
Jen
Hi! I’m Jen! You can read more about me here.
Recent Posts
Book Review: Embroidering Animals with Color and Texture
Learn how to add texture and 3D elements to your embroidery.
6 Favorite Musical Artists
My 6 current favorite musical artists … with clips of songs from each.
Yes Day: A Cautionary Tale
Learn from my parenting mistakes and never grant your child a Yes Day.
25 Reasons Why I Read
Here are 25 reasons why I read books.
April 2025 Reading
Here are brief thoughts on my April 2025 Reading.
March 2025 Reading
A list of the 9 books I read in March 2025.
February 2025 Reading
Thoughts on the books I read in February 2025
9 Types of Gift Givers
Descriptions of the 9 types of gift givers. Which are you?
Welcome!
Thanks for visiting! I write about lots of different things that I’ve sorted into four categories—all of which have been helpfully color-coded!
Life
In the LIFE category, I write about different phases of my life: childhood, adulthood, parenthood. The writing is a mix of humorous and serious but always authentic to me.
Thoughts
The THOUGHTS category is a catch all for topics that don’t fit neatly into the other categories—from trying to figure out my belief system to my thoughts on homemade gifts.
Lists
I love LISTS so I’ve made a bunch of them on whatever topic seemed suitable to make a list about, from favorite musical artists to bucket items and lots more.
Books
I love to read, so I write about BOOKS and my reading life frequently, which is why books gets a separate category. However, there is some crossover with the list category.

Jen
Hi! I’m Jen! You can read more about me here.
Recent Posts
Book Review: Embroidering Animals with Color and Texture
Learn how to add texture and 3D elements to your embroidery.
6 Favorite Musical Artists
My 6 current favorite musical artists … with clips of songs from each.
Yes Day: A Cautionary Tale
Learn from my parenting mistakes and never grant your child a Yes Day.
25 Reasons Why I Read
Here are 25 reasons why I read books.
April 2025 Reading
Here are brief thoughts on my April 2025 Reading.