what jen does

Life, home, and a little travel

Author: JEF

  • not quite friday

    not quite friday

    Things that are not okay with me:  (1) Bringing sick kids to the office. I mean really? Your kid is sick. Keep them at home, there is a reason your toddler isn’t wanted at daycare. It’s for the same reason that I don’t want them near me. (2) Not starting another pot of coffee. I saw…

  • changing my tune

    I’m terrible at stretching. I’m not sure why because honestly there is nothing more satisfying than a good stretch after a nap or cozy moment on the couch. So why, oh why, do I refuse to stretch after running? Since we aren’t going to find the answer to that question now, we’ll just put that…

  • Weekend Recap

    Weekend Recap

    Yikes. How did it get to be February? I’m not totally sure. I did realize today that since today is the 5th that means my half-marathon is a mere three weeks away. I guess that means I should be booking a hotel room and perhaps planing some sort of outfit. Yep, that’s right. I said…

  • Most Amazing Tomato Soup… ever.
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    Most Amazing Tomato Soup… ever.

    I have a smaller confession to make. I used to think canned soup was the best thing and now the idea of buying it makes me sad. To be clear, I’m not judging in the least. Seriously, look in my cabinet. It’s filled with Kraft Mac & Cheese, canned tuna, and other similar products. Canned soup…

  • Bright Red Lips

    Bright Red Lips

    A few months ago I added something to my bucket list and never told you about it specifically. I added “wear red lipstick for one day”. Seems simple right? But for a girl who lives in the easy, breezy word of mascara and bronzer … and in recent years just become less afraid of eye…

  • The Scenic Route

    The Scenic Route

    Here are the facts… (1) I don’t have a car. (2) I needed to get my eyes checked. and lastly (3) I can run several miles easily. Knowing these facts, it doesn’t seem like such a *bad* idea to run to my eye doctor’s appointment in Belmont does it? I didn’t think so. I mean,…

  • Making Girlfriends

    I was caught off guard at work on Monday by a new friend.  She asked me how I would describe myself. I’m not sure why I felt caught off guard by this, especially since I feel like I know myself pretty well these days. I think I stumbled out some answer that started with fleece.…

  • (not) wild weekend

    (not) wild weekend

    There are so many things I should and could be writing about…. but I’m not feeling much like writing. Instead, I’ll just share a few pictures of the weekend with some light commentary. Deal? Sure hope so, because nobody is here to argue with me. I could be persuaded to write more if I had…

  • Couch please.

    Couch please.

    This is actually the second time I’ve tried to write this post.  The first time I sounded like a whiner. I wanted to tell you about falling during my run on Sunday, how I don’t have hot water in my apartment, and how I’ve been sick for the past 2 days. I did also want…

  • It's time.
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    It's time.

    one of my favorite moments. ever. I’ve had the following post written since I was on the plane coming home from my grand adventure in California. So according to no degree of calculation that’s like two months?  Initially, I meant to post it a week after I got home. Then it was when I started…