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October 16, 2017

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:

It’s MONDAY! Wahoo. Cooper has school off today. He’s had a 5 day weekend so our schedule has been thrown off, to say the least. I had hopes of accomplishing a lot last week but the fires made things a little complicated. We’ll be getting out of the house more this week. THANK HEAVENS.  This week is going to be quite hectic.

The good news is that I already have a head start on laundry and I completed a little meal prep action last night that includes:

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Meal prep this week includes:

This Week’s Intentions

  • do a face mask (can you recommend one? I’m on the hunt!)
  • make it so I have two eyebrows instead of one
  • deep clean bathrooms
  • meet with Madeleine
  • try to eat more salads
  • try to drink more water (this is helping)
  • LAUNDRY
  • photo for Tillamook
  • doctor appt for Coop
  • research health insurance + try not to feel hopeless
  • make a recipe from Feed the Resistance
  • make a recipe from Ready or Not!
  • finish putting away summer clothes
  • school field trip
  • write letters
  • catch up on social media
  • GO TO YOGA
  • take care of myself/get better sleep
  • go through the archives and find good Fall recipes
  • figure out what to work on during ladies craft night
  • figure out what’s due at the library

 

Last Week’s Intentions:

  • catch up on writing letters ( I AM SO BEHIND)
  • take pen pal photos/post on @thehandwritingclub
  • bookkeeping
  • catch up on social media
  • meet with Madeleine (rescheduled)
  • playdate with classmates
  • school conference
  • make a pasta dish for the blog (didn’t) 
  • figure out a new pumpkin recipe (didn’t)
  • plan another ladies craft night  (having one this weekend)
  • go on a hike/do yoga/EXERCISE  (went for a long walk)
  • return library books/find two rogue library books (found 1!)
  • LAUNDRY like a mofo
  • research plants for front
  • drink more water (this is helping)
  • clean up workspace (couldn’t. there was a cat living in there)
  • keep the sink CLEAR this week (tried. failed after 3 days, oh well)
  • return Stitchfix order
  • continue working on morning pages/artist’s way
  • don’t eat bread/crackers (didn’t)

Mantra for the Week:

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What about you? What are you up to this week? Any intentions you’d like to share to help hold yourself accountable? 

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October 15, 2017

My Everyday Life: Week 41

Here’s what this past week look like-  My Everyday Life Week 41:

We’re about a 40 minute drive from all of the fires in Sonoma County/Napa/Calistoga.

Our family is safe. Thank you to everyone who checked in on us!

We’re experiencing a lot of smoke and a bunch of flying ash where we live.

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Our family in Calistoga had to evacuate. They came over to stay with us.

I got to color with my niece!

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What a crazy week.

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Oh, and we are cat sitting their cat, Lily!

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CONTINUE READING

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October 13, 2017

I LOVE LISTS

I LOVE LISTS // a collection of links from the 'net on Shutterbean.com Welcome to I LOVE LISTS. It’s Friday, here’s a list for you!

  1. Not sure how I feel about this….
  2. Tips for talking about mental health/depression
  3. Things I want to eat: apple cake /mint white chocolate ice cream shell
  4. When your favorite is problematic.
  5. Freelance achievement stickers. LOL
  6. Swedish Death Cleaning is the new Marie Kondo
  7. Important read: how smartphones hijack our minds
  8. More important reading: The New Midlife Crisis
  9. Let children dawdle & dream
  10. A perfect dress for Fall.
  11. Regrets you may have in 10 years
  12. Puerto Rico 100 years ago
  13. Animal facts you never learned in school.
  14. A skillshare class I wanna take
  15. Pins: for the introvert/ for someone doing their best/ for the designer
  16. RIP AIM
  17. The line between fact & fiction is def blurred on the internet
  18. Ways to make realistic fake blood– just in time for Halloween!
  19. Weeknight dinner across the US.
  20. Life Lessons from Anthony Bourdain
  21. Kinda creepy/kinda interesting
  22. For the procrastinators.
  23. To put in the freezer: homemade pizza bagels

have a great weekend!

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October 11, 2017

Pork & Scallion Wontons

Forget takeout! Make Pork Scallion Wontons at home. They're so easy! Find the recipe at Shutterbean.com

My kid devours dumplings, wontons and pot stickers. They’re all a perfect vehicle for soy sauce….which is one of his favorite things. Instead of going out to a Chinese restaurant to satisfy our cravings, I made these Pork Scallion Wontons at home.

Forget takeout! Make Pork Scallion Wontons at home. They're so easy! Find the recipe at Shutterbean.com

Appetizer turned dinner? SIGN ME UP.

Forget takeout! Make Pork Scallion Wontons at home. They're so easy! Find the recipe at Shutterbean.com

I can’t wait to experiment with fillings!

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October 9, 2017

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! Writing this Sunday night. Listening to Led Zeppelin and drinking iced tea. It feels too good to close my eyes. That’s how tired I am. We had a full weekend with family and it was awesome!

We were in the city with family for Fleet Week and we spent the whole time eating and drinking. This is why I am not on the Whole30 plan right now.  Is anyone on it? Maybe I’ll start soon…

This week is a catchup and get organized week. There are some trouble dumping zones around my house right now that I have to clean up. The pantry is looking a little rough and I need to do some straightening.

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Intentions for the Week:

  • catch up on writing letters
  • take pen pal photos/post on @thehandwritingclub
  • bookkeeping
  • catch up on social media
  • meet with Madeleine
  • play date with class mates
  • school conference
  • make a pasta dish for the blog
  • figure out a new pumpkin recipe
  • plan another ladies craft night
  • go on a hike/do yoga/EXERCISE
  • return library books/find two rogue library books
  • LAUNDRY like a mofo
  • research plants for front
  • drink more water (this is helping)
  • clean up workspace
  • keep the sink CLEAR this week
  • return Stitchfix order
  • continue working on morning pages/artist’s way
  • don’t eat bread/crackers

CONTINUE READING

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October 8, 2017

My Everyday Life: Week 40

Here’s what this past week looked like on My Everyday Life- Week 40

Happy 9th birthday, Cooper!

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We celebrated at Buckeye in Mill Valley.

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I made brown butter chocolate chip cookies from Joy the Baker for school (I added marshmallows!) and they were well received!

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10:20 am in my kitchen.

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Trip into the city!

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October 6, 2017

I Love Lists

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Welcome to I LOVE LISTS. It’s Friday, let’s surf the internet together.

  1. Hello, future me.
  2. What Not to Say to a New Mom with Postpartum Depression
  3. I want to live in this house
  4. No kidding…
  5. This made me laugh so hard.  This also- PAPYRUS
  6. I’ve never wanted a greenhouse until now.
  7. Anyone else watch Jeopardy? This guy was hilarious.
  8. Oprah, the farmer!
  9. I am so glad that I didn’t grow up with this.
  10. A little bit about creepy Hugh Hefner.
  11. AMEN
  12. My favorite pens- Part 1 and Part 2
  13. You can visit horror movie locations in real life.
  14. Advice on how to spend less online.
  15. A story of how to make brown sugar from scratch. Thanks Maj!
  16. Why digital notetaking will never replace the physical journal. YES.
  17. How to get kids to really talk about their day at school.
  18. If you have a mosquito buzzing around your room at night. 
  19. Goodbye, middle class, goodbye TGI Fridays.
  20. Book alert:  Feed the Resistance /Braving the Wilderness /A Glorious Freedom
  21. A house made of shipping containers. Interesting.
  22. Jealousy will kill your creative freedom.
  23. Tom Petty was a music video innovator. RIPhave a great weekend!