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May 8, 2022

My Everyday Life Week 18

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 18

Sunday in Lathrop! I took the time to write down my Intentions for the week in my planner!

My Everyday Life Week 18 of 2022- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

A new month to plan! 

My Everyday Life Week 18 of 2022- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

My bear. 

My Everyday Life Week 18 of 2022- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

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May 6, 2022

I LOVE LISTS

You'll Never Know Unless You Try! I love lists // shutterbean

I LOVE LISTS 

  1. How the paparazzi were born. 
  2. An astrologer told me I’m a cross between George Carlin & Mother Teresa. 
  3. My ice cream flavor is salted caramel. 
  4. A whole bunch of beaver photos! lol.
  5. Let’s look at old photos together. 
  6. What are the worst bugs to find in your house? 
  7. SF Food Bucket List. I’m so out of touch since COVID. 
  8. Teenagers in the 1950s.
  9. These paintings of Los Angeles hills are so full of color.
  10. Nutritional yeast isn’t just for popcorn.
  11. I loved Weird Al when I was a kid.
  12. How to deal with emotional eating. 
  13. Imagine working at a place for 84 YEARS!
  14. Meditation ideas for people who can’t sit still (me!)
  15. What do productive people do in the morning? 
  16. I love these mosquito-repellent incense sticks. They smell amazing. 
  17. How long do photographs last? 
  18. I’m so excited for Deb’s new book!!! YAY! 
  19. Don’t forget to MOM YOURSELF! 
  20. Exciting news for our plastic consumption! 

For those of us celebrating Mother’s Day without a Mom, I made a MOM YOURSELF  pep talk pack from my Things Mom Used to Say book. 

If you want a high-functioning to-do list for the week, get my Intentions for the Week printable! 

Here’s $40 off Imperfect Produce orders- It helps me with sourcing my food for meal prep. 

Here’s 1 month of premium membership to Skillshare for free! 

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May 4, 2022

Currently April 2022

Currently April 2022- from the Currently Workbook by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Currently April 2022

April flew by didn’t it?  Real talk: I spent a lot of April in a bit of a funk. My Dad dropped off two bins of unsorted family photos and I opened up pandora’s box. Hello, grief wave!  I went through so many of my Mom’s childhood photos I had never seen before. It was a real trip to look at old family photos and see what my house looked like when I was a kid.   I wish she was around to go through them with me.  I would have loved to have helped her with this if she let me.  It was too overwhelming for her.  The project took up my dining room table (see below) and I plugged away at it at night. I got to a good stopping point and packed it back up to revisit at a later date. I wanted my dining room table back so I could package up my new merch in my shop. 

My Everyday Life Week 13 of 2022- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

One really exciting thing that happened in April is that I got started on my spring/summer garden. 

Currently April 2022- from the Currently Workbook by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

In my 3.96+ I illustrated what’s currently in both of my raised beds. I wasn’t intending to grow tomatoes this year but I found a few random tomato plants growing in my yard and so I transported them there. 

Currently April 2022- from the Currently Workbook by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

All the Good Things that Happened this month. 

Currently April 2022

Let’s break it down!

Currently April 2022- from the Currently Workbook by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

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May 2, 2022

Intentions for the Week

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

Intentions for the Week- Week 18 in 2022

Hello, MONDAY! 

I am wiped out! We had a weekend of baseball out of town. Watched three games in windy AF weather and my eyes are burning. I didn’t get a chance to do meal prep this weekend and hoping to do some soon. I hate being out of my routine, but you know what? I’m glad when I can pick it back up when I’m ready. 

Anywho- here are my Intentions for the Week:

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May 1, 2022

My Everyday Life Week 17

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

I cleaned the outside of my fridge & reorganized what’s on it this week. I found a pic of my Mom in front of this spot in the kitchen and put it on the fridge. It’s a real trip through time! 

My Everyday Life Week 17 of 2022- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Car wash! 

My Everyday Life Week 17 of 2022- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Flowershopping. 

