I LOVE LISTS

1. Gluten-free bread taste test. 

2. All the desktop color combos that exist. 

3. This must have the most amazing texture.

4. You can test your typing skills with this website. 

5. This makes me want scrambled eggs. 

6. I love seeing inside local homes here. 

7. RIP Gloria Steinem. 

8. Cute mugs: one / two / three / four 

9. This must be amazing to experience in person.

10. You can find the best fall foliage through this site. 

11. How to take care of your vintage kitchen items. 

12. The ColorChecker is 50 years old. Mine is 15.

13. Life is hilarious sometimes-photos.

14. Why do we call it a flea market?

15. Japan has some wild Pringles flavors. 

16. Restaurants are using AI photos. 

17. Time travel- picnic times from the 1930s.

18. How Blackwing pencils are made. 

19. I want to read: Cookbooking

20. Weekend treat: Triple Berry Sherbet 

I shared my August pages in my Currently Workbook on Substack this week! 

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! 

xo, 

Tracy

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Intentions for the Week- Week 36 in 2026

Hi friends! Happy Monday! How was your weekend? Did you get some self-care in? 

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I did meal prep this weekend! YAY. My fridge needed some TLC.  Here’s your reminder to clean out your fridge this week

Here are My Intentions for the Week! 

Intentions this Week 

This week’s intentions: 

Mind/Body

• touch dirt

• eat more greens

• do some fun reading

• visit a body of water

• find a trampoline pad

• family time! 

• hike or major outdoor time

• work on skin care

• morning pages/ morning routine

• 30 minutes no screen after wakeup

• fill out my Intentions for the week calendar

• keep track of what I eat in my food journal

• keep track of movement on Apple watch

• move body daily- break a sweat

• work in Currently workbook

• check-in with calendar 

• art time

• floss daily

• horoscope

• connect with my spirit 

• work in my hobonichi cousin

• pull cards/journal

• watch how much time I spend on the phone

• tweeze things

• paint nails

• do a hair treatment

• clean house + phone a friend

• use my diffuser

• steam facial

• take vitamins 

• stay hydrated 

• read before bed

• quality time with my cats

• get enough sleep

Work:

• intentions for the week 

• i love lists 

• cowork at the Hivery

• post new recipe

• my everyday life

• order currently 2027 workbook

• currently august 2026

• september prompt for THC

• food journaling stuff 

• SELF Check In! 

• upload/edit photos

• recipe testing

• work on Currently Workbook 

• work on THC

• clean up office

• package/ship orders for The Handwriting Club  (THANK YOU!)

• catch up pinning on my Pinterest account

• Tailwind

• catch up on social media

• put away art supplies 

• bookkeeping/pay bills

• emails 

• go to P.O. Box

Home

• grocery shop

• put away dishtowels

• vacuum stairs 

• clean out fridge

• organize my office

• straighten up deck

• troubleshoot sprinklers

• paper piles

• clothes off the floor 

• clean bathrooms

• litterboxes

• spiderwebs outside 

• do some weeding/deadheading

• water indoor plants 

• go through pantry 

• compost/worm bin

• clean kitchen 

• clean out car

• straighten up garage 

• refill pill case

• garbage/recycling

Last Week’s Intentions:

Mind/Body

• touch dirt

• eat more greens

• do some fun reading

• visit a body of water

• find a trampoline pad

• family time! 

• hike or major outdoor time

• reset my nervous system

• work on skin care

• morning pages/ morning routine

• 30 minutes no screen after wakeup

• fill out my Intentions for the week calendar

• keep track of what I eat in my food journal

• keep track of movement on Apple watch

• move body daily- break a sweat

• work in Currently workbook

• check-in with calendar 

• art time

• floss daily

• horoscope

• connect with my spirit 

• work in my hobonichi cousin

• pull cards/journal

• watch how much time I spend on the phone

• tweeze things

• paint nails

• do a hair treatment

• clean house + phone a friend

• use my diffuser

• steam facial

• take vitamins 

• stay hydrated 

• read before bed

• quality time with my cats

• get enough sleep

Work:

• intentions for the week 

• i love lists 

• cowork at the Hivery

• post new recipe

• my everyday life

• currently workbook 2027 design

• food journaling stuff 

• SELF Check In! 

• upload/edit photos

• recipe testing

• work on Currently Workbook 

• work on THC

• clean up office

• package/ship orders for The Handwriting Club  (THANK YOU!)

• catch up pinning on my Pinterest account

• catch up on social media

• put away art supplies 

• bookkeeping/pay bills

• emails 

• go to P.O. Box

Home

• grocery shop

• passport stuff

• put away dishtowels

• vacuum stairs 

• clean out fridge

• organize my office

• straighten up deck

• troubleshoot sprinklers

• paper piles

• clothes off the floor 

• clean bathrooms

• litterboxes

• spiderwebs outside 

• do some weeding/deadheading

• water indoor plants 

• go through pantry 

• compost/worm bin

• clean kitchen 

• clean out car

• straighten up garage 

• refill pill case

• garbage/recycling

Recipe For Too Many Tomatoes

Instant Pot Jalapeno Mac & Cheese

Caramelized Onion Frittata 

Fresh Spring Rolls

Granola Bark 

Simple Vanilla Ice Cream

Blueberry Limeade

If you make a recipe from Shutterbean, tag me on Instagram! I’d love to see your creations! 

