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September 17, 2021

I LOVE LISTS

Stop Worrying! // I love lists artwork by Tracy Benjamin

I LOVE LISTS

  1. Finding comfort in family recipes.
  2. I wrote a meal prep PEP TALK for The Kitchn this week!
  3. This looks like an interesting way to look at the ocean.
  4. Whoa. These kitchen failures!
  5. How the human brain processes color.
  6. These DIY paper hollyhocks are so pretty. 
  7. The great shortage in the restaurant industry.
  8. All of the free admission days for SF museums and gardens.
  9. How cute are these animal pillows?!
  10. High school lets seniors wear costumes for class pics.
  11. Gonna have to try these faux chicken nuggets soon.
  12. Time travel: NYC street life in the 1940s
  13. These macro photos are bonkers.
  14. Embrace the darkness. and Find the Light! 
  15. I can’t wait to start making baked apples again. 
  16. Telemedicine was predicted in 1925.
  17. College students who get the most out of their meal plans.
  18. Proof that some customers are just dumb.
  19. How to be a better traveler these days.
  20. Clever ways to organize your closet. 
  21. Interesting read- How Doctors Die
  22. Listening to while doing chores: The Big Leap 

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September 15, 2021

Favorite Frozen Desserts

Favorite Frozen Desserts on Shutterbean.com

Did you clear some space in your freezer lately to make room for dessert? GOOD FOR YOU because here are some of my Favorite Frozen Desserts to inspire you to fill it up with some sweets! 

Coffee Oreo Ice Cream- find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

Coffee Oreo Ice Cream

You’re going to love the chunks of Oreos! 

Green Tea Ice Cream

Best way to end a meal! 

Simple Vanilla Ice Cream

Look! There’s a purpose for that sweetened condensed milk in your pantry!

Frozen Mocha Mousse is an AMAZING frozen treat. No ice cream maker needed! Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

Frozen Mocha Mousse

You’ll love how this melts in your mouth. 

Affogato Speciale

This affogato is special, that’s for sure! 

Spiked Coffee Milkshakes

Something for the grownups!

Berry Cereal Milkshakes

Something for the kids! And grownups who like cereal! 

 

Bittersweet Chocolate Malted Milkshakes

Date night at home!

Pumpkin Bourbon Milkshakes

Such a delightful drink!

Pumpkin Gingersnap Ice Cream Cake

Let me show you how easy it is to make an ice cream cake!

Raspberry Mango Ice Cream Cake

The three together are a HIT!

Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Cake

You’re going to love how much easier it is to slice cake than it is to scoop out ice cream.

Lemon Blueberry Ice Cream Sandwiches

Did someone say sandwich??!

Strawberry Pimm’s Sorbet

You’ll love how the Pimm’s brings out the sweetness in the strawberries!

Elderflower Sherbet

Talk about a palate cleanser! 

Ginger Mango Lime Sorbet

This one requires a blender and ginger beer! 

Tangerine Sherbet

An amazing shock to the tastebuds! You’re welcome. 

Thanks for looking through my Favorite Frozen Desserts! If you’re in the hunt for a good ice cream maker, this is the one I love. this is the one I love!  I hope it inspires you to make room in your freezer for sweets. 

 

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September 13, 2021

Intentions for the Week

 Looking to get your head in the game? Tracy from Shutterbean makes a weekly TO DO LIST called her Intentions for the Week. Here's what this week looks like:

Intentions for the Week- Week 37  in 2021

​​Happy Monday, friends!
 
This weekend we had friends over for a Pizza party! It was good fun. My heart is full and I did so many dishes. I also ended the weekend by cleaning out the fridge and doing some #shutterbeanmealprep.  Here’s what I am starting the week with:
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
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I’m trying new things on Instagram, even though it’s making me feel old.

Meal prep this week includes:

 

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September 12, 2021

My Everyday Life Week 36

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 36

Nothing like watching your child at-bat with a fire going on in the background.

