week 03 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I shared my Currently Workbook for 2024 on my Substack this week. 

My Everyday Life Week 03 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I like to give myself the whole month of January to process the past year and ease into the new one. Rushing the process is not my thing! It takes time! 

Processing 2024+2025

Hopefully by the end of this week, I’ll have a clear table. 

My Everyday Life Week 03 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I also did my first legit meal prep this year! 

Shutterbean Meal Prep- meal prep/fridge prep by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

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January 17, 2025

I LOVE LISTS

Life Happened and I Kept Going- I love lists // #hobonichi #hobonichicousin

I LOVE LISTS 

  1. Artists paying tribute to the LA firefighters. 
  2. No, I do not want to replace bread with pickles. 
  3. RIP David Lynch
  4. Elvis & Priscilla’s Honeymoon house is for sale. 
  5. If you ever want to binge on Bob Ross videos…
  6. Who makes the best-canned biscuits? 
  7. Have you tried putting ramen noodles in a waffle maker?
  8. I have experimented with hash brown waffles. 
  9. Fight off procrastination with Scary Hour!
  10. What common words mean on food labels. 
  11. This book looks fascinating- The Mocktail Club
  12. Speaking of mocktails- Non-Alcoholic Drink Recipes
  13. What makes a good mocktail? 
  14. Let’s look at vintage get-well cards. 
  15. Modern technology older adults hate. 
  16. What does your home insurance cover?
  17. Things that look like other things. 
  18. People share normal things in their country that might be weird to us.
  19. Think ahead: Valentine’s Day Menus
  20. Weekend baking: Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies

 

Currently Workbook by Tracy Benjamin of The Handwriting Club + Shutterbean

More Currently Workbooks in the shop! 

Currently workbook, Intentions for the Week planner & 2024 wrap up.

Currently Workbook 2024 Wrap up! 

The Food Journal- by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com & The Handwriting Club

I also have more Food Journals in my shop.  You can read all about my food journaling process here!   The data I gathered helped me on my weight loss journey over the past few years. 

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January 13, 2025

Intentions for the Week

 

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

Intentions for the Week- Week 3 in 2025

Hi hiiiiii! We are on week 3! This weekend was a busy one. We had our Intentions workshop, did vision boarding, did meal prep, and hosted  Self-Check-In yesterday to map out my Intentions for the Week.

Here’s how I cleaned out my fridge and repurposed things this week:
 
Tracy Benjamin- Shutterbean Meal Prep #mealprep #shutterbeanmealprep

Meal Prep this week includes:

  • ranch dip
  • chia coconut yogurt
  • cilantro rice with chicken
  • dates
  • instant pot applesauce
  • slaw stuff
  • cooked bacon
  • pickled onions
  • apple pineapple salad
  • cooked sweet potatoes
  • celery
  • fire cider

May include: Black and white printable journaling pages for the Handwriting Club. Pages include sections for intentions for 2025, a word for the year, personal information (name, astrological sign, favorite colors, words, sounds, smells, dinner), and a space for listing things one is good at. The pages feature hand-lettered text and decorative elements.

I ordered more Currently Workbooks and will have them in the shop soon. If you want to get started on tracking parts of the year/make your own binder, I have a digital version of the workbook that you can fill in.

Here are my Intentions for the Week! 

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