Here’s a mood:  

Mantra for the Week:

Those are my Intentions for the Week! 

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

My Intentions for the Week printable might help you! It definitely helps me.  

I’m rooting for you!

Wishing you a productive week. Take good care of YOU! 

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I am getting ready to organize some seeds! 

I want even more zinnias next year. 

It’s fun being driven around by my son. 

Art hang with Neiley. 

Recipe testing! 

I made a chimichurri chicken thing. 

Fresh tomatoes from Lisa. 

Next day meal prep! 

Spot the cat. 

Home base. 

Radical self-care. 

Healing spot. 

Exploring new places in Mill Valley.

I wonder what flavor it was. 

Making notes. 

Week 35 for the past three years. 

Dolly Parton died. We had a pink sky, and I saw things in the clouds. 

Controlled burns are triggering here in California. 

Breakfast + Lunch

An amazing cloud day. It was also very muggy here. 

Cactus support. 

The roasted chicken at Insalata’s is gooood. 

I didn’t get this but I did enjoy trying it on. 

Casey’s latest cooking adventure: Crawfish Etouffee. Yay, husband! 

He made it gluten free for me

Full mooning. 

The world is full of squishy things now. 

Saturday morning fog. 

Practicing using a Posca mop paint marker during Grief Art Zoom with Tammi. 

I marked a bunch of junk journals I made this summer. 

Layer one. 

Went over with the black paint. 

Was fun! 

Saturday art with Samantha. 

Girl time! 

Adorable.

Junk journaled. 

This week I shared recipes for too many tomatoes! Do you have a tomato hoard?  I wish I did! 

I eat vegetarian most days.

I got my August pages done in my 2026 Currently workbook!  Here’s a video of that process: 

MORE OF MY EVERYDAY LIFE 

Week 35 in 2025

Week 35 in 2024

Week 35 in 2023

Week 35 in 2022

Week 35 in 2021

Week 35 in 2020

Week 35 in 2019

Week 35 in 2018

Week 35 in 2017

Week 35 in 2016

Week 35 in 2015

Week 35 in 2014

Week 35 in 2013

Week 35 in 2012

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I LOVE LISTS 

1. Robot bloopers. 

2. How to send food back politely. 

3. Do you know chopstick etiquette? 

4. Free mini libraries meet BLOCKBUSTER! 

5. RIP Dolly Parton.

   

6. RIP Yayoi Kusama

7. What are the best Tim Curry movies? (RIP)

8. What people looked like before fame. 

9. Here’s a new word-Erewhonification

10. The quiet grief of adult friendship. 

11. Time travel: people in the Victorian era with books

12. What an amazing use of dahlias!

13. My goal is to bring all these 80s crafts back.

14. Intertapes- lost cassette tapes! This is fun to look through.

15. Etymologies for every day of the week.

16. Vintage desk calendars: one / two / three

17. Dream home- lake house in Montana

18. Frozen breakfast sandwich taste test. 

19. I love seeing people’s eclipse shadow photos. 

20. New art tool obsession: Posca mop marker! 

New post this week- 

Recipes for Too Many Tomatoes! 

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Having too many tomatoes is a nice problem to have. Do you need some Recipes for Too Many Tomatoes?

Let me help cuz I have several! 

You probably already know about the amazing combo of tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and basil. 

It’s great with crusty, grilled bread. One of the simplest ways to enjoy tomatoes, if you ask me. 

Right now I’ve been enjoying everything bagels with chive cream cheese & fresh tomatoes with a sprinkle of kosher salt on top for breakfast. I probably have this 4 times a week. Consider me obsessed. 

And of course, we can add them to pasta! 

Quick Tomato Basil Pasta 

A very simple, yet rewarding dish. 

Roasted Tomato Bruschetta 

Roasting tomatoes is part of my summer meal prep. I like to add them to eggs or on bruschetta. 

Roasted Tomatoes with Polenta + Spinach

Another recipe that includes roasted tomatoes. 

Tomato Butter 

You’re going to want some of this! 

Baked Corn & Tomato Risotto

A now stir risotto that includes corn too! 

Tomato Watermelon Salad

Hear me out. TOMATO AND WATERMELON. This salad is so good. 

Tomatoes with Coriander Vinaigrette

Cilantro enters the picture! 

Spicy Corn Avocado Salad 

Scoop some of this salad up with chips or throw it in a wrap. Yum. 

Corn Tomato Shishito Pizza

Pizza on the grill! 

Goat Cheese Tomato Arugula Pizza 

Pizza in the oven! 

Caprese Bites 

If you want to pack some bites for lunch. 

Grilled Chicken with Tomato Parsley Salad

A very healthy/easy grilled dinner! 

Spicy Chicken with Chickpeas

Prep ahead and enjoy when you’re ready! 

 Roasted Vegetable Galette 

You had me at galette. 

Hash Brown Omelet 

The tomatoes are sautéed in the pan until they burst! What a great breakfast! 

Cobb Salad Sandwich 

When you can decide if you want a sandwich or a salad. 

