what jen does

Life, home, and a little travel

Tag: North End

  • my mornings

    my mornings

    This is what mornings are like in my North End apartment. Gazing at my tulips. Drinking coffee.Texting hello. … and listening to feel good music.

  • sunday amazing-ness

    sunday amazing-ness

    It’s days like today that make me wonder why people stay inside. I mean seriously. It was gorgeous. Sometimes I try to remember what I used to do on nice days when I lived in the Back Bay. I think I went to Crate & Barrel. Don’t get me wrong, I love window shopping at…

  • pictures of my day

    pictures of my day

    I’ve been waking up these days much earlier than necessary. My commute to work is quite literally less than 5 minutes and yet, I wake up sans alarm at 6:30. That’s fine and dandy until it’s the weekend and I’d much prefer to sleep until a bit later.  Alas, sometimes it’s okay because it means…

  • oh hello there Spring

    oh hello there Spring

      Welp, my hard drive died yesterday. Let’s all take a minute to mourn it. Thankfully, it’s a best possible situation (so far) in that… I have Apple Care and I had recently done a back-up. So hopefully all is not lost… and I can get started on my taxes soon. BUT! Today is the first day…

  • worth it.

    worth it.

    I’ve always found the morning light to be crazy beautiful … especially near the water. So, I guess it isn’t shocking that I loved how gorgeous Boston Harbor looked this morning. I consider it nature’s valentine card to me. Plans for the rest of Heart Day? Consuming heart shaped cookies and sisterly yoga. Not too…

  • patience for bolognese sauce
    recipes

    patience for bolognese sauce

    Sometimes I feel like cooking and sometimes I feel like taking pictures. Other times, a recipe is so easy that it almost seems as though there isn’t time for either to happen. Bolognese sauce is definitely a case for this. I ended up making Bolognese sauce last week because I needed a meal that would do the…

  • 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…

  • (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…