My Everyday Life Week 17 of 2022- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Bun bun. 

My Everyday Life Week 17 of 2022- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

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April 29, 2022

I LOVE LISTS

I am healing and healing has its own timeline. -- I love lists artwork by Tracy Benjamin

I LOVE LISTS

  1. Look! It’s a buttermilk showdown.
  2. What happens when people win a life’s supply of things? 
  3. New Zealand is on my bucket list. 
  4. Joshua Tree is also on my bucket list. 
  5. How white is your pillow? 
  6. I don’t know how people explore frozen caves! 
  7. We went on these in Portugal! 
  8. Hooray for less food waste in CA!
  9. Enjoy reading some drive-thru habits. 
  10. I need to practice more mindfulness. 
  11. Wow. This headline caught my attention. Lol. 
  12. Time travel to New York in the beginning of the 20th century.
  13. It could be worse. You could be one of these people. 
  14. Mother’s Day wishlist: earrings/ hammock / disco ball planter
  15. Small cooking habits that make a difference. 
  16. This chef googles potentials diners. 
  17. The problem with food styling is…
  18. These tattoos are fun to look at.
  19. The most hippie towns in the United States. 
  20. I live with people who don’t like oatmeal raisin cookies.
  21. Here are some ways to bring light into your life! 

For those of us celebrating Mother’s Day without a Mom, I made a MOM YOURSELF  pep talk pack from my Things Mom Used to Say book. 

If you want a high-functioning to-do list for the week, get my Intentions for the Week printable! 

Here’s $80 off Imperfect Produce orders- It helps me with sourcing my food for meal prep. 

Here’s 1 month of premium membership to Skillshare for free! 

There’s a Mother’s Day promo with Nakano Knives for Mother’s Day- Use code SHUTTERBEAN for a 20% discount.

 

Bring Light into Your Life!

Bring Light Into Your Life- a bunch of light makers selected by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com 

Mother’s Day is coming up and it can be very triggering & grief-inducing if you don’t have a Mom anymore. I know it is for me! When I’m feeling down, I always try to remember that Action is the antidote to despair! Let’s add some light into the darkness. Here are some light-making things that can Bring Light into Your Life.  

Solar Power Prism Maker

I gifted one of these to my Mom and she enjoyed it thoroughly!  She had hers in her kitchen and it would activate in the afternoon while she was making dinner.  You’ll quickly know what time magical light hour is in your home when you have one of these up against a window. The sun will turn your space into a disco!

The Little Book of Light

I have this little book on my coffee table. There are 111 different ways to add light to your life. Sometimes I will think of a random number and see what I’m supposed to see! It’s pretty magical. 

Globe string lights

We have some of these cute globe string lights outside on our patio and they bring such magic to a space. It makes are evening BBQ living so much better! 

8-inch Discoball

Speaking of disco…I believe every home should have a disco ball in it. I have one in my dining room and one in my kitchen. It adds cute little polka dot beams of light when the light hits it. It has the power to light up ANY room. 

Find the Light Print

Handlettered print by yours truly!  A  great reminder to put in your favorite place. 

Glittery Birkenstocks

I bet you’d like looking down and seeing sparkles when you’re wearing these. 

Glitter Old School Vans

Guess who is getting tons of compliments on their shoes?? You! Look at you sparkle! 

Large Prism Ball

Isn’t this thing magical? It’s definitely on my wishlist!

Gold Streamers:

I put these streamers outside in my garden at least 5 years ago and they’re holding up to this day. They’ve been through all kinds of weather!  Watching them move in the wind is so exciting. They’ve worked well in my garden as a bird/animal deterrent but I mostly just like watching them sparkle. 

Sparkly Stud Earrings

These are the equivalent of wearing red lipstick but on your ears! They’ll catch the light and make you glow!

My Everyday Life Week 44 - Shutterbean

I hope this inspires you to Bring Light Into Your Life! 

 

 

Magic happens!