Nectarine Caprese Salad

Another one of those. Oooh, tomatoes with another fruit, salads! 

Grilled Greek Panzanella 

What could go wrong with grilled bread salad? 

Three Cheese Herb Tomato Tart 

Boy, do I miss puff pastry. This one was so good! 

Sidekick Tomato Soup

This soup calls for canned tomatoes, so either dip into your stash OR save it for later this year! 

What kind of Recipes for Too Many Tomatoes do you have up your sleeve? 

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Intentions for the Week- Week 35 in 2026

Hi friends! Happy Monday! How was your weekend? Did you get some self-care in? The weekend started with dancing on Friday night. I was so sore!  I did so much art this weekend and cleaned the house. I also MEAL PREPPED!!! Yay. It’s been a while. 

Here are My Intentions for the Week! 

Intentions this Week 

This week’s intentions: 

Mind/Body

• touch dirt

• eat more greens

• do some fun reading

• visit a body of water

• find a trampoline pad

• family time! 

• hike or major outdoor time

• reset my nervous system

• work on skin care

• morning pages/ morning routine

• 30 minutes no screen after wakeup

• fill out my Intentions for the week calendar

• keep track of what I eat in my food journal

• keep track of movement on Apple watch

• move body daily- break a sweat

• work in Currently workbook

• check-in with calendar 

• art time

• floss daily

• horoscope

• connect with my spirit 

• work in my hobonichi cousin

• pull cards/journal

• watch how much time I spend on the phone

• tweeze things

• paint nails

• do a hair treatment

• clean house + phone a friend

• use my diffuser

• steam facial

• take vitamins 

• stay hydrated 

• read before bed

• quality time with my cats

• get enough sleep

Work:

• intentions for the week 

• i love lists 

• cowork at the Hivery

• post new recipe

• my everyday life

• currently workbook 2027 design

• food journaling stuff 

• SELF Check In! 

• upload/edit photos

• recipe testing

• work on Currently Workbook 

• work on THC

• clean up office

• package/ship orders for The Handwriting Club  (THANK YOU!)

• catch up pinning on my Pinterest account

• Tailwind

• catch up on social media

• put away art supplies 

• bookkeeping/pay bills

• emails 

• go to P.O. Box

Home

• grocery shop

• passport stuff

• put away dishtowels

• vacuum stairs 

• clean out fridge

• organize my office

• straighten up deck

• troubleshoot sprinklers

• paper piles

• clothes off the floor 

• clean bathrooms

• litterboxes

• spiderwebs outside 

• do some weeding/deadheading

• water indoor plants 

• go through pantry 

• compost/worm bin

• clean kitchen 

• clean out car

• straighten up garage 

• refill pill case

• garbage/recycling

Last Week’s Intentions:

Mind/Body

• touch dirt

• eat more greens

• birthday week! 

• GO TO DANCE! 

• do some fun reading

• visit a body of water

• find a trampoline pad

• family time! 

• hike or major outdoor time

• reset my nervous system

• work on skin care

• morning pages/ morning routine

• 30 minutes no screen after wakeup

• fill out my Intentions for the week calendar

• keep track of what I eat in my food journal

• keep track of movement on Apple watch

• move body daily- break a sweat

• work in Currently workbook

• check-in with calendar 

• art time

• floss daily

• horoscope

• connect with my spirit 

• work in my hobonichi cousin

• pull cards/journal

• watch how much time I spend on the phone

• tweeze things

• paint nails

• do a hair treatment

• clean house + phone a friend

• use my diffuser

• steam facial

• take vitamins 

• stay hydrated 

• read before bed

• quality time with my cats

• get enough sleep

Work:

• intentions for the week 

• i love lists 

• host Practice Pages! 

• cowork at the Hivery

• post new recipe

• my everyday life

• currently workbook 2027 design

• food journaling stuff 

• SELF Check In! 

• upload/edit photos

• recipe testing

• work on Currently Workbook 

• work on THC

• clean up office

• package/ship orders for The Handwriting Club  (THANK YOU!)

• catch up pinning on my Pinterest account

• Tailwind

• catch up on social media

• put away art supplies 

• bookkeeping/pay bills

• emails 

• go to P.O. Box

Home

• grocery shop

• passport stuff

• put away dishtowels

• vacuum stairs 

• clean out fridge

• organize my office

• straighten up deck

• troubleshoot sprinklers

• paper piles

• clothes off the floor 

• clean bathrooms

• litterboxes

• spiderwebs outside 

• do some weeding/deadheading

• water indoor plants 

• go through pantry 

• compost/worm bin

• clean kitchen 

• clean out car

• straighten up garage 

• refill pill case

• garbage/recycling

Posts to Inspire: 

Back to School Prep! 

Salmon Potato Arugula Salad 

Spicy Asian Salmon Noodle Salad

Cilantro Lime Chicken Bowls 

Herbed Potato Salad

Sparkling Limeade

Triple Berry Sherbet

If you make a recipe from Shutterbean, tag me on Instagram! I’d love to see your creations! 

Here’s a mood:  

Mantra for the Week:

Those are my Intentions for the Week! 

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

My Intentions for the Week printable might help you! It definitely helps me.  

I’m rooting for you!

