This post contains affiliate links. By clicking and purchasing from any of the links you are supporting JENerally Informed. On a recent PopSugar perusal (don’t judge) I clicked on an article entitled Get to Know Fall’s 8 Most Wearable Trends. I am a sucker for pieces like this, mostly because I have a fashionistas heart, but the reality of a …
It’s Back To School We Go!
This summer was glorious. It was just the right mix of busy with enough lazy days to make you ready for something more. But today our summer officially ended and I sent my last baby off to school. P.S. I didn’t even cry. My teenage daughter thought I would, but nope. My littlest was too excited to go to school …
The Differences That Divide Us
A few weeks ago I was chatting with one of my daughters about a women’s activity I was helping to plan. She mentioned she had talked to a woman she knew about the activity who had mentioned she felt she was “too different from all of the other women to attend.” I felt sad after hearing that, and it got …
Five Truths About Summer Parenting
During the summer months for what I believe is a large majority of us, there are some slight modifications which occur to our parenting style. Almost without our noticing. Until we finally do notice, and then we go, “oh yeah… it’s summer!” Today I am going to share a few of those truths that are quite evident in my family’s …
Life Lessons Learned From Seven Avengers Quotes
My family has been counting down the days until the release of the new Avenger’s movie Infinity Wars, and I thought it would be fun to pull out quotes from the movie franchise that have some serious life lesson applicability. So here we go, in no particular order, 7 quotes that are sure to make you smile and maybe even …
Motherhood And The Secret To Ultimate Sophistication
I have a good life and I am lucky enough to be a mom to 4 pretty fantastic kiddos, but there have been days where I have found myself hiding in my closet with my cellphone hoping to find a few minutes of peace, because these people I live with and care for can be completely exhausting sometimes! If you …
The Photo Shoot 2 Years In The Making
We used to have our family pictures taken every year, and then for 2 years we didn’t! I blame it on the whole accidentally turning my hair red bit, and then the black goth hair that followed in an attempt to eradicate the red. Because that wasn’t too photo worthy either…. Or maybe it was the fact that our usual …
The Talk We Need To Be Having As A Nation About Gun Violence At School
Let me start this post off with one story, and 2 pieces of information about my experiences with guns. First the information. I have never owned a gun or used one. Unless we are counting bb pellet guns, because I have held and used those. Secondly, I understand that Constitutionally we have the right to own and bear arms. I …
Teenage Dating Realities We Faced That Would Blow Our Children’s Minds
It’s been a long time since Jen’s Guy (my husband) and I have teamed up on a post together, and we KNOW all of you have really been missing it, right?! Anyways, our oldest daughter Sam just turned 16 and has started dating. We have noticed quite a few differences in how the whole dating thing goes down nowadays, versus …
Strange Forest Creatures, The Blood Moon and Other Stories
Right now I am sitting in my pj’s, eating a bowl of cereal, and typing away with gold spray paint stained fingers. I realize most women don’t go through life like this, but I guess I’m fancy. Although Anneliese says I should keep my fingers that way, because SHE thinks the gold is trendy! Would you believe, as the dignified …
A Story About Lighting The World One Cupcake At A Time
This year has been hard for our family. Starting the year off with invasive cancer surgery and a young child forced into some very adult choices because of health problems will do that to you. We have had to dig deep and sometimes found our reserves lacking. I remember one especially bad day feeling I just couldn’t do it anymore, …
Easy Snow Globe Sugar Cookies With A FREE Letter To Santa
Last Christmas I saw this adorable video that had been making the rounds on Facebook. In the video it detailed the rather painstaking process someone had undertaken to turn a sugar cookie into a snow globe. I watched the video, hooked like the other almost 1 gazillion people who had watched and shared it, but as I did I quickly …
Why There’s An Elf In Our Home During Christmas
Many years ago my sister in law gifted us a Christopher Popinkins elf. At the time my oldest was a young 3 year old, and we didn’t have very many established traditions. So we read the book together as a family and happily had Christopher join us during the holidays. At this time the Elf on the Shelf craze hadn’t really …
Layer On Love This Holiday
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, INC. and The Coca-Cola Company, all opinions are mine alone. #LayerOnLove #CollectiveBias My mother was born in a small town in Chihuahua Mexico to a Mexican mother and an American father. When my mother was very young her father decided it was time to move his family back to the states where …
