what jen does

Life, home, and a little travel

Author: JEF

  • The music taste of 11 year old boys

    The music taste of 11 year old boys

    I will admit that I have questionable music taste at times. I have openly and knowingly procured an embarassing amount of pop music fit for the collection of teenage girls. I’m not going to share my music library with you … but I’ll leave you with the fact that I own the entire KeSha album.…

  • Copycat? No?

    Copycat? No?

    Do these two look similar to you at all? They do to me. I was watching Project Runway this week and when I saw this design by Andy, the first thing I thought of was the Lululemon trademark. I kept waiting and waiting for one of the judges or fellow designers to say something –…

  • Buy a Wonderfile!

    Infomercials are pretty great…. for a few key reasons…. of which I’ll share with you of course. 1) 50% of the time the solution actually makes sense – this is not the case with the “Wonderfile” 2) The people are genuinely happy to act like idiots 3) The item always seems to come in more…

  • Graffiti…

    Graffiti…

    I’m always intrigued by what people who do graffiti decide to paint. Now, to be clear I’m not in any way condoning defacing public or private property for that matter… But I think its pretty neat anyway. On last Saturday morning, I went with my mom to Fort Revere in Hull. I had no idea…

  • Shopping on eBay

    In the last year or so, I’ve become more and more comfortable buying and selling on eBay. Now, to be truthful… a fair amount of my “buys” have come from China. Its always a little bit entertaining to get the package from China and see whether or not the seller has declared it as “gift”…

  • Breathe in, Breathe out

    Its no secret that I’m a little bit uptight. But I do have my moments where I’m totally relaxed – especially this summer. Ah, fond memories of the “Summer of Jen”. A few weeks ago, my mom had a friend from high school visiting and as she was leaving she gave me a coffee mug.…

  • Gold Status…

    Gold Status…

    If you know me at all, you know how I love rewards programs. I take great pride is being a loyal customers – and the perks that come with it. You have a loyalty card? I want it. I need it. So, when Starbucks announced last year that they were upgrading their Starbucks Card program…

  • Hello fall …. in a dish.

    Hello fall …. in a dish.

    I’m a huge fan of seafood – scallops and mussels are my favorites – and I love soup. So when I saw this recipe in Women’s Health magazine, I was on board instantly. The best part? I think the rest of the family will be on board as well. Anticipated changes? Since I have a…

  • I'm Making Bread: Part TWO
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    I'm Making Bread: Part TWO

    So when I last left you, all I had was some yeast-y goodness percolating in my oven… and when I wasn’t looking it “exploded”. Yep, a wee bit of fail there… but don’t worry I just transferred it into a bigger bowl and went back to work. When I woke up the following morning, I…

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    I’m Making Bread: Part TWO

    So when I last left you, all I had was some yeast-y goodness percolating in my oven… and when I wasn’t looking it “exploded”. Yep, a wee bit of fail there… but don’t worry I just transferred it into a bigger bowl and went back to work. When I woke up the following morning, I…