Wishing you a productive week. Take good care of YOU! 

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Birthday week! 

It’s weird having a birthday on a Tuesday. 

I took myself to the beach and collected rocks shaped like hearts. 

I asked my Mom for signs. 

I watched little kids trying so hard to walk on the beach with backpacks. It was the sweetest. 

—

I inspected old boats. 

I went to MAGC to meditate and to lay in a ring of magnolia trees. 

It worked. 

I got a whole lineup for my birthday.

I organized my tracking tools. 

I promised myself that I would do APT workout video 10 times, and I did it. 

Battery recharge. 

Cozy to the max. 

Perfect House Rules. 

Catching up on reading.

A glitter accident. 

I looked at my Hobonichi from 2023 and noticed the 12:12, and a few days later I did yoga with a pregnant woman who had the due date of 12/12. 

Hooray for new growth.

I want this stamp.

It was in this book.

Site visit. 

A house within a house.

One shoe can change your life.

My current favorite three things at Trader Joe’s. 

Tried eggs again for the first time in forever. 

My string cheese made me smile.

Wedged. Birthday dinner with Casey at Perry’s. 

I made him a snack plate. 

I made turkey meatloaf this week. 

Lisa gave me tomatoes. They were delicious. 

This view at China Camp is magical. 

Mathemagic is fun to say. 

Thanks for sharing your garden, Lisa. 

Walking for a drink.

Experimenting with neurographic art. Thanks for leading the way, Tammi. 

I’m doing her grief + art workshop.

My sons. 

I hosted Practice pages this week! We talked about our favorite back-to-school supplies. 

Setting up a vignette! I shared my Back-to-School rituals this week, 

Finding my magic, still there, 

SPARKLE TIME!! Friday night was The Hivery’s summer’s end dance! I hosted a glitter bar. 

The Eria is so pretty. We saw dolphins! 

Before the dancing started! 

Dance time! I took tons of video but no photos! 

I helped women glam up with sparkles, glitter freckles, and glitter gels. 

IT WAS SO FUN. 

I have glitter in my bed

Did some star-gazing! 

Working through art + grief on Saturday with Tammi. I needed it. Birthdays stir things up for me.

This is layer 1.  Next week we are going to add the neurographic art layer. 

I have veins that look like the Y in the Yellowstone show. 

My mom is in a shadowbox. 

I made good messes this weekend. 

My garden + Lisa’s garden bouqet. 

I pulled art out of an old frame, and this was under it. These were photos I took with my grandpa’s camera when I was in my 20s. 120mm film was fun to play with. I miss film. What a nice surprise. 

Last week of August, let’s do it. 

Week 34 in 2025

Week 34 in 2024

Week 34 in 2023

Week 34 in 2022

Week 34 in 2021

Week 34 in 2020

Week 34 in 2019

Week 34 in 2018

Week 34 in 2017

Week 34 in 2016

Week 34 in 2015

Week 34 in 2014

Week 34 in 2013

Week 34 in 2012

Week 34 in 2011

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I LOVE LISTS 

1. These old photos will give you some perspective. 

2. This eclipse photo was a year in the making. 

3. You can make a planetarium out of cardboard. 

4. Another round of new products at Trader Joe’s. 

5. How to make camping foods with Trader Joe’s items. 

6. I’m excited to watch this Mr. T documentary. 

7. I am abnormally excited for my new outdoor tablecloth.

8. How A.C. in theaters led to the concept of the Summer Blockbuster. 

9. Do you know what wifi means? 

10. Did you read about this Garfield debacle?

11. A website to get lost on- an Archive of Archives. 

12. People share ways to make meaningful human connections. 

13. Fast food chicken nugget taste test! 

14. How many of these Victorian phrases do you still say?

15. Robots are making eggs now. 

16. A field of glowing sunflowers! 

17. Did your car in the 90s have any of these? 

18. Are you harvesting seeds? Do you have them organized?

19. Which word stamp would you choose?

20. Weekend baking: Gluten-Free Popovers! (add jam!)

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The last time I wrote a post about Back-to-School Prep was in 2018. Back then, my child was 9. As I write this in 2026, I have an almost 18-year-old senior in high school. His last year before college.

Holy crap, we’ve made it. 

Since then, I’ve learned a lot. I’ve also made a lot of things my past self would have needed to make school life easier. So I’m gathering it all here for us: the systems, routines, reminders, and little ways I like to reset myself for school. 

Perhaps I can leave a trail of knowledge behind for those of you who are just beginning your journey through school?

Here’s how I do Back-to-School Prep! 

The first thing I do is consult my calendar. You can see my planning ecosystem here:

Tracy’s Tracking Tools 

All of the ways I anchor myself every week. From planners to worksheets, you can find the most comprehensive look at how I use paper to make my life work. This is where a lot of my handwriting practice comes in!

I also refer to my meal planning guides!

Meal Prep/Planning Pack

I find it helpful to refer to my meal planning/prep lists at the beginning of the school year. If you haven’t made yourself a comprehensive reference, mine will help you get started. 

Make yourself a binder so you have something to reference. 

Easy Back-to-School Dinners 

The first few months of the new school year are quite precarious. Maybe you have sports to contend with or other after-school activities? Here’s a reminder of simple dinners you can put on the table in no time. 

