July 9, 2023

My Everyday Life Week 27

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 27

We are in JULY!

I made a cheese plate for 4th of July with my Dad.

YUMMM.

Red lips for the holiday!

LISTS

July 7, 2023

I LOVE LISTS

Reading about Threads. I set mine up this week.
Speaking of thread…that’s a lot of red thread!
Wow, that’s a lot of hot dogs.
I wonder what it’s like to sleep on a paddle board.
Lightning shots!
How AI perceives car owners.
I need to make a chopped salad STAT.
Are you storing blueberries properly?
Why some people like the smell of gasoline.
Why we eat junk food when we’re stressed?
Reading about the Christmas episode on The Bear.
I’d wear this dress with these sandals.
You can see the funniest movie during the year you were born.
The fashion of the 1920s were cool.
I want to make freeze pops.
What’s the difference between BBQ & Grilling?
Fun Summer Projects from my archive.
I’d love to do flower pressing some day.
Arnold Palmer Popsicles will keep you cool & refreshed.
This makes me want to step up my collage game.

Grace Over Drama print is available in my Etsy Shop!

Inspiration

July 6, 2023

Currently June 2023

Currently June 2023:

We are already into the first week of July. June was filled with stuff. Let’s process!

When I write these posts I usually go back in time and research myself. I like to see how similar and different each year was. It also makes me freak out a little bit that time goes by so fast.

June means we made it through half a year. I checked in with the habits I’ve been building and shared them in my June pages.

Look I made a video of it!

I enjoyed adding all the layers of colors to these flowers.

Streaks!

I also got back into tracking my weeks in my Intention for the Week calendar.

I was thrown off the practice because LIFE.

I used black gesso for my Good Things pages. White paint pen on top and then colored them in with brush pens.

Breaking it down.

Let’s get into it!

LISTS

July 3, 2023

Intentions for the Week

Intentions for the Week- Week 27 in 2023

Happy Monday, friends!

We are having a heat wave here. It’s HOT HOT HOT. I was able to do meal prep this weekend-first time in a LONG TIME.

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Here are my Intentions for the Week-

my everyday life, Photography

July 2, 2023

My Everyday Life Week 26

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 26

Getting back on track with writing in my Intentions for the Week planner. May was so thrown off by all of the events!

I can’t believe we have made it through half of the year!

I have been working on my goals.

I have created a flossing habit. FINALLY. Writing on my bathroom mirror with a dry-erase pen has helped.

LISTS

June 30, 2023

I LOVE LISTS

recipes

June 29, 2023

Portobello Mushroom Pizzas

I spent all last week home alone (my guys had a baseball tournament!) and during my cooking-for-one adventure, I got hooked on Portobello Mushroom Pizzas. Cooking for one is quite a trip! I would have experimented more with toppings with these pizzas but I made a goal to only grocery shop once last week. #introvertlife

What I have learned about cooking for one AND cooking for others while feeding myself is that

It’s always a battle of

how much energy do I have?

vs.

how much am I worth the effort?

Tracy a year ago would have just spent the week eating cereal for dinner while current Tracy knows the importance of nourishment. She knows she’s worth the effort and is happy this “pizza” situation requires very minimal hands-on time and scratches the pizza itch that she so desires! The cleanup was simple too…

Plus there’s a crispy cheese bit involved in the process and no one complained about mushrooms. I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO LOVES CRISPY CHEESE AND MUSHROOMS IN MY HOUSE!