Happy Monday, friends!

It is Week 38 of 2019. Here’s what Week 38 looked like for me last year. 

This weekend we had a quite a few hangouts with friends, an art date and a dinner party!  I spent yesterday working in the yard (doing major trimming!) and had a chance to do some meal prep before we had a school function. I’m typing this from my bed and I’m sooooo sore and wiped out!  Let’s cut to the chase and figure out my Intentions for the week!

Meal prep for the week includes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Busted out some #mealprep today! We are heading into the week with chicken teriyaki* (marinating), Chocolate Banana Bread* (half with nuts!) peach ginger iced tea, potato salad*, sausage soup*, toasted walnuts, chicken broth, roasted tomatoes, chopped kale, red wine vinaigrette, washed lettuce and wild rice! Anything with a * means the recipe is on my blog! #shutterbeanmealprep

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Favorites include:

• Chicken Teriyaki
• Chocolate Banana Bread
• Potato Salad
• Sausage Soup
• Mom’s Vinaigrette

Intentions for the Week:

• laundry
• track what I eat in my food journal
• clean out the back of car
• work through email/inbox
• delete photos from phone
• package/ship order for The Handwriting Club
• prep for conference call
• therapy appointment
• get my steps in my with my Fitbit 
• have a date with my calendar
• write/send thank you notes
• work on Currently Book for 2020 (preorder soon!)
• finish post about day pack travel gear
• order postcards
• paint nails
• trip to the post office
• make salmon ramen
• clean house for lunch date
• make a new recipe
• post recipe
• work on some artwork to print
• edit photos
• make plans for Cooper’s birthday
• grocery shopping
• pull cards & work in sketchbook
• work in the yard
• clean up office
• go to bed at a reasonable hour this week
• finish Orange is the New Black
• catch up on social media posting

Last Week’s Intentions:

• laundry
• track what I eat in my food journal
• drink enough water
• prep for conference call
• therapy appointment
• drop off library books
• go grocery shopping
• work on Currently Book for 2020 (preorder soon!)
• finish post about day pack travel gear
• package/ship order for The Handwriting Club
• edit photos
• go on a hike/walk
• get my steps in my with my Fitbit 
• have a date with my calendar
• research prints
• make a new recipe
• catch up on social media
• drop off donations
• work in the garden
• paint toenails
• follow up about car
• continue to work on my office organization
• do a face mask
• delete photos from phone
• get enough sleep
• playdate with Emma
• breathwork with Faye
• seed thing with Neiley
• make time for leisure reading

Recipes to Try:

Mushroom Arugula Toast

Roasted White Beans & Broccoli

Lemon Roasted Shrimp

Grape & Sage Pizza

Roasted Carrots with Chile Yogurt + Cilantro Sauce

Quick Tomato Basil Pasta

Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza

Pump Jam for the Week:

Mantra for the week!

Feeling stuck? Make a list! Write down your intentions for the week to help hold you accountable to action.

I’m rooting for you!

Sending sparkles, 

Tracy

Happy Monday, friends!  

This weekend was a good one! We went over to a friend’s house on Friday, the boys and baseball and I cleaned house like a MOFO and got everything set up for the week. I got rid of bags of clothes and clocked in over 13k steps on my Fitbit just by cleaning the house! It felt good to get back in touch with my house.  There were so many things that just needed to be put away. I am glad I finally made a point to do it all. It feels likes I’m not just treading water. Let’s start this Monday with a deep breath.

It’s week 37 of 2019.  Here’s what week 37 looked like for me last year.

I’ve been using a moleskine calendar to track my Intentions for the week. It’s been helping.

Here are my Intentions for the Week!

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