what jen does

Life, home, and a little travel

Author: JEF

  • Maps are cool

    Maps are cool

    I’m not sure if you’ve ever been on Etsy – but it is a treasure trove of interesting and often handmade products. Two items that I’d found on there recently that I love are related to maps. I’ve always been interested in historical maps and dream of one day giving them their own room in…

  • Perfect?

    Perfect?

    In the afternoons, I make myself a gin & tonic and go to the beach. I bring: – a book – a towel – my phone – a gin & tonic Oh and of course sunblock… Life is extraordinary …

  • Dog Sitting Day 3: Leg licking and the beach …

    Dog Sitting Day 3: Leg licking and the beach …

    I’m sure you were all eagerly awaiting today’s post about my life with Dwight Lind. Right? Well, we’ve had an excellent 24 hours for sure. On Thursday when Dave was getting ready to leave Dwight with me for the weekend, I asked him if there were any weird habits or anything that I should be…

  • Sibling Rivalry

    … with boxing gloves? Back in early May, my sister and I had a joint graduation party. It seemed like a great occasion to break out the flipcam and do some boxing right? I personally think the video is hilarious – but then again, I know my sister … and this is her to a…

  • Dog Sitting Day 2: Lots of Napping …

    Dog Sitting Day 2: Lots of Napping …

    Dwight and I had an excellent day yesterday … of which I’m sure you were wondering. Despite the brutal heat, we both managed to stay cool. I went to the gym, the public library, and went to the beach. Dwight Lind lived the dreamy dog life as you’ll see in some of the pictures. He…

  • Morning Traffic Jam

    I shot this video at the beach a few days ago – actually the same day that I wrote this post. It was an incredible morning at the beach and I was captivated by all of the hermit crabs running around. I had never seen so many in one place – and in so many…

  • Congratulations to all of my blonde lady friends…

    Congratulations to all of my blonde lady friends…

    I got this in an email today from the Harvard Business Review – so it must be right if Harvard sent it. Here is the link to the full article.

  • A woman of many projects
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    A woman of many projects

    I pride myself on being someone that can keep themselves busy. I rarely need to be entertained. I usually have a book, a Blackberry, a newspaper, something… to keep me occupied …. but at a certain point, I need a project. The summer before I went to school two years ago was filled with small…

  • Dog Sitting Day 1: Dwight Lind visits Scituate

    Dog Sitting Day 1: Dwight Lind visits Scituate

    As I mentioned a few days ago, I have a male visitor staying with me this weekend. Even my conservative parents are letting him sleep in my room (oh have I not mentioned that I live with my parents again? well… I do.) My friend is such a gentleman. He never talks over me, always…

  • Oh Hi South Korea!

    Oh Hi South Korea!

    One of the amazing things about Google is that they love numbers and statistics more than I do. Its phenomenal – but don’t ask me to split a check after a meal because I don’t like to do that 🙂 Regardless. One of the awesome things about hosting my blog on Google is that they…