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January 16, 2022

My Everyday Life Week 2

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everday Life Week 2

We had so many nice sunsets this week and I AM FILLED WITH JOY over them!

My Everyday Life Week 2 of 2022- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

The sun going down in Tiburon. 

My Everyday Life Week 2 of 2022- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

The sun going down in Kentfield. 

My Everyday Life Week 2 of 2022- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

This is why he was named HUGGY. 

My Everyday Life Week 2 of 2022- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

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January 14, 2022

I LOVE LISTS

Life Requires Maintenance print from The Handwriting Club on Etsy- I LOVE LISTS by Tracy Benjamin

I LOVE LISTS

  1. Perfectly timed photos. 
  2. In love with- my new hairdryer brush! 
  3. Reliving the dial-up experience in 2020
  4. People having fun on the job. 
  5. How to freeze everything properly. 
  6. Maya Angelou is on the US quarter!
  7. Polar bears take over abandoned buildings. 
  8. Wow. The Christmas Comet was beautiful. 
  9. We had so many of these things growing up. 
  10. How to put your worst habits to good use. 
  11. This cat looks like a dog. 
  12. Obsessed with this scantron tea towel. 
  13. Ooooh this soup looks simply DELICIOUS!
  14. Roasted mushrooms would be good for meal prep. 
  15. Victoria wedding photos are a way to time travel. 
  16. A list of the best healthy things at Costco.
  17. A whole bunch of useful advice. 
  18. What not to say when buying/selling your home. 
  19. Why dunking your cookies in milk is good. 
  20. Speaking of cookies- have you seen these mocha meringues?
  21. Your kitchen needs at least one grubby baking sheet (AMEN).
  22. Weekend reading: Other Side and Back 

 

Life requires maintenance!  (you can get the print above in my Etsy shop)

There are a few Currently 2022 Workbooks in the shop right now. Anyone who subscribes to my newsletter got word first yesterday! If they end up selling out, you can always get one through this Blurb link. 

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January 12, 2022

Mocha Meringues

Mocha Meringues with chocolate chips inside! Find this gluten free recipe on Shutterbean.com!

My child saw the recipe I marked for Mocha Meringues on our kitchen table and was like, “YOU HAVE TO MAKE THESE!” He didn’t realize that I pulled that recipe for him. He loves anything coffee-flavored and will eat a whole container of meringues from Trader Joe’s in one sitting if I’m not there to intervene.  It’s happened before and that little bugger didn’t save me ONE. 

Mocha Meringues with chocolate chips inside! Find this gluten free recipe on Shutterbean.com!

I made them earlier this week and they were well received! 

Mocha Meringues with chocolate chips inside! Find this gluten free recipe on Shutterbean.com!

They’re light and crisp. The flavor is amazing. It’s like fudge that melts instantly in your mouth. They only lasted 24 hours in my house… It would have been less time if I didn’t tell my meringue-obsessed child I had to take more pictures of them for this post.  I can’t get him to eat eggs, but I can get him to eat a whole batch of meringues. Go figure! 

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January 10, 2022

Intentions for the Week

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

Intentions for the Week- Week 2 in 2022

​​Happy Monday, friends!

It’s another Monday!  I had a nice visit with my friend Nicole and her husband & baby yesterday.  Cooper had a playdate with a classmate. I cleaned out the fridge and did meal prep.  We are trying to lay low as we don’t want to get sick and jeopardize Cooper not being able to go to school. What a time to be alive!   If you’re looking to get a Currently Workbook for 2022, I’m sending an announcement to anyone on my newsletter first. Be sure to sign up.  Let’s figure out what our Intentions for the Week are!

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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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