SIGH. 

My Everyday Life Week 36 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I love how the fence creates fishnet on skin. 

My Everyday Life Week 36 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Just a Mom waiting for her son in 100F weather. 

My Everyday Life Week 36 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME lead to a WIN. 

My Everyday Life Week 36 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Winner winner. Black Bear Diner Dinner. YAY COOPER. 

My Everyday Life Week 36 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

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September 10, 2021

I LOVE LISTS

Invest in YOU! I love lists artwork by Tracy Benjamin- Shutterbean.com

I LOVE LISTS

  1. I want to eat this Cookie Icebox Cake
  2. I remember seeing Julia Child’s pegboard wall at the Smithsonian
  3. Repurposed Pizza Huts
  4. The woman calling out our US Healthcare system.
  5. Photos that prove the past was creepy.
  6. Guy shows where hidden cameras could be in your Airbnb. Greeaaat. 
  7. You can make a blended playlist with your friends on Spotify now.
  8. How to make a Netflix documentary.
  9. This recipe makes me want to add spaghetti squash to the grocery list.
  10. RIP Michael K. Williams
  11. Money is mesmerizing. 
  12. These people knew what they were doing.
  13. Top restaurants in the bay area right now. 
  14. Why do we dream?
  15. Talk to your partner about sharing the mental load.
  16. I love a good mocktail roundup.
  17. Cute sling bags:  one / two / three / four 
  18. Why Google recipe results are meaningless.
  19. A bunch of cooking tips from pros.
  20. Weekend reading: The Big Leap
  21. I added a few prints to my Etsy Shop! Check it out.

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September 6, 2021

Intentions for the Week

Looking to get your head in the game? Tracy from Shutterbean makes a weekly TO DO LIST called her Intentions for the Week. Here's what this week looks like:

Intentions for the Week- Week 36  in 2021

​​Happy Monday friends!
 
Can you believe we are on week 36 of 2021? WILD!  This weekened Casey worked on our picnic table (he’s making us one from scratch). I went on a walk with our old neighbor, and I made a dent on my paper piles around the house. WHEW! I have a couple of little spots to finish but BOY DOES THAT FEEL GOOD.  Cooper has a baseball tournament this labor day weekend so I am sneaking on here to get my Intentions for the Week down! Here they are! 

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September 5, 2021

My Everyday Life Week 35

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 35

Practice (self) care prints on my fridge. 

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

In my notebook

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Was gonna give up bread for September and then ditched that idea. 

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

James came to help Casey build my picnic table!!! I AM SO EXCITED. 

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

 

I got to see a magic show at my friend Sam’s birthday party.

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Ladybird.  There was a dog under my chair at on my bag all night long <3

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Magic in progress. 

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Storytelling time with Neshama.  EVEN MORE MAGICAL!

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

There was cake!

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

And I brought doughnuts!

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Quick hug on the way out the door for school. 

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

My word for 2021 is CARE. 

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

My favorite pen right now is a Uniball Signo Bold 207.

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Filling in my Currently Workbook self-portrait spreads. 

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

BEFORE

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

AFTER

Pesto obsession continues.

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

The paws!

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

So I think I’m growing a random patty pan squash! 

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Harvesting in the morning. 

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

The license plate said A VOLVO.  Lol

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

There was a fire happening out of the frame a few miles away.  🙁

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

More progress!

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Camouflage. 

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Hooray for new growth. 

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Reading The Big Leap with a super spinach salad. 

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Trying to find some light in such a heavy week. 

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Mint tea in the evenings is a new habit I am enjoying. 

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

THIS CAT. 

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Hanging out with my productivity tools. 

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Doing (a lot) of shadow work. 

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Shared my August spread this week! 

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

Rainbow hour. 

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

A new light catcher from Pam! 

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

The purple blossoms are out!

My Everyday Life Week 35 of 2021- a photography series by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Here’s a post of mine on TheKitchn !!!!!

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