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January 9, 2026

I LOVE LISTS

It Only Works if You Do the Work! - hobonichi cousin by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean + The Handwriting Club

I LOVE LISTS 

  1. Age comparisons now vs. old Hollywood.
  2. I am going to make a simmer pot this weekend.
  3. What is a king cake?
  4. Are servers OK right now?
  5. The loneliest roads in the U.S.
  6. Here are all my favorite teas.
  7. I can’t believe this is all tape.
  8. My Mom had the same birthdate as Diane Keaton.
  9. The Top 10 Best Teacher Movies 
  10. 11 Things Customers Hate about Shopping at Trader Joe’s. 
  11. I’m planning on doing a spice audit this month.
  12. Which reminds me- here are my pantry staples.
  13. One day, I will study Greek Mythology. One day…
  14. A whole day of eating meals from Dollar Tree. 
  15. This week, I learned about the RICE productivity method.
  16. Hummingbird feeders in CA have made them evolve! 
  17. Meal prep ideas for the vegan in your life.
  18. Someone made MTV online!! I’m gonna get lost here.
  19. Another rabbit hole: Wiki Flix
  20. Currently craving Creamy Sausage Mushroom Orecchiette 

 

I shared my December pages from my Currently Workbook on The Handwriting Club Substack this week! 

If you need help processing the past year and planning for 2026, I’m hosting a workshop next Saturday! 

Save the Date ✍️

Join me for the Self Check-In 2026 Workshopon Zoom.

Saturday, January 17
10:00 AM–12:00 PM PST

We’ll slow down and do some intentional New Year processing and rituals together.

Bring your Currently Workbook,and we’ll work through it side-by-side, in real time.

SIGN UP HERE

My Everyday Life Week 15 of 2025- Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

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I saved over $500 using them last year 🙂

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January 5, 2026

Intentions for the Week

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

Intentions for the Week- Week 2 in 2026

SECOND WEEK OF THE YEAR!  How are we feeling??  We spent the weekend IN. It’s been raining here, and I am still kinda under the weather. I should also say that I am OVER the weather too. I miss the sun! 

I did go through my closets and gather stuff to get rid of. Are we feeling like purging all of our stuff, too? Let’s see how much we can free ourselves of at the start of the year. We still have our holiday decor up…maybe I’ll add that to the TO DO list this week.

things to announce

This week is the first Practice Pages of the year! What’s Practice Pages?  It’s a twice-monthly hangout I host for the paid subscribers of The Handwriting Club. 

If you want a safe space to work on your Currently Workbook, /and or journal, come join us!  Here’s our schedule for the first quarter of the year. 

Subscription is $8/month.  Come join us! 

Save the Date ✍️

Join me for the Self Check-In 2026 Workshop on Zoom.

Saturday, January 17
10:00 AM–12:00 PM PST

We’ll slow down and do some intentional New Year processing and rituals together.

Bring your Currently Workbook, and we’ll work through it side-by-side, in real time.

SIGN UP HERE

 

Here are my Intentions for the Week: 

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January 4, 2026

My Everyday Life Week 1

My Everyday Life Week 1- Here’s what this past week looked like! 

First page of my Hobonichi Cousin for 2026!  This is my daily check-in/art practice.

Tracy Benjamin- Hobonichi Cousin

I was busy packing up Currently Workbooks this week! 

If you are an international friend, you can get one through Blurb. 

And if you’re not ready to commit to the whole practice, you can download the template to make your own binder OR use it as a digital planner. 

Currently Workbooks by Tracy Benjamin

This will be my third year using this planner cover. It was originally red with flowers. 

I painted it using black gesso and paint pens. Hooray for DIY. 

I spent some time this week going through my past workbooks.

Currently Workbooks by Tracy Benjamin

I have completed 6 years of this practice! 

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