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Spring is here
Spring is finally here – or so it feels like it. If nothing else, mentally Spring has arrived. I no longer want to wear coats to work. Bye bye puffy jackets! I made my first batch of sun tea on a very sunny Saturday and I’m dreaming of pre-work mornings staring at my tomatoes. So…
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snowy february
I remember riding the train home one January night and seeing this tweet from my favorite weather man suggesting that February could be a very snowy month. Shortly after that it feels like it started snowing and barely stopped. It wasn’t quite like the winter of 2015 – but for the past two weeks it…
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2016 tomato recap
I have been meaning to get this post out pretty much since last October – and if we are being really honest maybe even August. Peak tomato season. But, here we are in February and I’m beginning to think about the garden for this year. When I would talk to people about my garden last…
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outside > inside
I still firmly believe any time outside is better than inside – with a few exceptions of course. In continuing my weekend explorations, I went real hard this past weekend. The project that I’ve been working on has really pushed me to visit places I haven’t before – and thankfully, I’ve only been disappointed once.…
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Pot of Gold
You know when you find something super unique and special and it just brings a smile to your face? That was pretty much the entire weekend. I had set out with the goal of checking out a few new spots for a project that I’m working – and completely struck gold. Or at least my…
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One Year
I guess technically it has been 13 months – not a sharp 12; but, I’ve been mentally writing this post for several months. The main way I’ve been reflecting about this is when two things happen. One? I put seaglass is the jar on my shelf. Two? Pretty much any time I go to Lowe’s.…
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my family of trees
I was talking to this guy at work the other day about home automation… and how one of the best perks is that I can turn on all the Christmas trees before I get home. To which he responded “… all the trees? how many trees are there?” So yeah, I have four trees now…
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my christmas card
After sending my first photo Christmas card last year, there was zero hesitation that I would send one this year. I broke the seal on whether it was appropriate for a single woman without children to send pictures of herself via snail mail – and I was not turning back. I actually had to work…
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winter weekends
Recently it has been a real struggle to get any form of exercise. There is no one real failure point … but really like three. New Job. Windy, cold weather. And the Hallmark Channel Christmas movies. All the Hallmark movies. But, given these factors I’m still giving it a concerted effort to get out there…
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get outside
I started a new job last week – and was asked to provide a short description of myself for a company “get to know you” email. An introduction is such a tricky thing. It’s a fine line in honesty and personality. Here’s what I went with: I’m Jen and super excited to join the team!…