While we are talking about meals…

Meal Train Food Ideas

Life happens, and we need to support others during a tough time. I put together this list of meals + treats if you’re part of a meal train. 

School Snack Ideas

My child is a snacker! I wonder where he gets that from?  This post will remind you of some good/healthy snacks you can either put in a lunchbox or have after school. 

LUNCHBOX IDEAS

Ahhh, the days when I packed lunches.  

(I never thought it would end!) 

There’s inspo in my Back to School Lunch prep! 

What’s in My Pen Bag? 

Have to shop for school supplies? I share all my favorites in this post!  Maybe you’ll get yourself a fun new pen while you’re shopping for your kiddos?

Create Your Own Homework Station

I LOVE CRAYOLA PENS

Perhaps I can convince you to put some Crayola markers to good use? Have some fun with your children’s pens! 

Creating a Morning Routine

Need to get your head in the right place in the morning? Break down your morning with a list! 

How to Work Your Way Out of a Food Rut

You are going to need this sometime during the year. It happens. Sometimes it’s like clockwork. Don’t worry, I have solutions. 

Recipes for When You’re Sick!

Capping it off with a reminder to take good care of yourself. The first few months of school bring a lot of germs into your home. This post will help you remember to drink plenty of fluids. 

The goal of Back-to-School Prep isn’t to have everything perfectly organized. It’s to do a few things now that make your life easier for you later!

After all these years, I’ve learned:

-prepare what you can

-make adjustments when you need to

-keep going! 

If you’re at the beginning of your school journey, I hope something here helps make your life easier. You don’t have to have it all figured out. As you can see, it takes years of practice. Here’s to a good school year. We’ve got this! 

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Intentions for the Week- Week 34 in 2026

Hi friends! Happy Monday! Did you have a good weekend? Did you get some self-care in?  I dropped off a bag for donation and distributed a bunch of books in free mini libraries in my neighborhood. 

SCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION (here), and I HAVE A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL.

What what??!! 

That means I need to start back up on the meal prep train! I usually take a break during Summer because our weeks are a little less hectic. 

Here are My Intentions for the Week! 

Intentions this Week 

This week’s intentions: 

Mind/Body

• touch dirt

• eat more greens

• birthday week! 

• GO TO DANCE! 

• do some fun reading

• visit a body of water

• find a trampoline pad

• family time! 

• hike or major outdoor time

• reset my nervous system

• work on skin care

• morning pages/ morning routine

• 30 minutes no screen after wakeup

• fill out my Intentions for the week calendar

• keep track of what I eat in my food journal

• keep track of movement on Apple watch

• move body daily- break a sweat

• work in Currently workbook

• check-in with calendar 

• art time

• floss daily

• horoscope

• connect with my spirit 

• work in my hobonichi cousin

• pull cards/journal

• watch how much time I spend on the phone

• tweeze things

• paint nails

• do a hair treatment

• clean house + phone a friend

• use my diffuser

• steam facial

• take vitamins 

• stay hydrated 

• read before bed

• quality time with my cats

• get enough sleep

Work:

• intentions for the week 

• i love lists 

• host Practice Pages! 

• cowork at the Hivery

• post new recipe

• my everyday life

• currently workbook 2027 design

• food journaling stuff 

• SELF Check In! 

• upload/edit photos

• recipe testing

• work on Currently Workbook 

• work on THC

• clean up office

• package/ship orders for The Handwriting Club  (THANK YOU!)

• catch up pinning on my Pinterest account

• Tailwind

• catch up on social media

• put away art supplies 

• bookkeeping/pay bills

• emails 

• go to P.O. Box

Home

• grocery shop

• passport stuff

• put away dishtowels

• vacuum stairs 

• clean out fridge

• organize my office

• straighten up deck

• troubleshoot sprinklers

• get dirt + mulch

• paper piles

• clothes off the floor 

• clean bathrooms

• litterboxes

• spiderwebs outside 

• do some weeding/deadheading

• water indoor plants 

• go through pantry 

• compost/worm bin

• clean kitchen 

• clean out car

• straighten up garage 

• refill pill case

• garbage/recycling

Last Week’s Intentions:

Mind/Body

• touch dirt

• eat more greens

• do some fun reading

• visit a body of water

• find a trampoline pad

• family time! 

• hike or major outdoor time

• reset my nervous system

• work on skin care

• morning pages/ morning routine

• 30 minutes no screen after wakeup

• fill out my Intentions for the week calendar

• keep track of what I eat in my food journal

• keep track of movement on Apple watch

• move body daily- break a sweat

• work in Currently workbook

• check-in with calendar 

• art time

• floss daily

• horoscope

• connect with my spirit 

• work in my hobonichi cousin

• pull cards/journal

• watch how much time I spend on the phone

• tweeze things

• paint nails

• do a hair treatment

• clean house + phone a friend

• use my diffuser

• steam facial

• take vitamins 

• stay hydrated 

• read before bed

• quality time with my cats

• get enough sleep

Work:

• intentions for the week 

• i love lists 

• cowork at the Hivery

• make sorbet

• post new recipe

• my everyday life

• currently workbook 2027 design

• food journaling stuff 

• SELF Check In! 

