June 20, 2016

Summer Bucket List 2016

It’s Summer Bucket List TIME!! Here’s what we plotted out on our bucket list last year. Remember that?

This year I had Cooper sit down and write his own bucket list with me. We talked about the summer, about our intentions, and what we wanted to do. Hopefully we can get it all done this summer and add a few more things along the way. I always love going back and seeing what we did together as a family during the summer.

Mine:

Beach adventures
Outdoor movie nights
Read 2 Books (I’m open to suggestions!)
Trip to Tahoe
Make recipes with Cooper (excited because he actually wants to!!)
Make stop motion videos (with Cooper)
Go through Cooper’s closet (I need to purge!)
Cuddle cats (Ella’s sister will be coming home with us soon-squee!)
Weekly library visits (especially the Mill Valley library)
Last minute road trip (Oregon? Santa Cruz? Idaho? Who knows….)
Art class with Cooper (we’re planning on taking something on Creativebug together)
SFMOMA visit
Create laundry room shelves
BBQs at our house
Baseball game (go Red Sox!)

Now let’s take a look at Cooper’s:

Read (love that it’s #1)
Make stop motion videos (he’s really into making them with his legos on our iPad)
Have a lot of playdates
Go to the Beach (yes!)
Baseball camp
Make recipes (he spelled it resipes- SO CUTE)
Make home made ice cream
Go to Scandia
Play golf in a golf cart (hehe)
Go to Circus Circus in Tahoe (it’s in Reno, boo)
Go to Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland A’s game
Go to Discovery Museum
Go to Benny Hannah (Benihana) (I love when kids misspell things)
Go to Hooters (he spelled it Hotters and OMG Casey took him and he LOVES their hot wings! HA!)

Hope this inspires you to write down your own list of what you plan to do this summer!

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June 19, 2016

My Everyday Life: Week 24

Saw my maj this week in ASPEN! IT HAD BEEN A YEAR.

Ella loves the laser pointer.

One of the only family dinners I made this week 🙁

Breakfast sniffer.

I’m currently typing this at the airport. I can’t freaking wait to see my family and squeeze this little nugget.

Chopping broccoli. Are you singing that in Dana Carvey’s voice? No? Just me then.

Purple potatoes being smashed for crispy smashed potatoes

June 17, 2016

I love lists

Welcome to I Love Lists! Let’s surf the internet together:

For when you’re having a bad day. Thanks HJH.
Ahhh there was a FNL reunion!
Can Seattle keep its soul?
Dresses over pants. Discuss.
Online class that looks cool- Indigo Dye Class
Very clever food photos
Pantone color names vs. what color they actually look like
My new sandals
If you want to eat healthier….
OMFG yes.
This is good for me + my hikes!
Maybe I’ll make a candle or two for outside this summer.
This is 2016.
I’d like to have a moment in Joshua Tree sometime.
Cooper and I have to make homemade pocky this summer!
I didn’t really know what ghosting was. I haven’t dated in 17 years.
We’re all about dramatic comedies in my household.
A list of really good parenting hacks that are borderline genius.
5 ways to add more play into your work + life
Stray Cats of Tokyo
Made these turkey burgers a few weeks ago and loved them.
Sushi donuts are a thing now. Not mad at it.

Things that caught my eye:

All of this fabric
This would be a fun summer project
A tool roll
How all of this jewelry is styled. Layer love!

Summer Reads:

I Feel Bad About My Neck (just finished this!)
Better than Before (still working on this)
The Creative Habit
Do the Work
Daily Rituals: How Artists Work

recipes

June 13, 2016

Chilaquiles

This is the first time I’ve made chilaquiles at home and I’m kinda kicking myself for not doing it sooner. My college roommate, Riley introduced me to them and I’ve been ordering them FOR YEARS whenever we go out to breakfast but it never really dawned on me to look up how they were made and make them for myself. Ummm. It’s so easy. Like…ridiculously easy.

If you ever have some leftover corn tortillas, this is a quick and easy way to use them up. Also good if you have some extra enchilada sauce hanging about.

This is JUST THE BEGINNING. I hope to make chilaquiles with mushrooms and roasted zucchini next and maybe with a pumpkin situation in the fall. Let the games begin!

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June 11, 2016

My Everyday Life: Week 23

Here’s what My Everyday Life Week 23 looked like:

My second grader!!

Magic hour.

An arrangement I made on a tablecloth I dyed. You can see that I used the bleach method in all of the white parts.

SO MUCH FUN.

A trip to the nursery for one of my creative breaks.

They’re so graphic.

Love these colors.

Organizing.

Visiting babies.

Squeezing babies.

To the end and back.

KITCHEN CAT loves the sun.

My side of the bed.

June 10, 2016

I love lists

Welcome to I Love Lists Friday! Let’s surf the net together-

The History of Pho.
For the lip syncing enthusiast
Love seeing what are people’s favorite makeups are
What’s in your mom’s bag? Oh gosh… you should see mine
Ways to Trick Out your Backyard this Summer
What a dreamy meal
Shot on iPhone
A Sazerac Sno-Cone!
What an Everest Climber Eats (I love stuff like this)
Just remember. It could always be worse.
Recipe goals: Nashville Baked Chicken + Cash Money Millionaire Bars
Hello dreamy vacation home.
Work Life Balance
Things nobody tells you about freelancing
For my cat loving friends
Annoying little things
Don’t follow your passion
Tattoos with hidden meanings
This makes me happy that I live in Northern California.
What to do if your phone screen cracks. Hehe
This is something I would do.

Things that caught my eye….

This cuff
The simplicity of this necklace
A wall hanging for over our bed
A fish inside a jellyfish

I Love Popsicles:

recipes

June 8, 2016

Muffuletta Pizza

Let’s fire up the grill and make pizza! Today I’m showing you how to throw together a tasty Muffuletta Pizza for your outdoor grilling parties with the help of Columbus Craft Meat.

What’s a muffuletta? Well, it’s a an amazing Italian sandwich filled with different kinds of cured meats, picked vegetables, olives, mozzarella & provolone.

But wait…this is PIZZA, Tracy.

I know, I know.

I’ve borrowed the flavor profile of a muffaletta and turned it into a pizza LOADED with toppings.

The nice thing about that is that it’s the only way I can stop eating pizza after two slices. The toppings on this pizza will definitely fill you up. Whereas, if I was eating a simple cheese pizza I wouldn’t stop until after 6 slices…and then I’d make room for more!