Its no secret that I’m a little bit uptight. But I do have my moments where I’m totally relaxed – especially this summer. Ah, fond memories of the “Summer of Jen”. A few weeks ago, my mom had a friend from high school visiting and as she was leaving she gave me a coffee mug.…
If you know me at all, you know how I love rewards programs. I take great pride is being a loyal customers – and the perks that come with it. You have a loyalty card? I want it. I need it. So, when Starbucks announced last year that they were upgrading their Starbucks Card program…
I’m a huge fan of seafood – scallops and mussels are my favorites – and I love soup. So when I saw this recipe in Women’s Health magazine, I was on board instantly. The best part? I think the rest of the family will be on board as well. Anticipated changes? Since I have a…
So when I last left you, all I had was some yeast-y goodness percolating in my oven… and when I wasn’t looking it “exploded”. Yep, a wee bit of fail there… but don’t worry I just transferred it into a bigger bowl and went back to work. When I woke up the following morning, I…
I’m no interior decorator … thats pretty obvious. If I was… fyi, the new trend is stacks of moving boxes. I highly recommend Iron Mountain – they give it a little extra something. Regardless. When I do get the opportunity to fully personalize my living space, I’m certainly going to use maps. If you recall,…
painted by Wayne Wayne Thiebaud. article link Today is Google’s Birthday. I think for all the reasons that people are afraid of Google… I’m in love with Google. I love having all of my information in one place. I just checked and I have nearly every email I’ve sent since 4/23/05. Yep, thats right. If…
I have a soft spot for carbohydrates. Particularly those that come in bread form … and even more those that are freshly baked. I spent the summer buying bread from French Memories in Cohasset – and believe me it was great. I’d say on average I bought a loaf and a half a week –…
I have a soft spot for carbohydrates. Particularly those that come in bread form … and even more those that are freshly baked. I spent the summer buying bread from French Memories in Cohasset – and believe me it was great. I’d say on average I bought a loaf and a half a week –…
I like romantic comedies. I like happy, predictable endings. I want to know that Kate Hudson is going to end up in the arms of Matthew McConaughey. I go to great efforts to make sure that I watch movies that fit into this mold – and thankfully, the movie industry helps out with such classics…
One of the things on my list was to make your own pasta. Now, I know I said I wanted to accomplish a lot of these before I went back to work but hey, beggers can’t be choosers right? Let’s all ignore the fact that I spent my summer reading, sunning myself, tending to my…