• upload/edit photos

• recipe testing

• work on Currently Workbook 

• work on THC

• clean up office

• package/ship orders for The Handwriting Club  (THANK YOU!)

• catch up pinning on my Pinterest account

• Tailwind

• catch up on social media

• put away art supplies 

• bookkeeping/pay bills

• emails 

• go to P.O. Box

Home

• grocery shop

• passport stuff

• put away dishtowels

• vacuum stairs 

• clean out fridge

• organize my office

• straighten up deck

• troubleshoot sprinklers

• get dirt + mulch

• paper piles

• clothes off the floor 

• clean bathrooms

• litterboxes

• spiderwebs outside 

• do some weeding/deadheading

• water indoor plants 

• go through pantry 

• compost/worm bin

• clean kitchen 

• clean out car

• straighten up garage 

• refill pill case

• garbage/recycling

Posts to Inspire: 

Easy Back-To-School Dinners 

Zucchini Carbonara 

Quick Tomato Basil Pasta

Zucchini Parmesan Sliders

Cherry Pie Crumble Bars

Nectarine Caprese Salad

Raspberry Cornmeal Cobbler

If you make a recipe from Shutterbean, tag me on Instagram! I’d love to see your creations! 

Here’s a mood:  

Mantra for the Week:

Those are my Intentions for the Week! 

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

My Intentions for the Week printable might help you! It definitely helps me.  

I’m rooting for you!

Wishing you a productive week. Take good care of YOU! 

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I spent yesterday journaling. 

This is where that page started: 

This is where it ended up. 

I had a full week! 

I didn’t snap a photo of all the name tags I lettered (everyone came in so fast!), but I got to meet a lot of people this week at the Perfume & Aperitif night at The Hivery. 

Food from Cafe del Soul for the event. 

Perfume setup. We had two groups go through the process. 

Two cocktails were made with Ru de Reve. 

I designed some perfume cards for us to color/fill-in. 

We also chatted around the couch and crafted. 

It smelled so good in there. It was so much fun! 

Found this in a free mini library. 

Beans sleeps outside. 

I play solitaire upside down with Cooper. We make it a collaborative game. It’s my favorite. 

Three of us on track. 

Late-night training. 

The colors are something. 

I shared my Triple Berry Sherbet this week. I used a real camera.   I forgot how much better the angles are. 

Cards this week. 

08.08.26- Lion’s Gate Portal. HBD, Reese. 

Comfort food. 

My zinnias are finally starting.

My uncle brought us fish, and I made us all dinner. 

Hooray for Caprese. 

I made pulled pork in my Instant Pot.  Served it with rice cooker polenta and an arugula salad with tomatoes. 

Made the family another batch of cookies. They had them with ice cream. 

Studio art date at Tammi’s.   Our friend Lisa Solmon was there too!

This is where I worked on my hobonichi this week. 

I loved seeing Andrea Scher’s color palette.

Met Tammi’s friend, Claudia. I fell in love with her pops of orange.

All the orange!

I got to see Tammi’s 100-day project in person! 

I love all the pops of red. 

Painted shards.

Drop cloth art. 

Plant envy.

Feeling inspired to create. 

My eyes and heart needed this. 

Boop.

Benny + Otis are buddies. 

Circle time. 

A hike with a friend makes everything better. 

Thanks for the capture, Lisa.  Me with doggos. 

A moment of zen. 

The leaves are starting to turn. 

My boys. 

Comedic timing. 

Pork leftovers turned carnitas. Cooper loves guac now, and I am excited about that. 

Week 33 in 2025

Week 33 in 2024

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Week 33 in 2021

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Week 33 in 2019

Week 33 in 2018

Week 33 in 2017

Week 33 in 2016

Week 33 in 2015

Week 33 in 2014

Week 33 in 2013

Week 33 in 2012

Week 33 in 2011

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My website was down for over a day (sad trombone). I’m back!  I think.

Here’s a list because:

I LOVE LISTS 

1. How to get past an article’s paywall.

2. The hairy history of sideburns.

3. When is a line worth it?

4. I wish I could have seen the solar eclipse this week.

5. This pic of a skater during the solar eclipse!

6. Imagine stamping out a school of fish. 

7. I cannot believe these Oreo flavors exist.

8. People share their weirdest cult experiences.

9. Petty revenge stories.

10. I want these sheets for my birthday. 

11. The difference between coffee beans for drip coffee vs. espresso.

12. Please tell me that tumblehair isn’t real.

13. The spiritual meaning of a solar eclipse.

14. How do solar and lunar eclipses work?

15. The most memorable movie friendships.

16. Can you clean with apple cider vinegar?

17. 12 iconic foods that don’t taste as good as they used to.

18. A website dedicated to loving the 90s.

19. Tricks for ripening bananas faster.

20. Weekend baking: Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies

I posted a new recipe this week!  

Triple Berry Sherbet!

Have a good weekend!

Love, 

Tracy

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Today’s Recipe: Triple Berry Sherbet

When we were working on our Summer Bucket Lists during Practice Pages in June, I shared that making sorbet and cowboy candy were two of my long-standing summer goals. Strawberry cake was on there too, but I don’t want to talk about it.

