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January 9, 2022

My Everyday Life Week 1

Here’s what happened this week- My Everyday Life Week 1 of 2022

New year, new tarot card spread!

My Everyday Life Week 1 of 2022- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I like to pull cards from the Wild Unknown original tarot & the animal deck at the beginning of the year.

I look back at them later in the year to see if anything resonated!

My Everyday Life Week 1 of 2022- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Meal prep this week!

My Everyday Life Week 1 of 2022- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

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January 7, 2022

I LOVE LISTS

Who takes care of the caretaker? I love lists// shutterbean/ Tracy Benjamin

  1. Animals laugh too. 
  2. Part of Manhattan was known as Death Ave. 
  3. This laundry room looks so cool. 
  4. These flower portrait paintings are cool. 
  5. Mountains of mannequins. Must be weird to experience in person. 
  6. Growing up in the 90s. #7 made me LOL. 
  7. Best hot springs across America. Let’s go! 
  8. Instagram vs. Reality (deep sigh)
  9. Daydreaming about having my own artist’s studio. 
  10. Photos of abandoned places in Japan. 
  11. A good timer if you’re time blind like me. 
  12. This cabin bathroom remodel is adorable. 
  13. The future is floating (in the Netherlands!)
  14. Funniest Betty White performances from her long career.
  15. This kitchen in Amsterdam is super charming. 
  16. Home design trends to look for in 2022. 
  17. 100 ways to improve your life without really trying. 
  18. Everyday objects are organized into geometric shapes. 
  19. How to work your way out of a food rut. 
  20. Very excited about this new cookbook! I got an advanced copy! 

 

I sold out of my Currently Workbook ahead of schedule! THANK YOU! If you want to be notified when they are back in stock (before everyone else!), please sign up for my newsletter!  I still have Intentions for the Week Planners (you can start one any time of the year because you fill it in yourself!)

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January 5, 2022

Currently December 2021

Currently December 2021- -Currently Workbook by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Currently December 2021

December! Wow. I am glad it’s over and we are onto a new year. The holiday season is a tough time for me because it makes me miss my Mom a lot.  It was also such a tricky month with the surges of COVID. A lot of plans got canceled and that was a huge bummer.  I am grateful I got to spend a lot of quality time with my boys!  Here’s what my December looked like in my currently workbook.  (I’ll have more in the shop next week but you can get one here too). 

Currently December 2021- -Currently Workbook by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I used black gesso to make this page black! Then I drew the tree with white paint pens!

Currently December 2021- -Currently Workbook by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com\

An overview!

Currently December 2021- -Currently Workbook by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

 

Let’s get into it!

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January 3, 2022

Intentions for the Week `

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

Intentions for the Week- Week 1 in 2022

​​Happy Monday, friends!

New year/new list! How are we feeling about the new year? We’ve been doing everything in our power to stay healthy this past week because Cooper’s got to go back to school. After all of the holidays, I think we are all craving to have our routines back. This weekend I did some deep cleaning in the kitchen which was so needed after all of the holiday baking and goodie making I put it through. Plus, we’ve been home just the three of us and it was getting pretty gross. Hooray for a clean slate. Let’s figure out what our Intentions for the Week are!

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January 2, 2022

My Everyday Life Week 52

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 52

Can I just take a moment and say thank you?? This is the final week of the 11th year I’ve been working on this My Everyday Life photo project here.  I appreciate you!

There’s still some magic from the holidays in my house.

My Everyday Life Week 52 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

First time seeing our dining room table clear in over a month. 

My Everyday Life Week 52 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

The sun came out after many days of rain. 

My Everyday Life Week 52 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

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December 31, 2021

I LOVE LISTS

What you allow is what will continue // i love lists // shutterbean.com

I LOVE LISTS

  1. Things that are normal, yet weird. 
  2. Time travel to NYE in the 1920s. 
  3. Watching otters shuck oysters is enjoyable. 
  4. 500 Years of haircuts.
  5. This greenery must be so incredible in person. 
  6. Let’s daydream about traveling. 
  7. Decor and style trends for 2022. 
  8. Why you should resolve to make tiny self-care changes in 2022.
  9. What downtown LA looked like in the 1930s. 
  10. The best northern lights photos from this year. 
  11. How Instagram plans to change in 2022. Uggh. 
  12. Designers share the best styling advice they’ve heard. 
  13. Zen garden meditations. 
  14. Most stunning space photos of 2021. 
  15. What makes a film rewatchable?
  16. DIY photo backdrop ideas. 
  17. This cottage looks like such a nice place to retreat to. 
  18. Let’s weigh-in on the tik-tok food trends of 2021. 
  19. I want to get a cat bed for each of my cats. 
  20. I’m feeling very mehhh about Pantone’s color of 2022. 

It’s not too late to get a Food journal,  Intentions for the Week Planner (you can start at anytime because you fill in the dates!) and a Currently 2022 Workbook! If you’re international, you can get them shipped through my Blurb storefront! xo

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December 29, 2021

Top 10 Recipes of 2021

Top 10 Recipes of 2021 from Shutterbean.com!

Top 10 Recipes of 2021

Everything I made this year in the kitchen/on this blog was with the intention of adding more recipes to my #shutterbeanmealprep arsenal. After cooking my way through grief and being stuck at home due to the pandemic, I realized more than ever that it’s the foundational recipes that make the biggest impact.  Recipes that I could make over and over again (and enjoy the leftovers!) can/will get me through all the ups and downs of everyday life right now. Here are the Top 10 Recipes of 2021 on my blog! 

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