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May 27, 2024

Intentions for the Week

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

Intentions for the Week- Week 22 in 2024

Hi hiiiiii! It’s Monday! Did you have a good weekend?  

Casey came home! He was gone for 13 days for work and WHEW! I am so glad to have him back. He and Cooper headed to a baseball scrimmage and I had the house to myself. I did a bunch of cleaning, had an art date on the deck, did some gardening, took a hike, hosted Self-Check-In, and relaxed. The school year is winding down and OH BOY it’s about to get real crazy. I didn’t do meal prep this week. Hopefully, I can fit some in tomorrow. 

 Here are my Intentions for the Week! 

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May 26, 2024

My Everyday Life Week 21

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 21

Naughty boy got out. Rolled around in a ton of poison oak, hence BATH. 

My Everyday Life Week 21 of 2024- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Not on my bingo card that day. 

My Everyday Life Week 21 of 2024- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Made my own chalkboard with chalkboard spray paint. 

My Everyday Life Week 21 of 2024- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com]

Calendar check-in! 

My Everyday Life Week 21 of 2024- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Boop!

My Everyday Life Week 21 of 2024- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

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May 24, 2024

I LOVE LISTS

The World Needs YOUR MAGIC! #hobonichicousin #hobonichi I love lists art by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

I LOVE LISTS 

  1. Sunglasses have evolved. Hello, future.
  2. What are good travel shoes?
  3. Is Uber Eats killing hotel room service?
  4. A fun way to present matches.
  5. How does Costco slice up pizzas?
  6. What’s the difference between alpacas and llamas?
  7. Visualization of the most popular PIN codes. 
  8. I need a fast method to organize paperwork.
  9. When signs burn-out.
  10. Whoa. Corn Flakes have a wild history.
  11. How to shop for flowers at Trader Joe’s.
  12. A kid drawing turned into a giant bird’s nest.
  13. 1920s street style. 
  14. Etsy searching: Easy Tiger t-shirts
  15. This makes me want to eat outside more.
  16. Summer vacation fun – lego puzzle 
  17. Planning a party this weekend? I can help you.
  18. What is chicory and why is it blended in coffee?
  19. Weekend baking: sweet potato cornbread 
  20. Need a time reset? Download my Time Management System

New episode of Keep Grief Weird! This week we discuss GRIEF WAVES.

I share what it was like to find my Mom’s last batch of salad dressing. MC tells us how her Mom’s last word to her was ROMAINE. Sometimes grief is about salad! Follow us on Substack for more notes and writing!

 

 

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May 22, 2024

Sweet Potato Cornbread

Sweet Potato Cornbread is slightly sweet and perfect paired with honey butter. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

This Sweet Potato Cornbread came to be because:

  1. I had too many sweet potatoes (I’m the only one who likes them in my house!)
  2. I got distracted looking at an old Cook’s Illustrated issue while sorting a paper pile
  3. I was tired of sorting paper so making a mess in the kitchen seemed like a good idea–plus I had all of the ingredients and wanted to test out Trader Joe’s gluten-free flour mix.

Sweet Potato Cornbread is slightly sweet and perfect paired with honey butter. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

I like the way the sweet potatoes add a little sweetness to the cornbread and look at that nice orange hue!

Sweet Potato Cornbread is slightly sweet and perfect paired with honey butter. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

My preference is having a hunk of the Sweet Potato Cornbread with a big smear of butter on top. I’ll definitely be making this during Thanksgiving time later this  year! 

Your breakfast life just got more exciting!

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May 20, 2024

Intentions for the Week

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

Intentions for the Week- Week 21 in 2024

Hi hiiiiii! It’s Monday! Did you have a good weekend?  

I did some meal prep yesterday:

 

 
 
 
 
 
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In real life!

 

Shutterbean Meal Prep 

Also did you know that I launched a podcast with my friend MC McDonald, PhD last week! 

Keep Grief Weird! Podcast with Tracy Benjamin and Dr. MC McDonald about GRIEF! https://keepgriefweird.substack.com/

  KEEP GRIEF WEIRD PODCAST!

Here’s our Instagram- @keepgriefweird and follow us on Substack!    Thank you so much for your support in keeping grief weird! 

 Here are my Intentions for the Week! 

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May 19, 2024

My Everyday Life: Week 20

Here’s what this past week looked like: My Everyday Life Week 20

Mother’s Day! 

My Everyday Life Week 20 of 2024- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

My boys gave me this beautiful bird bath! 

My Everyday Life Week 20 of 2024- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

A crow came onto our deck the same day.

My Everyday Life Week 20 of 2024- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

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May 17, 2024

I LOVE LISTS

Do Something Productive with Your Feelings- i love lists// shutterbean #hobonichi #hobonichicousin

I LOVE LISTS 

  1. Wanna see some oddly terrifying photos?
  2. Bunkers are spooky.
  3. A valuable website- Cereal for Dinner! 
  4. Why is the sun so active right now? 
  5. Lego has made a retro radio! 
  6. The funniest town names in the U.S. 
  7. If you want to learn about pigeon superpowers.
  8. Has your garlic ever turned blue?
  9. Let’s go get a cookie at Costco.
  10. What’s happening, McDonald’s?
  11. NASA shows us what it’s like going through a black hole.
  12. Horses are majestic.
  13. Time travel- photos of people from late Victorian era.
  14. I want to bring stuffed peppers back into my life.
  15. Glass flowers are so pretty. I want one.
  16. Do you have a houseplant emergency kit? I sorta do.
  17. This cabin is gorgeous.
  18. Let’s do a plain potato chip test. 
  19. Would you honk?  I probably would. lol
  20. Weekend reading: A Year in Practice

 

Keep Grief Weird! Podcast with Tracy Benjamin and Dr. MC McDonald about GRIEF! https://keepgriefweird.substack.com/

We’ve shared two episodes of The Keep Grief Weird Podcast in the past week!  In our podcast, we are exploring the many facets of grief and how weird it can be to live with loss and still feel connected to the ones who are gone. 

Here’s the start of our grief journeys, so you can get to know us.

On episode #1, I tell you about my grief story of losing my Mom, Bev on Thanksgiving and how hashtag #keepgriefweird came to be.

On episode #2, MC shares her grief origin story of her losing her father, Bob on Christmas and her mother, Suzanne all within a year at the tender age of 24. MC also lost her first love in high school- which we’ll talk about in later episodes. The wild part of all of this is that MC was deep into studying grief in college while living without the parents she’d just lost. Grief is tricky like that!

You can listen to it wherever you listen to podcasts!  Here’s a Spotify link 🙂

We also have an Instagram account- @keepgriefweird as well as a hashtag #keepgriefweird if you want to share your grief or read other people’s experiences. They’re incredibly touching, thank you for sharing your stories with us!