Instead of beating myself up for not getting to these things year after year, I decided to use the opportunity for some accountability. I said out loud, to a group of women, that I was going to do it!

And here we are. Cowboy candy = done! And while it’s not quite a sortbet, this Triple Berry Sherbet recipe earns me a gold star and a colored-in box on my Summer bingo card.   It’s the third one down under the O in BINGO. 

This sherbet is full of blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries. It’s light and creamy and so incredibly fruity. It’s summer in a bowl!  Perhaps you should put it on your Summer Bucket list too?  Summer is still happening! 

Ingredients involved: 

You want to let the frozen berries thaw out a bit before you blend them with sugar, lemon juice and a pinch of salt. 

Blend!! I use my Vitamix blender for this

The color is MARVELOUS. 

We put the mixture through a sieve so we have a smooth sherbet! No seeds! 

TADA! 

Now we add in the milk, cream and vanilla.  Chill the mixture. 

Get your ice cream maker ready.  This is the ice cream machine we have

Sherbet! 

Now into the freezer it goes. 

It scoops beautifully! 

Maybe it’s time you put Triple Berry Sherbet on your summer bucket list? 

Triple Berry Sherbet 

Note: There is a print link embedded within this post, please visit this post to print it.

makes 1 quart (about 4 cups of sherbet)

• 3 cups frozen berries

• 1/2 cup sugar

• 2 teaspoons lemon juice

• a pinch of kosher salt

• 2/3 cup whole milk

• 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Take frozen berries out of the freezer and let them soften for 10 to 15 minutes. Blend the berries, sugar, lemon juice, and salt until smooth. Press the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer to remove the seeds. Stir in the milk, cream, and vanilla, and chill the mixture until it is very cold, about 1 hour. Churn according to your ice cream maker’s instructions. Transfer to a container and freeze for 3 to 4 hours before serving. 

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Intentions for the Week- Week 33 in 2026

Hi friends! Happy Monday! Did you have a good weekend? Did you get some self-care in? I had a fun weekend celebrating my friend’s 40th birthday. We also did some work around the house. Casey made chilaquiles, sparkling limeade and smoked some chicken!  I also hosted Self Check-In, and spent time outside reading. We are in the last few weeks of summer here and I’m trying to brace for a new school year. I can’t believe it. I also got dirt this weekend. If you read my intentions for the week lists, you know I’ve been putting that one off for a while! YAY. 

Here are My Intentions for the Week! 

Intentions this Week 

This week’s intentions: 

Mind/Body

• touch dirt

• eat more greens

• do some fun reading

• visit a body of water

• find a trampoline pad

• family time! 

• hike or major outdoor time

• reset my nervous system

• work on skin care

• morning pages/ morning routine

• 30 minutes no screen after wakeup

• fill out my Intentions for the week calendar

• keep track of what I eat in my food journal

• keep track of movement on Apple watch

• move body daily- break a sweat

• work in Currently workbook

• check-in with calendar 

• art time

• floss daily

• horoscope

• connect with my spirit 

• work in my hobonichi cousin

• pull cards/journal

• watch how much time I spend on the phone

• tweeze things

• paint nails

• do a hair treatment

• clean house + phone a friend

• use my diffuser

• steam facial

• take vitamins 

• stay hydrated 

• read before bed

• quality time with my cats

• get enough sleep

Work:

• intentions for the week 

• i love lists 

• host Practice Pages! 

• cowork at the Hivery

• make sorbet

• post new recipe

• my everyday life

• post Currently July

• currently workbook 2027 design

• food journaling stuff 

• SELF Check In! 

• upload/edit photos

• recipe testing

• work on Currently Workbook 

• work on THC

• clean up office

• package/ship orders for The Handwriting Club  (THANK YOU!)

• catch up pinning on my Pinterest account

• Tailwind

• catch up on social media

• put away art supplies 

• bookkeeping/pay bills

• emails 

• go to P.O. Box

Home

• grocery shop

• Cooper’s senior portrait

• Cooper’s driving test 

• passport stuff

• put away dishtowels

• vacuum stairs 

• clean out fridge

• organize my office

• straighten up deck

• troubleshoot sprinklers

• get dirt + mulch

• paper piles

• clothes off the floor 

• clean bathrooms

• litterboxes

• spiderwebs outside 

• do some weeding/deadheading

• water indoor plants 

• go through pantry 

• compost/worm bin

• clean kitchen 

• clean out car

• straighten up garage 

• refill pill case

• garbage/recycling

Last Week’s Intentions:

• Mind/Body

  • touch dirt

  • eat more greens

  • do some fun reading

  • visit a body of water

  • find a trampoline pad

  • family time! 

  • hike or major outdoor time

  • reset my nervous system

  • work on skin care

  • morning pages/ morning routine

  • 30 minutes no screen after wakeup

  • fill out my Intentions for the week calendar

  • keep track of what I eat in my food journal

  • keep track of movement on Apple watch

  • move body daily- break a sweat

  • work in Currently workbook

  • check-in with calendar 

  • art time

  • floss daily

  • horoscope

  • connect with my spirit 

  • work in my hobonichi cousin

  • pull cards/journal

  • watch how much time I spend on the phone

  • tweeze things

  • paint nails

  • do a hair treatment

  • clean house + phone a friend

  • use my diffuser

  • steam facial

  • take vitamins 

  • stay hydrated 

  • read before bed

  • quality time with my cats

  • get enough sleep

  Work:

  • intentions for the week 

  • i love lists 

  • host Practice Pages! 

