Im in a funk. Its the kind of funk I experience every five years, typically as a birthday with a 0 or a 5 approaches. At 20, I drove around Austin for hours trying to imagine what I wanted my life to...
I dont write about it much, but like everyone else who has one, my job is a pretty major player in my weekly schedule. It is the way I pay my bills, the reason why I eek out only one blog post a week...
Vin and I got engaged three weeks ago so this post is old news, but I thought Id check in on this old blog of mine and share a few details about the day we got engaged. Also, I figured this might act...
My first trip to the Jersey Shore happened three days after moving to New York from Texas. I was taken by two New Jersey natives to their friends summer share house in Belmar. We went to a dance club...
Before I get into the retelling of the proposal, I wanted to give a little glimpse into how my man and I got our start. Before this recent grand gesture, there were others--big and small--that really...
Vin and I got engaged on Saturday night.I really love this guy. Time to throw a big party.
This is the story of Bob and Sue.They met on the tennis courts in 1947. She was 18 with long, thin legs and inky-black hair like a movie star.He was 21 with a gap-toothed smile, attending colle...
I have a real love-hate relationship with modern technology. Im not into texting, or tweeting or fancy phones with an internet connection. Nothing irks me more than getting clotheslined by someone on...
Never call anyone stupid. Youll forget that you said it, but they never will.Dont try so hard to grow up so fast. The makeup can wait. Wear braids and bows and pigtails as long as you can get away wi...
Last time my coworker Kimmy and I had a mid-week day out, it was summertime and we had just been laid off. We drowned our sorrows in nachos and sangria down by the water in Battery Park City.It was a...
Between the ages of 18 and 29, I had 20 different roommates. Twenty. That means that over the years I have been intimately acquainted with the grooming, eating, hoarding, drinking and sexual habits o...
Like everybody else, I really got a kick out of seeing the "Sh** New Yorkers Say" video last week. I nodded my head at a lot of it, but especially when they exclaimed in two consecutive ...
I was not always the sleek, sophisticated, urbane New York City woman you see today. (Actually, Im still waiting for most of those adjectives to kick in...). In fact, the first time I ever came to Ne...
Yesterday was pretty bland until my friends Bridget and Chris sent out an email to tell our (sarcastic) group of friends about their new wedding website. After news spread of the site, Bridget and Ch...
Because the subway has been my primary form of transportation for the past dozen years, I feel qualified to share with you what I believe are some fundamental practices when boarding a train. Before ...
Some kids grew up with comic books. Others loved make-your-own adventure tales or series like Sweet Valley High. Kids these days read off electronic tablets, but when I was growing up, my absol...
Last week a coworker pulled me aside and asked, "Jenn, where are you from anyway?" His question made me smile. "Im from Texas," I said, satisfied to remember that in a city of 8 ...
Like most other living breathing humans, I like music. I like rock music, I like folk music. I like fast songs and slow songs, ranging in tunes that make me want to dance my ass off to others that ma...
Ive always been a big resolution person. To clarify, Im great at making resolutions. Keeping them is a horse of a different color. My problem is that instead of focusing on one manageable, measurable...
Anyone else notice that the older you get, the faster time seems to pass? How is it the last day of the year already?Im glad to say that this year was a great one for me, but Im also getting eager to...
Sorry I havent been blogging much lately. Theres just something about the month of December that brings out the slacker in me. Between trips to work and friends homes, I have been peacefully trapped ...
I usually dont knock myself out decorating for the holidays, but since I was hosting a party at my home, it definitely called for a bigger dose of hall decking. I have a few rules for myself when dec...
Oh, ugly Christmas sweaters. I remember you from the 90s. Mostly you were worn by my teachers and paired with jingle bell earrings and those little ankle socks with the bunny pouf on the back. Today ...
Im not sure if I ever told you before, but I hail from one of the most charming towns in America. Bold statement, sure, but have you been to Galveston before? Its really adorable, with sandy beaches,...
Ive been experiencing bloggers block, and havent really had a lot of great material lately. I thought Id catch you up in whats been happening over the last week with a little news update.1. Like ever...
I was born to parents who wanted and loved me. People who treated me with respect and taught me to accept nothing less. Who realized the value of an education and made sure I got a good one.&nbs...
If you read cooking blogs, by now youve seen that everybody with a spatula and a camera has posted their collection of Thanksgiving links from around the webs. Today, Im not spotlighting individual d...
I have an 18-year-old client who has no friends. By choice. Says she truly doesnt want any. We talked about it the other day in session, and she explained that she was very committed to her studies a...
I joined a gym yesterday. It is not the first gym Ive joined in my neighborhood. Im sort of counting on that whole "third times the charm" kicking in.The first gym was too sexy for me. There ...
One of my very favorite things to do is torture my boyfriend by dragging him around the city for long walks through different neighborhoods. He calls them "aimless"; I call them "explorat...
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