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February 1, 2019

I LOVE LISTS

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I LOVE LISTS

  1. This would be the best pasta to make when working from home
  2. Things I am not interested in
  3. Super cute cat sponge and holder
  4. What are frost quakes?
  5. A few great ways to use an Altoids tin.
  6. This is how cold it is across the country!
  7. I’ll have to try #4 next time I’m in the kitchen.
  8. This is truly mind-blowing.
  9. I currently have my eye on this camera strap.
  10. Here’s another round of epic design fails.
  11. I would definitely eat these eggs for dinner. 
  12. The women who mother life-like baby dolls.
  13. The death of a father can ruin a man’s mental health.
  14. The evolution of the alphabet.
  15. I’d like to add this paleo meatloaf into my #shutterbeanmealprep
  16. Park me in front of this dip this weekend. K, thanks. BYE.
  17. I could totally imagine my husband doing this.
  18. Photos of an ice storm.
  19. I’m always looking for ways to upgrade my ramen game.
  20. Speaking of ramen… I want to make this red curry ramen ASAP.
  21. Cold sesame noodles with broiled salmon for simple weekend lunch.
  22. We’ve stayed up late watching abandoned mansion videos. They’re so fascinating.
  23. Why is the label on the Angostura bitters like that? 
  24. Join The Handwriting Club! Get a Currently Workbook and a Food Journal for 2019.

 

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January 31, 2019

Currently: January 2019

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Currently: January 2019

It’s the last day of January! How was your month? Mine was filled with ups and downs.

Ups: Sold a bunch of food journals/tracked food in my food journal/ feeling healthier + lighter as we start 2019!

Downs: doctors/hospitals/health stuff/send good thoughts

This month was busy getting over 1000 books out into the world. Thank you for all of your orders.  It means so much to me that you are joining me in this creative practice.

I told you that I would be working through my Currently 2019 Workbook this year and here it is!

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January 28, 2019

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:

Happy Monday, friends!

I can’t believe this is the last week of January. This month is breezing by!  I am going to be spending time working in my Currently workbook this week.  Did you get one? I can’t wait to see how everyone uses theirs. It’s been so rewarding to see people working through their food journals via Instagram. Thank you for tagging me and sharing! I love it so much. The accountability of this project has been big for me and I have YOU to thank fo that.

Remember to follow/ tag @thehandwritingclub  if you’re a handwriting lover like me!

How was your weekend? We went to a crab dinner in the city. We had basketball. I spent Sunday working around the house, working on orders and getting everything setup for the week ahead.

Cleaned out my fridge and turned leftovers into this!

Meal Prep this Week Includes:

Let’s start the week with a new list. Here are my Intentions for the Week!

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January 27, 2019

My Everyday Life: Week 4

Here’s what this past week looked like:  My Everyday Life Week 4

This tree caught my eye. Made me stop my car, turn around and park.

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My car battery died.  TWICE.

I met a nice woman named Maggie who helped me jumpstart my car in the parking lot of The Container Store. We had a nice discussion about the ridiculous amount of flavors they make for Cheez-Its now.  Thank you, kindness of strangers.

Also, my friend John helped me out when my battery died again at the gas station. Forever grateful!

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Pulling cards. 

Making notes in my sketchbook.

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Sometimes when people order a Food Journal for a friend, I write their personalized notes for them.

I love seeing how thoughtful people are.

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My name is Jonas.

My Everyday Life: Week 4 on Shutterbean.com

Family dinner at my Dad’s!  We ordered Souvla takeout.

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I wrote it down!

My Everyday Life: Week 4 on Shutterbean.com

Almost at a full month of writing down my meals in my food journal. 

 

It has helped me lose 5 lbs. this month. The best part is that I didn’t diet. I was more mindful of what I ate when I was writing it down. I am more engaged in writing down what I eat when I make it fun. Using my favorite pen helps!

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Burrito Bowls with quinoa for my meal prep.

My Everyday Life: Week 4 on Shutterbean.com

I’ve noticed that my day of eating is usually better when I have a bigger breakfast.

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This is my Mom style.

My Everyday Life: Week 4 on Shutterbean.com

Tunic from Gap.

Leggings from Gap.

Shoes are Sketchers. They’re super comfy.

Bag is from Etsy.

I tried on a jacket at Anthropologie that reminded me of my Mom.

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Cooper ran to me and told me, “MOM COME INTO THE OVER ROOM AND LOOK AT ELLA!”

Lil derp.

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Regal Rosie.

