For my blogging friends who are unable to see The Kelly Clarkson Show, here is a clip of my part on the show.  Many bloggers have wanted to see me on…

Jennie Video on The Kelly Clarkson Show

the tree grows taller, andsometimes I feel smallerthan life as it manifests before me moments like thesecome and go, we know,and yet, as they arise,…

feel free, and just be…

How to relax at home Are you a full time worker? Or Do you have to go to work every day? Or are you just a student who can’t go to school because of …

How to relax at home

After ten years in the country, Kyle and I have sold our house and are moving into town.  While we made the decision for a whole bunch of reasons – …

Little house on the prairie | NNoTW July 14, 2021

We are moving; and between packing up and saying goodbye to our current house, renovating and unpacking our new house, working at my job, and doing …

Squeegee | NNoTW July 22, 2021

I recently read an unattributed Internet fact that the percentage of men with at least six close friends has fallen by half since 1990; and that men …

Friends | NNoTW August 5, 2021

This story originally appeared in the May 2021 issue of The Red Cent and is reprinted with permission. Summer is upon us, and my five-year-old has …

Summer 1989

My children are currently nursing a grandparent hangover after spending a week at my parents’ house at the second-annual “Camp Bubbe Zayde” (Bubbe …

Camp Bubbe Zayde | NNoTW August 12, 2021

A huge part of my job is understanding social behaviors; and if I had to use one word to describe all grownups right now, that word would be TIRED.  …

Good Advice | NNoTW August 26, 2021

We just passed the one-month mark of living in our new house.  At least, I *think* it’s our new house.  Considering there are stacks of stuff …

Sofa, So Good | NNoTW September 2, 2021