July 19, 2017

How to Make an Epic Cheeseboard (with Trader Joe’s Items!)

For the past few years, I have cheese board duty whenever my parents have a big get-together at their house.

FACT:

Once you make an epic cheeseboard, you can pretty much count on being the one who brings one to every party you attend.

It’s important to make a good cheese board because that’s what gets a party started! You need a variety of things…all spread out because we all need a little space when we’re hovering around a table, mindlessly eating before someone figures out how much of the good salami we’ve eaten.

Let me show you:

Inspiration, LISTS

July 17, 2017

Intentions for the Week:

Happy Monday, friends. Are we ready to get into this week? I was in Carmel over the weekend for a mostly girls weekend for my friend’s birthday. It was FUN and relaxing. So much talking and laughing…my abs are aching. When I got home from my trip, I spent 3 hours cleaning up/straightening the house and getting my head ready for the upcoming week. IT FEEL GREAT! If there’s anything you can do to get ahead of the week, DO IT.

This Week’s Intentions:

write/post about cheeseboard
make kombucha
make a meal plan
work on book(s)/zines
photograph products Etsy shop
tackle Inbox/DELETE like a mad woman
finish tax stuff
make waffles
do meal prep
LAUNDRY
finish skillshare course on making zines
listen to this podcast for the first time
yoga x2 / walk
delete photos on phone
work on art with Cooper
spend less (wasted) time on the internet/social media
go for a night time walk with family
eat outside
make plans for a BBQ
research a good watering can
mindful eating- track with MyFitnessPal?
keep the house clean/go slow
do nighttime reading
dye my hair
work on
drink water
write letters (definitely getting behind on this)

Last Week’s Intentions:

~~book Dentist appointment~~ (YAY I DID IT!!!)
~~pizza cookie recipe~~/~~draft cheese board post~~
~~LAUNDRY~~
~~make a meal plan~~
clean out fridge/ research new shelves for fridge (didn’t have time)
~~straighten up workspace~~
~~get guest room ready for guests~~
~~catch up on social media~~
~~prep for work appointments~~
~~wash yoga mat + towel~~
finish some tax stuff (need to block out a night to do this)
~~update media kit~~
make a recipe with blueberries I need to use up (ate them raw)
~~download new fonts for inspiration~~
work on letter writing (SO BEHIND!) working on it this week
~~play around with my new label maker~~
take photos for etsy shop (started on it)
~~do some meal prep~~
~~continue working on book stuff~~
~~wear my Fitbit this week to be aware of my movement~~
track as many days of food as I can on MyFitnessPal (did 3 days in a row)
~~chill on the peanut butter~~
~~convince Cooper to get~~ haircut (I did a little trim job myself-needs help)

What about you?

WHAT ARE YOU UP TO THIS WEEK?

Share your intentions in the comments & let’s help you get your head in the game for the week.

my everyday life, Photography

July 16, 2017

My Everyday Life: Week 28

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 28

I hope so!

Trip to Japantown with my niece & Cooper

We started to wait in a terribly long line for ice cream but I wasn’t having it.

Height check with Cooper & Mom!

Business meeting in Sausalito.

I worked at the library this week.

The view is unreal.

Dress envy at Anthro. It’s on sale too!

In the shipyard… at anthro. Lol.

A very good dinner.

LISTS

July 14, 2017

I LOVE LISTS

Good news for all of my friends who sew!
If you want to take pictures of your place for airbnb, here are some tips.
Yeah, what did you bring into the world?
Whoaaa, I can’t imagine what it’s like to date people these days.
A very good reminder: you don’t have to be good
Everyone is a curator.
how to make a distraction free phone
Financial Independence for millennials. Is it possible?
This taco bowl situation looks right up my alley.
A goal for our 20th anniversary.
Sometimes I think I’m on the same frequency as Woody Harrelson
Where we are at now.
I love a cute smock top.
Bars with a sense of humor
Millennial Pink. GOD HELP US.
Something I’m grateful for/saves me $$ shopping online- Thrive Market
I was seduced by the title. Not gonna lie. Also, this made me lol.
Panoramic fails!!
I am so excited to see how this yard is coming along.
What photographers deal with on Instagram.
So, you’ve decided to write.
Books on my nightstand: What She Ate / Active Dreaming /Hot Dog Taste Test

This made me smile BIG. Hope it does the same for you:

recipes

July 12, 2017

Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza

My father-in-law was visiting recently and I wanted to make something special for him. He’s just like my husband in that he LOVES treats. He also likes to watch what he eats, so I went with this small-batch Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza recipe from Sweet & Simple.

Christina, you had me at cream cheese frosting, girl.

And of course, it was PERFECT for the 4 of us. Everyone got a piece!

No leftovers.

No extra bites and “samples.”

(even though we all WANTED to eat more because this cookie is GOOD)

I could really get used to this small batch lifestyle.

Also still obsessed with: small batch chocolate cupcakes!

Inspiration, LISTS

July 10, 2017

Intentions for the Week:

Happy Monday, friends! How are we doing this fine Monday? I still have laundry from yesterday in my room to put away. Time to change that. How can we make this week more productive? With a list, of course Here are my Intentions for the week!

Intentions for the Week:

book Dentist appointment
pizza cookie recipe/draft cheese board post
LAUNDRY
make a meal plan
clean out fridge/ research new shelves for fridge
straighten up workspace
get guest room ready for guests
catch up on social media
prep for work appointments
wash yoga mat + towel
finish some tax stuff
update media kit
make a recipe with blueberries I need to use up
download new fonts for inspiration
work on letter writing (SO BEHIND!)
play around with my new label maker
take photos for etsy shop
do some meal prep
continue working on book stuff
wear my Fitbit this week to be aware of my movement
track as many days of food as I can on MyFitnessPal
chill on the peanut butter
convince Cooper to get haircut

Last Week’s Intentions:

~~make an epic cheese board for my parent’s party~~ (see picture here)
take pictures of cheeseboard/write a post about said cheeseboard
~~watch fireworks with my family~~ (we had to leave early to wake up for camp the next day but saw a few!)
keep gathering items for our trip to the dump (working on it!)
~~help my child get back to looking/feeling like himself~~ (all done with poison oak. YAY!)
photograph prints for sale (hashed out part of them)
~~LAUNDRY (never ends)~~
yoga x 2 / long walk (3 long walks/no yoga) (can’t NOT do yoga again)
~~make a MEALS this WEEK list~~
think about website redesign
update media kit
~~refill containers in~~ bathroom
send out batch of letters (got behind after dedicating time making zine)
~~empty car~~/clean it out/wash it?
wash fridge drawers
~~set my Fitbit up again~~
do some meal prep (didn’t do it and it made my fridge a disorganized mess)
make chicken wings (made burgers instead)
drop donation off at thrift store (compiled stuff from my prop closet organizing fest)
schedule dentist/~~annual exam~~ (yay! annual scheduled)
visit to ~~the library~~
edit photos/post pizza cookie recipe (didn’t make enough time for this)
~~dye denim bag~~
~~etsy stuff~~
continue to be mindful when eating & drinking this week (had a few missteps but otherwise good!)