My Everyday Life: Week 4 on Shutterbean.com

I can make Ella a bed out of anything and she’ll sleep in it.

My Everyday Life: Week 4 on Shutterbean.com

Sunbathers.

My Everyday Life: Week 4 on Shutterbean.com

Squirrel watchers.

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On their way to get candy.

My Everyday Life: Week 4 on Shutterbean.com

Snack lunch.

My Everyday Life: Week 4 on Shutterbean.com

My office was clean for 5 minutes this week.

My Everyday Life: Week 4 on Shutterbean.com

The light was just right.

My Everyday Life: Week 4 on Shutterbean.com

Art at thrift stores inspires me.

My Everyday Life: Week 4 on Shutterbean.com

School project time!  It was so fun to see Casey and Cooper woodworking together.

My Everyday Life: Week 4 on Shutterbean.com

Kinda reminded me of playing in the garage when I was a kid.

My Everyday Life: Week 4 on Shutterbean.com

Working on orders late at night.

My Everyday Life: Week 4 on Shutterbean.com

I had just texted a friend a heart emoji and a bear emoji and then saw this!

My Everyday Life: Week 4 on Shutterbean.com

Don’t trip.

My Everyday Life: Week 4 on Shutterbean.com

Sausage Soup with two cans of diced tomatoes instead of chicken stock.

I ran out of chicken stock.

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Playing around with a Fujifilm xt-3 this week. I’m in LOVE!

My Everyday Life: Week 4 on Shutterbean.com

I think I’ll start taking more Around the House shots now.

My Everyday Life: Week 4 on Shutterbean.com

Maybe take better garden photos too.

My Everyday Life: Week 4 on Shutterbean.com

When I went to pick up some pizza this week the guy complained that the sun was in his eye.

I said, “Ah, golden hour! It will get you.”

“This isn’t golden hour. I’m a photographer. I should know!” he replied.

Uh huh.

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Fluorescent gym lights humming at 9am on a Saturday morning.

SPORTS.

My Everyday Life: Week 4 on Shutterbean.com

Multi-tasking.

My Everyday Life: Week 4 on Shutterbean.com

Last night was Crab night at Perry & Eileen’s!!

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I asked followers on Instagram what they wanted to see more of on Shutterbean when I did an Instagram story this week.

Thank you for all of your input!  If you have any suggestions on what you’d like to see more of this year, leave a comment!

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Week 4 in 2018

Week 4 in 2017

Week 4 in 2015

Week 4 in 2015

Week 4 in 2014

Week 4 in 2013

Week 4 in 2012

Week 4 in 2011

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January 25, 2019

I LOVE LISTS

 I LOVE LISTS // a collection of links from the 'net on Shutterbean.com

I LOVE LISTS

  1. All the Costco Kirkland brand booze and who really makes them.
  2. No Sweetheart Valentine’s candies this year. 🙁
  3. Invisible labor is taking a toll on women.
  4. There’s a new tent that makes it possible to camp underwater.
  5. Life hacks! #8 made me lol, but it’s also very clever!
  6. According to this food quiz, I’m a risk taker!
  7. Puns + animals
  8. Flowers = animals
  9. I like that we are now creating non-alcoholic bars!
  10. Currently loving this salt on salad + popcorn  SO GOOD
  11. Now, what kind of box can you put a TV in it so it won’t break?
  12. We have water in California!!!!!!!!
  13. I really miss all of Oprah’s guest makeovers. This helps.
  14. Libraries are my favorite. I love the creativity of the people who work in them!
  15. Your gut has something to do with your mental health.
  16. Weezer has a new album of covers!
  17. I’d love to do this with my mom’s handwriting.
  18. What you’re entitled to if your flight is delayed.
  19. 60 years of marriage
  20. How to spend way less time on emails.
  21. Currently loving: Ghost of a Podcast
  22. Some Instant Pot tips to read through.
  23. More Food journals in the shop!   

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January 21, 2019

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:

Happy Monday, friends!

How was your weekend? Mine was pretty good. It rained most of the weekend.  My house was cozy!  I did some rearranging and purging of unnecessary items in our house. We had basketball and I spent most of the weekend working on shipping and packaging. Thank you for all of your orders on the food journals! Thank you also for your reviews too! It makes me so happy to know that the process is working out for you! I am currently on a roll of writing down what I eat. 21  (!!!) days in so far and I’m enjoying the process. I am definitely beginning to understand how showing up and being present to my life with these little steps HELPS.

