Yesterday I attended my fourth (I believe, but who can keep count?) Blue Mercury holiday ‘party’. In case you are lucky enough to not know, Blue Mercury is a retail store that carries a variety of high-end beauty brands: La Mer, Trish, Laura Mercier (something about writing this particular list,…
A brief explanation of the Jenaissance
I feel it’s important to share that I am deeply embarrassed by the blog name, Jenaissance. I am also embarrassed to be a .net. Additionally, I am aware that blogs with photos, or some attempt at decent layout and organization, are more successful and likely more enjoyable for everyone involved.…
Like pulling off a band-aid
Thanksgiving is over. It’s been almost a week since I’ve posted a new blog. I had a late night with an old friend and I actually have to do work for my real job today. What’s a girl to do? Oh, oh – I know! I will post that YouTube…
Aerobox
OH-MY-GOD youguys. I have discovered like the best new workout. EVER. You know how I’m always going into my closet in the morning (or, you know, whenever pj time is over, if for some reason it has to end that day), on the mornings when I don’t just put yesterday’s…
I might write a book
During the process of packing for our move I was confronted with several major life crises involving whether or not to pack and move something from the old house to the new house. Example: I have a box full of cooking magazines from 2005-2006. Old Gourmets, Saveurs, a couple Art of…
Return of the Jenaissance
Yesterday I sat in my car and googled the term ‘manic depression’. I wasn’t sure exactly what that term means, and I had a tiny secret fear that maybe it has something to do with me. With the fact that I started a blog the week before I moved to…
Introducing… Word of the day
Within any blog’s architecture, there are various complex tools for categorizing and tagging posts. I’ve recently learned that these are called ‘categories’ and ‘tags’. Now, I haven’t started exploring ‘tags’ yet, but I’m all over the categories section. So far, here is the list of categories I have considered having…
Another potty blog
50% of the time we live like fugitives around here. This is what occurs to me this morning as I’m tiptoeing down the stairs, carrying my toddler who is (fyi) sitting on my lap while I’m typing this blog. I’m halfway down the stairs, praying he won’t make a sound,…
Parenting principle #1: The poop ratio
As a relatively new mom, I find myself constantly uncertain. Perpetually questioning. So when I come up with a hard and fast principle to guide me in parental decision-making, that’s a good day. This has been a good day. My daughter came home from preschool yesterday pretty fussy (not atypical)…
Day 3
I just signed up for guitar lessons. It wasn’t a planned thing. I drove past the shop that I’ve passed 700 times and I walked in the front door and I asked them Do you teach guitar to adults? They do and I start on Sunday. Sorry, rewind. Two…