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February 13, 2022

My Everyday Life Week 6

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 6

I put my Mom’s hearts up every February. 

My Everyday Life Week 6 of 2022- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I heart you HJH. 

My Everyday Life Week 6 of 2022- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

All the green books I love. 

My Everyday Life Week 6 of 2022- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

All of my currently workbooks stacked. 

My water bottle leaked in my bag in 2021 and made quite a color bleed. I just went with it. 

My Everyday Life Week 6 of 2022- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

The plan. 

My Everyday Life Week 6 of 2022- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

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February 11, 2022

I LOVE LISTS

Recharge your battery! I love lists art by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com / @thehandwritingclub

I LOVE LISTS:

  1. Eyeballs are fascinating. 
  2. Miniature pop-culture sets! Wow. 
  3. Songs that stop at the word “STOP!”
  4. How do you get grease stains out of your clothes?
  5. In a Food Rut? I can help! 
  6. It’s your friends who break your heart. 
  7. Photographer captures galaxies in a parking lot. 
  8. See also- the reason why I love puddles! 
  9. Pretty linen dresses: one / two / three / four 
  10. I should probably use this focus mode on my phone. 
  11. The 1970s were pretty rough.
  12. These baobab trees are unreal! 
  13. Ideas for styling book shelves. 
  14. What a stager says you should get rid of before listing your house.
  15. How many of these cat facts do you know?
  16. I would love to read a book in this cozy cabin bedroom. 
  17. How the pandemic has changed our bodies. 
  18. Personally, I don’t care about the Academy Awards. 
  19. Things you should never cook in an air fryer.
  20. I ordered a bunch of seeds for spring/summer from this Etsy shop! 

Game Day Food Ideas:

 

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February 9, 2022

White Chocolate Mousse

White Chocolate Mousse combines fresh whipping cream with melted white chocolate for a sweet treat! Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

I had a bunch of leftover white chocolate in my pantry from the holiday truffle escapade I had, so I put them to good use with this White Chocolate Mousse situation. Just in time for Valentine’s Day! 

White Chocolate Mousse combines fresh whipping cream with melted white chocolate for a sweet treat! Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

This simple dessert has three ingredients if you don’t include raspberries.

White Chocolate Mousse combines fresh whipping cream with melted white chocolate for a sweet treat! Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

Melted white chocolate gets folded into whipped cream and chilled for a bit in the fridge.  It kinda tasted like whipped cream with a bit of sweetened condensed milk (MY FAVE!).

We had ours on a weeknight last week and my family wondered what the special occasion was. I love how something so simple can be considered special. White Chocolate Mousse has the power to make an exhausting Monday into a real treat. 

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February 7, 2022

Intentions for the Week

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

Intentions for the Week- Week 6 in 2022

​​Happy Monday, friends!
 
This weekend, we had some good family time, Cooper had some baseball practices, a basketball game (they won!), a baseball tryout, meal prep and house stuff. 
I started working through my food journal last week. I found myself not really hungry every morning last week so I ended up having a big lunch every day. I guess I ended up doing intermittent fasting. 

Here’s my Meal Prep this week:

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Let’s figure out what our Intentions for the Week are!

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February 6, 2022

My Everyday Life Week 5

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 5

We are working on something fun!! Stay tuned. 

My Everyday Life Week 5 of 2022- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Every rubberband/hairband I find in my house is in #8 form. 

My Everyday Life Week 5 of 2022- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I bought shredded B-sprouts this week and I had the same thing for lunch every day this week.

My Everyday Life Week 5 of 2022- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

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February 4, 2022

I LOVE LISTS

Unclench Your Jaw - I love lists / Tracy Benjamin

I LOVE LISTS

  1. New Trader Joe’s snack reviews! 
  2. Parenting teens advice I needed to hear. 
  3. Some ways to put your old coffee grounds to good use. 
  4. The history and evolution of the “last meal.”
  5. Let’s space out and watch how dried packaged pasta is made. 
  6. Why IKEA makes you assemble your own furniture. 
  7. What can make a good boss turn bad? 
  8. I wonder what features Airstream will have by the time I retire. 
  9. Basic /useful safety tips. 
  10. Mesmerizing flight trails of birds. 
  11. Wind sculptures are fascinating! 
  12. This underwater restaurant must be so cool in person. 
  13. I can’t believe we put a chimp in space in 1961. 
  14. My grandpa used this coffee maker and I am forever fascinated by it.
  15. Clear sticky notes? What a time to be alive! 
  16. Doodles enhanced by shadows. 
  17. There’s flaming hot everything now (and my child loves it!).
  18. Pantry organizing tips from professional organizers. 
  19. Are these overalls? They look super comfy! 
  20. I’d love to live in a ranch house one day. Stairs are annoying.
  21. Weekend reading: On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous
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February 2, 2022

Currently January 2022

Currently January 2022- -Currently Workbook by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Currently January 2022

We made it through the first month of the year! YAY.  I read somewhere that January is the Monday of the year and HOW TRUE IS THAT?!  I spent some time digesting 2021 throughout January instead of going from 0-60 in 2022. I guess that’s what it means to give yourself grace, huh?  I also stayed away from bread and limited my drinking to almost nothing. In other words, I felt a lot of feelings and worked through/with them this month. 

In my Currently Workbook (you can get one through Blurb now, discounted!) I filled out the beginning.

Currently January 2022- -Currently Workbook by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

My word for 2022 is SPIRIT. Spirited, spiritual, spirituality…ALL OF IT. 

And here are my:

Intentions for 2022:

  • grow my art practice
  • teach online
  • garden- more flowers!
  • protect my energy/intuition
  • learn & grow
  • paint cabinets in bathroom (been on my list for 9 years)
  • travel if we can
  • solo trip(s) if I can
  • move my body & honor it
  • tap into spirit- those who came before this moment in time

My note to myself? I added the KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK sticker I sent out with everyone’s orders last month to my own workbook for encouragement. I’ve been doing this currently column on my blog since 2017 and I’m keeping it up because of YOU (and me). I like looking back at how my life has changed over the years. 

Currently January 2022- -Currently Workbook by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

This month I did some collaging on my January spread. 

Currently January 2022- -Currently Workbook by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I spent time with my friend Neiley on my deck (we’ve had beautiful weather!) and worked on it in the sun.

My Everyday Life Week 4 of 2022- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

January always reminds me that it’s citrus season. Time to get your vitamin C!

Currently January 2022- -Currently Workbook by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I spent a lot of time outside in January. I am happy living life outside. So many hikes!

Feeling grateful for the good weather here. Although, we could use some more rain soon. 

Currently January 2022- -Currently Workbook by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Let’s get into the month!

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