Hello and Happy Friday! Welcome back to Friday Favorites, where each week I’ll be sharing a handful of things I’m loving lately. It’s been a busy week for me as I’ve been traveling and visiting family in Wisconsin. I’m back home AND off work today — and it feels so so so good to have a “chill day” to rest and relax after being on the go the last handful of days. Cheers to Friday friends, we made it!
Read MoreHello and Happy Friday! Welcome back to Friday Favorites, where each week I’ll be sharing a handful of things I’m loving lately. Though it’s been a minute since I’ve posted a favorites blog (four months — yikes), I’m happy to be back in the swing of things again — I’ve missed sharing little tidbits like this. Cheers to Friday friends, we made it!
Read MoreWelcome to 2025 where the first Just Jen Things recap of the year comes… more than halfway through the year. Good job, Jen, good job. In my defense — and I’m going to defend myself here because WHEW — life’s been feeling a little (okay, A LOT) “Lights! Camera! Bitch! Smile!” in 2025. Anyone else agree? Don’t get me wrong, I have plenty of things I’m both excited and grateful to have going for me right now, but damn, so many other things have made 2025 feel like the ultimate slog-fest so far. So it seems, my anthem of the year belongs to Taylor Swift’s I Can Do It With a Broken Heart — all the days of physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion, and yet I’ve had to put on that front because the only way out is through.
Read MoreVirtual book club’s been going strong over on Instagram, but I’ve not been sharing our monthly picks on the blog on a regular schedule like I intended to. Consider this my formal apology — I’ll be better in the next six months :)
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