Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 13
Sunday snack & check in.
Previous week!
Casey cleaned the grill and I fired it up for the season.
I LOVE LISTS
I LOVE LISTS
- Imagine seeing one of these cars IRL.
- On the to-do list: quick strawberry cake
- Also, this strawberry matcha latte looks so good!
- Surreal landscapes lit by drones.
- World Press photo contest winners.
- Let’s look at Diana Ross’ stage outfits!
- Time travel: old American architecture
- Advice from someone who used to work a deli counter.
- Do you know about the fish doorbell?
- Is soft-serve just melted ice cream?
- What did Hubble see on your birthday?
- Some tricks to get rid of weeds in your garden.
- Don’t grocery shop hungry.
- Jumpsuit love: one / two / three / four
- That’s a lot of paper moths & butterflies.
- What a time to be alive.
- Speaking of, ChatGPT got an image upgrade.
- Things to ask yourself before buying a home.
- My favorite cleaning supplies!
- I started a Shutterbean Meal Prep board on my Pinterest.
Let’s CONNECT! Join me TOMORROW- Saturday, March 29th, from 12- 1ish PM PST for a special Handwriting Club Show & Tell—a special ZOOM hangout for paid subscribers.
We’ll be gathering to:
- Share and work on our Spring Bucket List/Bingo – Set intentions for the new season.
- Review and complete our March pages – A final reflection before we work on April!
- Wrap up our Winter Bucket List/Bingo – Winter is officially done, so let’s take some time to celebrate what we accomplished.
More information can be found here!
Julia Child’s Butter Braised Carrots
Julia Child’s Butter Braised Carrots
A late-night Reddit rabbit hole got me reading about other people’s experiences maturing into food tastes. Were there things you didn’t eat as a child that you enjoy now as an adult?
Survey says a LOT of people like beets now. Maybe because they were forced to eat them as kids? I had the opposite experience. Root vegetables were shunned in my household because THEY CONTAINED CARBS AND SUGAR AND THAT IS THE DEVIL (if you’re trying to lose weight).
My mom would have made me eat beets and carrots if she’d been given the OK to make them for dinner. But out of all the root vegetables, carrots somehow got a pass. Cooking them? Roasting them? Heating them up? Totally off-limits. They were only allowed raw, as a potato chip replacement.
I can still hear my mom’s ghost shouting from my childhood kitchen: “GO EAT SOME CARROTS!”
My algorithm switched into root vegetable mode, and forty-five-year-old me (with my readers on!) watched a young man make Julia Child’s Butter-Braised Carrots on TikTok. And I was like, “You know what? Hell, yeah.” (My child will cringe at that reference.)
I made the carrots two days later and…
THEY DID NOT DISAPPOINT.
The best part? No fuss. Just simple ingredients you can set and forget: butter, water, salt, a little bit of sugar, and pepper. WOW. One of the greatest ways to use up that bag of long-forgotten carrots. (See also: carrot coconut soup)
Don’t let anyone tell you they aren’t good for you. Also, maybe put them on your brunch menu for Easter? My Mom would have loved them.
I had ours with Sol Food Chicken and a salad the other night(see above!).
Intentions for the Week
Intentions for the Week- Week 13 in 2025
Hi hiiiiii! Welcome to week 13! How was your weekend?
Did you have any time to yourself? (I did)
Did you get to rest? (I tried!)
Did you do meal prep? (I did)
Do you know what’s for dinner tonight? (not sure yet!)
We spent a large chunk of our weekend doing baseball things! Cooper got to play a baseball game at Oracle Park with his high school team (he pitched and they won!). I also did meal prep this weekend and a ton of yard work. I am excited for this new season. All my hard work after all of these years is finally paying off.
Here’s what I meal prepped this week:
Here’s a list of that Meal Prep:
Meal prepped this week:
- mom’s salad dressing
- wash/prep lettuce
- jalapeno lemonade
- roasted walnuts
- tuna salad
- ranch dip
- sliced cheese
- trail mix
- chocolate chia pudding (made with my chocolate syrup)
- turkey chili
- cooked potatoes
- chicken stock
- jalapenos + cilantro
- apples + lime
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Are you working on a Currently Workbook this year?
We made it through Winter!
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Let’s CONNECT! Join me this Saturday, March 29th, from 12-1ish PM PST for a special Handwriting Club Show & Tell—a special ZOOM hangout for paid subscribers.
We’ll be gathering to:
- Share and work on our Spring Bucket List/Bingo – Set intentions for the new season.
- Review and complete our March pages – A final reflection before we work on April!
- Wrap up our Winter Bucket List/Bingo – Winter is officially done, so let’s take some time to celebrate what we accomplished.
More information can be found here!
Here are my Intentions for the Week:
My Everyday Life Week 12
Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 12
Big day for Cooper!! His high school baseball team got to play at Oracle Park this weekend.
(he’s #9)
He started out in right field and then got to pitch!
I am so happy for him!
I LOVE LISTS
I LOVE LISTS
- I learned all about India’s stepwells this week.
- Parchment paper vs. aluminum foil.
- I share the same love for a few of these TJs freezer staples.
- Things everyone had in the 80s.
- I’d like to go to Yosemite one day. Hear that, universe?
- Let’s look at some interesting pictures.
- Paper is art!!
- Maybe I’ll make a bag charm.
- I will miss you, salad bars!
- I bet this house would be nice in the rain.
- Is it time to let go of Instagram?
- Looking at old photos makes me happier. That’s why I take so many.
- Why did they stop putting toys in cereal boxes?
- What happens when you shoot a gun in space?
- Cities in the U.S. that have the most green space.
- How to buy asparagus.
- That reminds me… I made an asparagus pizza once.
- Do you recline your seat on an airplane?
- Get your life organized with my meal prep/planning pack!
- It’s never too late to start an Intentions for the Week Planner.
I shared my Spring Bucket List on Substack this week!
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Intentions for the Week
Intentions for the Week- Week 12 in 2025
Hi hiiiiii! Welcome to week 12! We survived another week. Yay us. How was your weekend? It rained a lot here so that meant less outdoor time for me. Womp womp.
Did you have any time to yourself? (I did)
Did you get to rest? (I tried!)
Did you do meal prep? (I didn’t)
Do you know what’s for dinner tonight? (not sure yet!)
Here are my Intentions for the Week:
