what jen does

Life, home, and a little travel

Month: July 2012

  • setting records

    setting records

    As I return to work today, I want it on the record that I spent 5 hours yesterday on my roof. I have no idea how I can mindlessly pass time up there, but I can. I have no concept of minutes or hours when I’m cozied up in my “beach” chair, wearing a bathing…

  • quinoa cakes are not boring
    recipes

    quinoa cakes are not boring

    It’s been a long while since I documented anything on le blog.  I’ve been busy being reckless and turning 29 and organizing my life. Boston’s been a wee bit warm so cooking hasn’t exactly been the highest priority … and there are only so many times I can show you a picture of Boston Harbor…

  • my friday > your friday

    my friday > your friday

    Oh guys. Some days are just dreamy. I mean dah-re-me. Sound it out. Despite being a work day… today was just one of those days. Normally on a summer weekend, I run for the suburbs slash beach slash central air conditioning … but this weekend …. I’m toughing it out. I’m staying strong in the…

  • name it.

    name it.

    I was at a 4th of July party last week and inadvertently introduced myself to a new party lady with my faux name. I owned up to it immediately … I mean … my mom was standing right there. There was no sense in lying about who I was. Oddly introducing myself to this woman as X…

  • Oh Monday.

    yeah, that’s me. i’m pretty much an amazing rock climber. Mondays are tough transitions, but it seems as though everyone was feeling the Monday today. I managed to finagle a way to be in the comforts of suburbia and the beach for almost a week … and it was amazing. I only had one vacation…

  • Fancy (Easy) Strawberry Shortcake
    recipes

    Fancy (Easy) Strawberry Shortcake

    That looks good right? Yes, it does. Don’t get overwhelmed. You will impress your friends. Even your enemies will be in awe of you. Meanwhile, you’ll be like “seriously guys. I sat outside all day and read about the mob in Boston”. Well, maybe you like to read other things. I’m weird like that. For…

  • Non-American Pancakes
    recipes

    Non-American Pancakes

    I’ve started and finished about a bazillion posts in the last three weeks. There are about a million things I could have written about in that period of time, but instead I continued to procrastinate. What did I do during those few weeks? Well, I spent much of it in my parent’s backyard, one day…