what jen does

Life, home, and a little travel

Month: July 2011

  • Busy Bee

    Busy Bee

    Oh. so. busy. I’m getting ready to go on vacation for a week and I’m very excited – but its been a very busy few days as I realize how unprepared I am for this. I should send Amazon a special thank you note for getting me all of my packages on-time. Without Amazon, I…

  • My Summer Romance

    My Summer Romance

    My summer romance. Yes it’s with a dog but look at that cute little face! My favorite dog friend is visiting me for a few days while his mom and dad are watching people tie the knot in Vermont. Dwight came to stay with me last summer for a few days and it was the…

  • Thankful Thursday

    pinterest. Another blog I read, Boundless Fille, does this thing called Thankful Thursday and it seems appropriate since I spent the first half of the week sick with the flu. I used to think of myself as a “healthy” person but when you’ve gotten the flu twice in 6 months, you’ve got to wonder what…

  • More Pizza?
    recipes

    More Pizza?

    I read in a cooking magazine once that although we like to try lots of recipes to experiment, it is only by doing a recipe a million times over that we become really good at it. This makes perfect sense although I definitely didn’t think of it. This is how mom’s get their “famous” recipes….…

  • One Shell. Four Ways.

    One Shell. Four Ways.

    As I mentioned on Friday, I’ve been really lucky to work at home for a week. Its the 2nd time that it has happened pretty much since mid-October. {Yep, I travel pretty frequently… and it gets old}. But this week, I was super lucky to spend some time walking the beach in the mornings ….…

  • Cheaters never win.

    Cheaters never win.

    I do not like to be cheated. I get frustrated when I feel like I’m not getting the value for my dollar. I work hard for my Washingtons, Benjamins, and the like. So, when I spend them I “savor” them … especially if I can’t expense the expense. A few weeks back I ordered a…

  • Cat Naps

    Cat Naps

    I’ve been working from home this week and it feels pretty great. There are obviously many perks to it {and a few downsides} but one of them is that I get to sit in the sun during lunch and go for bike rides before I start my day. Today, I woke up and it was…

  • Old Fashioned Mail
    travel

    Old Fashioned Mail

    People often fall into one of two camps when certain things come up. Lake or Ocean? Beer or Wine? City or Country? I like to think one’s interest in sending and receiving mail is one of the those types of categories. Personally, I L.O.V.E. getting mail. I also love sending mail. Its not about getting…

  • Equation for a Good Long Weekend

    Equation for a Good Long Weekend

    Like any good chocolate chip cookie recipe, each person has their own special ingredients that help to make the cookie equation work for them.  For me? I made it home three hours earlier than I expected on Thursday. What did I manage to do in those three hours you ask? I “longboard”ed in the driveway…