what jen does

Life, home, and a little travel

Author: JEF

  • It seems like every blog has some sort of themed periodic post

    It seems like every blog has some sort of themed periodic post. Hopelessly Techie has never had that but I’ve been thinking about doing something… A few examples: Sometimes Polite dabbled with the idea of “Cat-urday” Rachael Passing Notes does “Awkward & Awesome Thursday” and “Link Love” on Fridays MBA Forever puts out “Fluff Friday”…

  • Nightly Ritual
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    Nightly Ritual

    I like reliable. I like consistent. No real secrets here. There are many great things about “living” in the Hilton, but one of them is consistency. Every night around 6pm, a lady comes around to each room and turns down the bed. Best part of this? She leaves two little chocolates on the pillow.  I…

  • Delayed Warnings….

    Delayed Warnings….

    I can’t decide how I feel about this. Shocker I know. I have some pretty strong feelings about lots of things. Two years ago, there was a fire sale on peanut butter on Amazon. If you know me, you know that I not only love to buy from Amazon but also that I love to…

  • Crazy Social….

    Crazy Social….

    Normally during a work week, I’m “social” one night a week. The rest of the week I grab takeout and eat it on my giant king-size bed. I’m not complaining, I love eating a bacon cheeseburger in bed. Its sneaky luxury that I would never do in my own bed. This past week was a…

  • Mayor Battle

    Mayor Battle

     I’ve been on Foursquare since last June just before I went to Ireland. I blogged about the life of a suburban Foursquare user during the summer. At that point I was the mayor of 16 locations that included some of my daily “hotspots” like the gym, the porch, the beach, etc. (Can you see that…

  • Ladies Night!

    Ladies Night!

    I love an excellent ladies night but even more than that… I love an unexpected one! I ended up staying in NYC this Thursday night and got a spontaneous dinner with one of my friends (and one of her old co-workers). Despite the icky Manhattan weather, we ventured out to Wine:30 in the Murray Hill…

  • Thanks for the reminder Delta
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    Thanks for the reminder Delta

    Back in the fall I got an interesting Delta promotion on flights from Detroit to South America (or something like that). Being a lover of data, I wondered where Delta got off thinking I would ever went to Detroit. Didn’t they have customer metrics on me to indicate that I lived in Boston? They should…

  • Happy Times. Happy Tummy.

    Happy Times. Happy Tummy.

    Sometimes after a long week all I really want is just to sit on the couch and decompress. I don’t think that is too much to ask for. But last week, there was cause to celebrate! A great family friend took Baby Sister and I out to dinner in town … and by town I…

  • …. and she can work!

    …. and she can work!

    My baby sister is returning to the workforce today. This is a big day since it means she will learn about some really important things like: 401k health insurance expense reimbursements fiscal quarters taxes Baby girl does have a solid head on her shoulders – so don’t get me wrong. She’s smart for realsies. When…

  • Silly Things

    I would never claim to have a “normal” sense of humor. I am not sure why but I have always enjoyed older sitcoms a little bit more. Stick me in front of an “I Love Lucy” marathon and I’m a happy girl.