LISTS
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May 30, 2025

I LOVE LISTS

That's Your JOB!!! // i love lists - Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I LOVE LISTS 

  1. Some things you can do with your leaf blower. 
  2. What is an egg flight?
  3. I’ve been craving stuffed peppers.
  4. Oh wow. You can look at abandoned blogs.
  5. Photographer visits underground bunker. 
  6. Can anything become a museum?
  7. I would live in a dress like this all summer.
  8. David Lynch’s belongings are up for auction. 
  9. New items coming to TJS.
  10. Why does Costco open so late?
  11. This must be incredible in person. 
  12. What’s your unusual collection?
  13. Behind-the-scenes photos of the movie Gremlins.
  14. What’s the healthiest/unhealthiest Chinese food to pick?
  15. I would love to live in a home like this.
  16. This home is such a different vibe.
  17. Owls in towels.
  18. This Japanese technique to relocate trees! 
  19. This pesto and grilled bread, please. 
  20. Weekend reading:  The Joy Reset

 

If you need a boost to get re-motivated for 2025, join me next month for a Half-Year Reset Workshop.

Here’s your chance to pause, reflect, and realign your routines so the rest of 2025 feels more intentional and energized.

Half-Year Reset Workshop!

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Inspiration
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May 28, 2025

Picnic Food Ideas

Picnic food ideas from Shutterbean! Easy, packable recipes that travel well. Recipes that are perfect for summer picnics, outdoor lunches, road trips, and park days. Make-ahead picnic recipes you’ll love!

Picnic season is here! Need a little inspiration? I’ve rounded up some of my favorite Picnic Food Ideas to get you started. Everything on this list is easy to pack, holds up well in the heat, and is perfect for your next outdoor adventure.

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LISTS
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May 26, 2025

Intentions for the Week

 

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

Intentions for the Week- Week 22 in 2025

Hi hiiiiii! Welcome to week 22!  How was your weekend? Do you have today off?

Did you have any time to yourself? (I spent all weekend with family)

Did you get to rest? (I had 6AM wakeups all weekend)

Did you do meal prep? (I cleaned out the fridge! )

Do you know what’s for dinner tonight?  

I think we are grilling. Here are some of my grilling essentials!
 
Also, if you need to reset and check in with yourself, I’m hosting this workshop next month!

If you need a boost to get re-motivated for 2025, join me next month for a Half-Year Reset Workshop.

Half-Year Reset Workshop!

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Here are my Intentions for the Week: 

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my everyday life, Photography
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May 25, 2025

My Everyday Life Week 21

My Everyday Life – Week 21 | A Weekly Photo Journal by Tracy Benjamin

THE JOY RESET! 

My Everyday Life Week 21 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

My friend MC had her launch party for her new book, The Joy Reset. 

My Everyday Life Week 21 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I am so proud of her! 

My Everyday Life Week 21 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I am listening to her read it on audible right now as I type this. 

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LISTS
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May 23, 2025

I LOVE LISTS

I LOVE LISTS/hobonichi cousin by Tracy Benjamiin of Shutterbean.com

I LOVE LISTS 

  1. Things no one tells you about starting a vegetable garden. 
  2. I have a soft spot in my heart for Eichlers. 
  3. Watch Pablo Picasso draw. Wow!
  4. A sketchbook restaurant! I want to color it all in.
  5. RIP George Wendt.
  6. How Norm became one of the greatest sitcom characters.
  7. How to make boxed cake mixes taste homemade. 
  8. Audrey Hepburn was such a stunner.
  9. Researching- long-blooming shrubs. 
  10. The healthiest/unhealthiest things to order at a Mexican restaurant,
  11. Soon we’ll have no new pennies. 
  12. Daydreaming of a new sundress? I have gathered a few cute ones.
  13. Did you read about my love for crayola markers? 
  14. I didn’t know grocery stores cover potatoes at night. 
  15. Let’s learn about dining etiquette in Italy. 
  16. Hidden interiors of musical instruments. 
  17. Again, I’m curious how much all of these Legos cost. 
  18. Should you shower at night or in the morning?
  19. Need a weekend breakfast idea? How about ricotta pancakes? 
  20. Weekend reading: The Joy Reset

 

If you need a boost to get re-motivated for 2025, join me next month for a Half-Year Reset Workshop.

Here’s your chance to pause, reflect, and realign your routines so the rest of 2025 feels more intentional and energized.

Half-Year Reset Workshop!

20% off for paid Substack subscribers 🙂

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recipes
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May 21, 2025

Chickpea Piccata

Bright, bold, and comforting—Shutterbean’s Chickpea Piccata is served over creamy mashed potatoes with a generous handful of peppery arugula. A fast, flavorful, plant-based dinner loaded with lemon, garlic, and capers. Perfect for a cozy weeknight meal that feels like a restaurant dish.

I unearthed this Chickpea Piccata recipe from Appetite for Reduction while sorting through a giant stack of cookbooks from my kitchen last week.  Tracy’s still got the spring cleaning bug!  (yay)

You know I love a cookbook when you see tabs busting out the side…

Bright, bold, and comforting—Shutterbean’s Chickpea Piccata is served over creamy mashed potatoes with a generous handful of peppery arugula. A fast, flavorful, plant-based dinner loaded with lemon, garlic, and capers. Perfect for a cozy weeknight meal that feels like a restaurant dish.

When a recipe I’m reading calls for ingredients I already have and I’ve got the time to make it, you know I’m gonna make it. I tested it out for a lunch date with my husband (we both work from home) because our child would never eat a chickpea.  

I am quite happy to report that this Chickpea Piccata recipe impressed my meat-eating husband.  Add another banger to my pantry meal list!  

I wish I could tell my 20-year-old self that we’re going to love capers one day!  This Chicken Piccata recipe changed the game for me. 

Bright, bold, and comforting—Shutterbean’s Chickpea Piccata is served over creamy mashed potatoes with a generous handful of peppery arugula. A fast, flavorful, plant-based dinner loaded with lemon, garlic, and capers. Perfect for a cozy weeknight meal that feels like a restaurant dish.

These chickpeas are saucy, which makes them a PERFECT addition to mashed potatoes. I did alter things by adding chicken stock instead of vegetable stock and finishing with butter for extra oomph! 

Bright, bold, and comforting—Shutterbean’s Chickpea Piccata is served over creamy mashed potatoes with a generous handful of peppery arugula. A fast, flavorful, plant-based dinner loaded with lemon, garlic, and capers. Perfect for a cozy weeknight meal that feels like a restaurant dish.

For all you arugula lovers…

Bright, bold, and comforting—Shutterbean’s Chickpea Piccata is served over creamy mashed potatoes with a generous handful of peppery arugula. A fast, flavorful, plant-based dinner loaded with lemon, garlic, and capers. Perfect for a cozy weeknight meal that feels like a restaurant dish.  

Get your bowls ready! 

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LISTS
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May 19, 2025

Intentions for the Week

 

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

Intentions for the Week- Week 21 in 2025

Hi hiiiiii! Welcome to week 21!  How was your weekend? 

Did you have any time to yourself? (I had a few hours on Saturday)

Did you get to rest? (I woke up too early this weekend)

Did you do meal prep? (I made granola and trailmix)

Do you know what’s for dinner tonight?  

I think we are having tri-tip with:

Anywho…

Here are my Intentions for the Week: 

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