Currently March 2019
March recap! March went by fast for me. Did it for you?
I had fun putting blossoms all over my Currently workbook this month.
Let’s break it down.
Intentions for the Week
Happy Monday!
We are now on week 14 of 2019! It’s the first day of April! This weekend was a busy one. We had a birthday celebration for my brother and my friend Jessica is in town visiting. Sunday routines were abandoned as we spent time together at our friend’s house for dinner. Life happens!!! This week will be a busy one with a friend visit in the mix. I didn’t have much time to get a lot done yesterday, so I spent a few minutes doing a Costco order on Instacart. We’ll be set for a bunch of things for the month now, and I didn’t have to spend almost 2 hours going to/from Costco and buying lots of unecessary items because I can be tempted in person. Small victories! That’s how I’m making technology work for me this week. Here’s a $10 off code for your first order if you want to get ahead of the week and have someone do the shopping for you!
Intentions for the Week:
- laundry
- finish tax stuff
- month end bookkeeping
- spent quality time with my friend Jessica
- clean out fridge/meal prep
- grocery shop
- go through files on computer and delete
- ship out food journals
- track what I eat in my food journal
- track my steps with my Fitbit
- work on Currently post for March/post
- post a new recipe
- work on The Handwriting Club workshop this weekend
- go on a hike or two
- work on strawberry project/photoshoot
- straighten up my office
- edit photos
- drink more water (this water bottle is helping!!)
- pull cards
and work in sketchbook
- keep organized with my bullet journal
- pack away winter clothes
- finish up class online
- do some reading if I have extra time
Last Week’s Intentions:
laundryTAX PREP (uggggh)- meal prep
have a date with my calendardrink more water (this water bottle is helping!!)get exercisereturn GAP orderconference callsort through inboxdrop off library booksstraighten up housepackage/ship more food journalsgrocery shoppick up RXclean out pursework on workshop syllabuscatch up on social mediamake a new recipeeat more saladsstart thinking about100 dayprojectphotoshoottrack steps with Fitbitmake applesaucemake kombuchamake polenta cornbreadpull cardskeep organized with my bullet journalpluck eyebrows- think about getting a haircut see also: short hair inspiration
work in the yard/get more soil
Pump Jam for the Week:
Mantra for the Week:
Dinner Ideas for the Week:
Chicken Piccata
Sausage + Mushroom Pizza Bowls
Sausage + Kale Stuffed Shells
Roasted Broccoli with White Beans
Creamy Spinach + Artichoke Pizza
Kale Soyrizo Tacos
Lemon Garlic Shrimp
Wishing you a great week! If you’re feeling stuck, don’t forget to write down your Intentions for the Week. It will help keep you on track.
Sending sparkles,
Tracy
My Everyday Life: Week 13
Here’s what this past week looked like – My Everyday Life Week 13
On a walk with Ang. I looked up and saw this.
Foggy morning sunshine. It’s in these moments where I feel my Mom most.
Thank you for your orders!
This week I personalized every book with a postcard. I liked being able to take a moment and write your names. Made me feel more connected to the process. Thank you for buying a food journal!
My helper.
Color therapy with Ruby!
I LOVE LISTS
I LOVE LISTS:
- Here are some ways to break your plastic habit.
- Oh no! I’ve had some amazing memories at this restaurant.
- 21 best places to get breakfast in the US.
- If you can’t have pets, volunteer to hang out with them.
- Why pedestrian deaths are at an all-time high.
- Look at how easy it is to fake an Instagram life.
- Thrift SCORES!
- The view from Grace Cathedral. Check this out, Ryan.
- Instagram has replaced the contacts list.
- I often wonder what my grandpa would think of the MLB now.
- A Venice Time Machine <— her voice is so soothing btw.
- It would be amazing if my cats were this big.
- If everyone is OK, say that first.
- Let’s look inside Frank Sinatra’s home because it’s for sale and why not?
- This is where I live.
- Things that look like other things. (WHOOOOA)
- This makes me want to play with my camera.
- Editing music like Scorcese — Andrea! Look at that.
- Is the Bay Area pushing people to the breaking point? (yes)
- Why you procrastinate.
- Cute Dresses on Amazon: one / two / three / four
- This broccoli white bean situation is definitely going in the meal prep this weekend!
There are a couple of spots open in my Food Photography & Styling Workshop in May. You can read more about it here. I’d love for you to join us!
Roasted Broccoli and White Beans
This is one of those recipes built out of necessity. As in, I need something healthy to put an egg on top of for breakfast/lunch/dinner and don’t want to do that much work. Also, I’m not eating bread right now (IS LIFE EVEN WORTH LIVING??!) and I’m trying to figure out what to eat for breakfast other than my usual egg + toast situation.