To arm myself with good choices this week WHILE cleaning out my fridge, I did some meal prep. I went over to my Dad’s house last night and brought him some stuff for the week. I know how appreciative he is of my food since he doesn’t have my Mom to cook for him! It’s also been really fun to have this back and forth relationship with my Mom’s pyrex dish supply.

Here’s my meal prep:

Meal Prep this Week includes:

I have a whole bunch of carrots in the fridge and bananas going ripe on the counter,  so sometime in the next week, there will be Coconut Carrot Soup and  Banana Bread in my future.  There might be lemon chicken or lemon roasted shrimp in our meal lineup this week.

Let’s get down to business. Here are my Intentions for the Week–

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January 20, 2019

My Everyday Life: Week 3

Here’s what this past week looked like: My Everyday Life Week 3

Sunday marketing!

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Turned into all this for the week.

I’m on an arugula kick. Which reminds me…. I need to make my favorite salad.

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Meal prep means I have more salads during the week. YAY.

My Everyday Life: Week 3 on Shutterbean.com

This week my Dad had an overnight stay in the hospital after surgery.

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He is ok! My brother and I went to hang out with him.

Hospital food is like plane food.

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Ryan and I got ramen.

It was nice spending so much time with my brother this week.

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We had a Costco adventure and thought about our Mom. The night before she was rushed to the hospital she had gone to Costco and messed her car up in the parking lot. I was standing there wondering what part of the parking lot it was. I’ll never know.  It’s still so weird to live our lives without her.

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Thank you.

My Everyday Life: Week 3 on Shutterbean.com

Rosie is always walking over my things on my desk.

My Everyday Life: Week 3 on Shutterbean.com

A small bit of sun peeping through my mom’s rosemary plant.

My Everyday Life: Week 3 on Shutterbean.com

Where I sit in my family room if where my Mom sat when I was growing up.

I really felt her presence this week.

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Putting this crispy garlic chili oil on everything. Mostly eggs.

My Everyday Life: Week 3 on Shutterbean.com

It rained all week. I miss the outdoors.

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We saw a boy with a sticker mustache while at a stop light in SF.

So cute.

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Dinner with my fairy godmother, Nancy at Foreign Cinema.

My Everyday Life: Week 3 on Shutterbean.com

The light was just right.

My Everyday Life: Week 3 on Shutterbean.com

I am grateful for all of the older women in my life who believe in me and LOVE to eat as well!

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In the back of a cab.

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A moment of sunshine this week! I caught it!

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Tracy vs. Target

My Everyday Life: Week 3 on Shutterbean.com

We had french bread pizzas this week!

My Everyday Life: Week 3 on Shutterbean.com

Sent 150 food journals out this week!  THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT!

My Everyday Life: Week 3 on Shutterbean.com

I have a helper.

My Everyday Life: Week 3 on Shutterbean.com

Went to Valley Ford to visit my friend Tammi.

My Everyday Life: Week 3 on Shutterbean.com

We found a friend on our way to get crab sandwiches and chowder.

My Everyday Life: Week 3 on Shutterbean.com

I got to see her cute post office!

My Everyday Life: Week 3 on Shutterbean.com

We spent the afternoon playing in our sketchbooks while chatting.

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Her studio space is dreamy.

My Everyday Life: Week 3 on Shutterbean.com

And she made the most incredible painting with a picture I gave her of my Mom.

I am so incredibly touched.

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I came home with a fresh bouquet of narcissus thanks to her.  My kitchen smells so fragrant now!

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Boop!

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Saturday mornings are for pancakes.

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This was the breakfast my Mom always made Cooper when he spent the night at her house.

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Slow weekend mornings are my favorite. Just the three of us.

My Everyday Life: Week 3 on Shutterbean.com

My horoscope told me to take it easy yesterday and I did. Ella joined in.

My Everyday Life: Week 3 on Shutterbean.com

Taking care of the plant I grew up with.  I wish my Mom could see how much it’s grown.

So many people have sent me pictures of the Creamy Sausage & Mushroom Orecchiette recipe I posted this week!

That makes me so incredibly happy!

Creamy Mushroom Sausage Orecchiette is the ultimate comfort food. Make it for your guests! Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

Trying to stay present and hopeful for the future.

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HERE'S MORE OF MY EVERYDAY LIFE ON SHUTTERBEAN.COM

Week 3 in 2018

Week 3 in 2017

Week 3 in 2016

Week 3 in 2015

Week 3   in 2014

Week 3 in 2013

Week 3  in 2012

Week 3 in 2011