My Everyday Life Week 48

My Everyday Life Week 48- Here’s what this past week looked like: 

I ordered a personal poem from Amy Turn Sharp with the direction of “momming myself,” and it arrived on my Mom’s death anniversary on Monday. How wild is that? I love it so much. 

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I went to Costco and thought of my Mom the whole time. I hadn’t been in years, and it brought me back to my childhood when I used to go with her. 

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Mushroom party in my backyard.

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Dinner with Dad and Tina at Sorellas. I ordered the artichoke chicken. Yum.

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She loves my jacket.

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

He loves my new electric throw blanket.

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Outgoing workbooks. THANK YOU for supporting my small business! 

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Thanksgiving planning mode. 

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I am going through a kimchi phase.

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Theirs & mine, stuffing edition.

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This week, I found my Mom’s candy molds and had no idea she had a lion!!!

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

The yard, before winter.

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I have some more flowers coming in!

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Made a pumpkin pie.

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Hung some streamers up to add some fun movement to the yard. 

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

My order from Thrive Market came!  I am planning to make a batch of sugar scrubs.

If you use my link, you can get a $60 gift and 30% off your first order. 

I am also excited to play around with gelatin. 

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Road trip! 

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I caught the reflection of a photo of me in my planner. Mom yourself!

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I journaled in the car while Casey drove. 2025 was the year of the Snake. We are moving into Horse mode soon. 

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

We went to my Uncle’s house. I grilled steaks. We had some lobster too. 

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Cooper enjoyed putting.

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AND CARBS. 

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

The rush of the river is healing.

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

We learned how to smoke salmon.

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Had it for breakfast.

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Family walk.

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The Thanksgiving menu.

You know what’s fun? 

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Light up golf balls! 

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Part of the spread! I couldn’t get it all. 

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Happy Thanksgiving! 

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I’ll take all of it, please. 

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I processed my grief in my currently workbook.

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I found a mossy rock that looked like a brain.

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

This was under it. 

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My camera can’t capture how cool this is in real life. 

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Across the pond.

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At mushroom level. 

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Hooray for sunshine.

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Collecting golf balls.

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Dewy.

 My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Drying off. 

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Breaking in a new pizza oven.

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First pie!

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On the way home.

My Everyday Life Week 48 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

The sky looked like a painting.

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Week 48 in 2023 

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Week 48 in 2021

Week 48 in 2020

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Week 48 in 2017

Week 48 in 2016

Week 48 in 2015

Week 48 in 2014

Week 48 in 2013

Week 48 in 2012

Week 48 in 2011

  • Clerveus aravna

    Good

  • Erin

    I love the poem and your mom workbook pages brought a tear to my eye, thank you for sharing these things. I’m sorry she’s no longer with you in person and hope her presence is with you always <3

  • Alicia A

    I savor your sunday MEWL, It’s calming for me and my anxiety.
    I was very close to my grandmother, every once in while when I’m not even thinking of her, I smell her perfume. I don’t have any of it in my house at all.
    She’s always with me.

    • Tracy

      Awww. I have my mom’s perfume in my closet and sometimes I spray it in there and stand in there with the light off and think of her. It’s so comforting. xo

  • Melissa

    I love your workbook pages. It is beautiful how you process your grief through art. The poem is perfect. May I ask how you purchased it? Does she have a shop?

  • caroline

    I treasure your posts, Tracy, and, as other readers have noted here, this one has triggered my own “missing Mom” feelings and sweet, sad tears. Oh, this season!
    Yesterday I finished reading “Wreck” by Catherine Newman* and found myself marveling at how you and she gather and preserve small moments of each day so artfully and then share them so generously. What gifts! Thank you!
    * I think you’d really enjoy her books – really all about being a mom, a daughter, a wife, a friend, an artist and capturing the daily interactions that add up to so much.

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