I believe that:
Restriction breeds creativity.
And here we are!
I had this recipe clipped from Bon Appetit hoping to make it one day. The only problem is, soaking beans overnight and cooking them in advance isn’t my kind of prep. Although I know I am definitely capable of making beans from scratch, I’m lazy and I’m bound to change my mind about wanting beans the next day.
I tried my own take on the recipe with canned beans and I really enjoyed it. When you used canned beans, they can break up on the roasting pan, turning crispy and crunchy in some parts. I find them to be a nice creamy contrast with the roasted broccoli, the hit of lemon juice and a nice bite of Parmesan cheese. I’m sure if I was given the opportunity, I’d eat this entire tray while sitting on the couch watching something on Netflix.
As you can see from the shot above, I decided to put an egg on it, and all was right with the world.
Intentions for the Week:
Happy Monday, friends!
The weekend whizzed right by, didn’t it? Ladies sleepover, birthday celebrations, walk with friend and baseball tournament all filled up my time! Our plans made it so I didn’t get to meal prep on Sunday. But that’s cool, I started to do a few things like roast sweet potatoes and make pasta last night so we could have a few things to start with. I plan to do more prepping tonight so we will have some stuff to eat for lunches and maybe a dinner or two this week. We have a bunch of social commitments this weekend, so I have to make sure I have the time to get all of my weekend work done ahead of time. I have more food journals back in my Etsy shop if you’re interested!
We are on Week 13 in 2019.
Let’s write down our Intentions for the Week, shall we?
Intentions for the Week:
- laundry
- TAX PREP (uggggh)
- meal prep
- have a date with my calendar
- drink more water (this water bottle is helping!!)
- get exercise
- return GAP order
- conference call
- sort through inbox
- drop off library books
- straighten up house
- package/ship more food journals
- grocery shop
- pick up RX
- clean out purse
- work on workshop syllabus
- catch up on social media
- make a new recipe
- eat more salads
- start thinking about 100 day project
- photoshoot
- track steps with Fitbit
- make applesauce
- make kombucha
- make polenta cornbread
- pull cards
- keep organized with my bullet journal
- pluck eyebrows
- think about getting a haircut see also: short hair inspiration
- work in the yard/ get more soil
Last Week’s Intentions:
laundrygrocery shophave a date with my calendarsend thank you notework on writingdrink watergo on a hike or twomeditatecelebrate our 13th wedding anniversarytrack steps with Fitbitpackage up orders/ship- make a new recipe
- make applesauce
make kombuchamake time for artdrop off donationswork onstrawberryprojectcarve out time to work on photography class syllabuspull cardskeep organized with my bullet journalprep for meetingprep for conference callsmani-pedi with Leslieprep for baseballbookkeeping- finish up tax stuff
catch up on social mediaclean up the inside of our bedroom closet
Pump Jam for the Week:
Mantra for the Week:
Now that it’s spring check out:
What to Eat in Spring!
Kitchen Spring Cleaning!
Have a great week. Remember to write down your Intentions for the Week to get you started.
Sending sparkles,
Tracy
My Everyday Life: Week 12
Here’s what this past week looked like: My Everyday Life Week 12
Spring in San Francisco.
Droplets on cherry blossoms.
My front steps are filled with flowers right now.
Took a detour during an errand.
Ran into a post-it I wrote myself this past year.
Writing something up for a handwriting club workshop!
My kitchen workspace at night.
Trader Joe’s potstickers are a lifesaver.
Meal prep means I have salads.
I pulled meatballs from the freezer.
I like a dress over yoga pants situation.
Sending snal mail.
Finding butts.
Thank you for the encouragement.
I went inside and said a prayer.
Burger night without the buns.
I got a mani/pedi with my friend Leslie.
Polenta cornbread for the win!
Fancy paper towel action.
Ready to tackle the day.
This fabric is a tablecloth from my childhood.
I love chalk drawings at the schools we visit during baseball games.
Front yard progress.
Breakfast of champions.
My big girl.
Spent the night at my friend’s house in the city on a Friday night.
A little get-together for my friend Leslie who was visiting from Austin.
My friend Annie has the most amazing yard.
Paint colors in the city make me light up.
These colors.
A call home.
A morning after.
Sunshine and coffee chats.
Thank you.
The shadows of palm trees.
Somewhere in the Castro.
Colors everywhere.
The combo salad at Anchor Oyster Bar was fantastic!
Birthday strudel and honey cake for my brother at 20th Century Cafe .
Facetime with my besties in Oregon.
Keeping this whole food journaling thing going. It’s amazing how much it is teaching me about myself and my habits. I’m down 6 lbs by just being mindful and accountable to the habit of writing down what I eat, drinking water and getting activity in.
There are more in the shop this week!
Don’t forget to breathe!
