what jen does

Life, home, and a little travel

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  • Thanks for the potatoes…

    Thanks for the potatoes…

    … and web traffic. It only took about a year but someone from Idaho stumbled onto my blog. I’m not sure what they looked at on St. Patrick’s Day on my blog but I’m thankful none the less. So, that just leaves South Dakota and Nebraska. Now it would be cheating for sure, but I…

  • 21st Century Girl Scouts

    21st Century Girl Scouts

    I wasn’t really a successful Girl Scout. I think I resigned (thats better than quitting right?) after a few years and a few hundred boxes of cookies. I’m not sure why I left Girl Scouts but it most certainly wasn’t because of the badges. I’m pretty competitive and surprised that the hunt for Girl Scout…

  • A little spot of sunshine

    A little spot of sunshine

    I take my meals really seriously. The day must be brutal for me to miss a meal – never mind breakfast. It’s one of my favorite meals of the day whether I just have Greek Yogurt or something more exciting. Is there anything better than sipping coffee to start the day? Obviously its better in…

  • Getting my culture on

    Getting my culture on

    OOF – Edward Ruscha My thoughts exactly.  OOF. In an effort to get out and experience more culture in NYC, I went to the MOMA one night after work. I am not a museum person at all. I quite literally ran through the Louvre in Paris and waited in the lobby of the National Gallery…

  • Untitled Post

    Untitled 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”…

  • 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”…

  • 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…