  • cowork at the Hivery

  • make sorbet

  • post new recipe

  • my everyday life

  • post Currently July

  • currently workbook 2027 design

  • food journaling stuff 

  • SELF Check In! 

  • upload/edit photos

  • recipe testing

  • work on Currently Workbook 

  • work on THC

  • clean up office

  • package/ship orders for The Handwriting Club  (THANK YOU!)

  • catch up pinning on my Pinterest account

  • Tailwind

  • catch up on social media

  • put away art supplies 

  • bookkeeping/pay bills

  • emails 

  • go to P.O. Box

  Home

  • grocery shop

  • Cooper’s senior portrait

  • Cooper’s driving test 

  • passport stuff

  • put away dishtowels

  • vacuum stairs 

  • clean out fridge

  • organize my office

  • straighten up deck

  • troubleshoot sprinklers

  • get dirt + mulch

  • paper piles

  • clothes off the floor 

  • clean bathrooms

  • litterboxes

  • spiderwebs outside 

  • do some weeding/deadheading

  • water indoor plants 

  • go through pantry 

  • compost/worm bin

  • clean kitchen 

  • clean out car

  • straighten up garage 

  • refill pill case

  • garbage/recycling

Posts to Inspire: 

Lemon Chicken

Burger Salad

Broccoli Beef

Spinach Feta Salad 

Meatless Meatloaf 

Spaghetti Pie

Simple Caesar Salad

If you make a recipe from Shutterbean, tag me on Instagram! I’d love to see your creations! 

Here’s a mood:  

Mantra for the Week:

Those are my Intentions for the Week! 

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

My Intentions for the Week printable might help you! It definitely helps me.  

I’m rooting for you!

Wishing you a productive week. Take good care of YOU! 

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Birthday week! We celebrated my Dad’s 80th in the city this week. 

80!

I put together flowers for the event. 

Got to wear my favorite sundress! 

Good light! 

FLOWERS! 

Dinner was yummy at the SF Italian Athletic Club. 

Salad times! 

Cooper drove us home. 

Driving to Sausalito. 

My brother was in town for the birthday, and we had a family dinner at Salitos. 

We also went out to breakfast together. 

Taking a picture to show how tall my tallest plant is! 

Hanging out at Reese & Veronica’s house. 

I helped them buy plants and get their room ready for parties.  They got a new mirror in the process! 

New plants! 

A solar system in mirrors and reflections. 

CHEEEEESE. 

I brought ceviche and snacks. 

A rubber plant propagation I covet. 

I went into the city three times this week. 

On a walk with my brother. Tell people that you love them! 

A free mini library made out of Legos! 

Steak taco night. 

Huggy dreaming about baseball. 

A trip to the nursery. 

Grocery shopping with my child! 

Goodnight ritual. 

Trying cream of rice for the first time. It’s good. 

I made sherbet! 

On a walk with Donna. 

I got to see parts of Marin I’ve never walked before. 

Free mini art gallery. 

The art I ended up with. 

A good cloud day.

My yard during golden hour. 

My favorites. 

Prepping for Reese’s birthday! 

I made a sign. 

Huggy helped. 

Veronica put together a beautiful spread! 

Celebrating Reese! 

He turned 40 this week. 

Tiramisu cake. 

HBD, friend! 

Welcome to 40! 

You’re half my Dad’s age. 

I made browned butter chocolate chip cookies for the occasion. 

More of My Everyday Life Week 32:

• Week 32 in 2025

• Week 32 in 2024

• Week 32 in 2023

• Week 32 in 2022

• Week 32 in 2021

• Week 32 in 2020

• Week 32 in 2019

• Week 32 in 2018

• Week 32 in 2017

• Week 32 in 2016

• Week 32 in 2015

• Week 32 in 2014

• Week 32 in 2013

• Week 32 in 2012

• Week 32 in 2011

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I LOVE LISTS 

1. Photographer captures bodega cats of NY. 

2. How long is a jiffy? 

3. Beach fashion, 1950s. 

4. The Four Rarest Trees in the World. 

5. The Best/Unexpected vodka flavors. 

6. A daily practice of perspective can help resilience.

7. Before we had fidget tools, we used beads. 

8. San Francisco’s best new restaurants. 

9. Do you know about Jimothy? 

10. How good are you at mowing a lawn? 

11. Anthony Bourdain’s favorite books. 

12. All the oyster happy hours in SF. 

13. A compilation of funny/unhinged t-shirts. 

14. You can look through catalogs from the past. 

15. I wonder what it’s like to drink out of this mug. 

16. Is frozen yogurt healthier than ice cream? 

17. The top 10 popular movies right now according to streaming data. 

18. I’ve never had these TJ’s donuts. They’re supposed to be good. 

19. Here are the new TJ’s Fearless Flyer foods for August. 

20. Weekend treat: Cucumber Watermelon Popiscles