Hi everyone! Just a quick heads up that starting today and lasting through this weekend JENerally Informed will be undergoing a much needed update. Jen’s Guy is ready to go and I have the fridge stocked with copious amounts of Dr. Pepper. He even has been growing his web building beard out and is close to having enough hair …
How The Expectation Of Trying To “Have It All” Is Hurting Us All
How The Expectation Of Trying To “Have It All” Is Hurting Us All I am almost 40 years old, and with my age comes at least a little wisdom; wisdom I wish I had possessed many years before this point in order to save myself much needless heartache. When I turned 25 I was a wife, a mother, a professional …
Let’s Get Organized
Let’s Get Organized I took my tree down this week and put away all of the other Christmas “bonanza” that had been covering every possible flat surface and wall in my home over the last month and a half. I have to say it felt pretty good. I do miss Christmas, but I am ready to start this new year. …
2016 Is The Year Of The Blogger
2016 Is The Year Of The Blogger If you are a blogger 2016 is going to be your year. I am a PR professional and this is what I do for a living. I watch trends and adjust campaigns and plans according to those trends and right now I will tell you that almost every product, big brand and line …
You’re Going To Make It After All
You’re Going To Make It After All Let’s set the mood for this post. I launched JENerally Informed in February of 2014. I had no idea exactly where I was going with this blog, but I wanted a place to share the stories and things that mattered to me. Truthfully, I had no expectations for this space and since 2014 …
The Christmas List
When my husband and I were first married we lived far away from family and that first Christmas I still wanted to connect with all of our loved ones even though we couldn’t be together. So I decided to send out Christmas cards. Because Microsoft Outlook wasn’t available back then, I went out and purchased an inexpensive softcover address book …
Gifting A Memory This Holiday Season
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GiftingAMemory #CollectiveBias Gifting A Memory This Holiday Season I am the youngest child in a large, loving and wonderfully diverse family. Some of my older brothers and sisters were already married and just beginning families of their own when I was born. When …
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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #YesYouCAN #CollectiveBias This last weekend my husband and I were invited to an adults only Holiday party. We were super excited, but we knew that this particular weekend was going to be busy. There were visits to see lights, shopping excursions, end of …
I Want To Be A Galactic Princess When I Grow Up
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #AwakenYourTastebuds #CollectiveBias One year when I was a little girl in preparation for Halloween, I remember chatting with my mom about who I wanted to dress up as that year. My older sister walked in and said, “Oh come on you know all you …
Holiday Cake Batter Bars #BakeInTheFun
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BakeInTheFun #CollectiveBias Holiday Cake Batter Bars #Bake In The Fun I LOVE everything about the Holiday season! I love the lights, the presents, and most especially the food. Oh yes, Holiday food. The smell of something baking in the kitchen is as synonymous …
Tis’ The Season To Sparkle Princess!
Tis’ The Season To Sparkle Princess! Many of you who are new to JENerally Informed may not know that I entered the blogging world in kind of a round about way. First I wrote a book about a Practically Perfect Princess, started a blog and then took to blogging like it was second nature. The rest is history. Since I …
How To Win On Social Media During The Holidays
It is that time of year where across social media we are greeted with those happy pictures of of our friends and family members as they document their Holiday celebrations. I like seeing such pictures and posts, but unfortunately, not everyone understands how the social media thing works. So in order to save you from having your own social media …
The What No One Wants For Christmas Gift List #2
If you are new to JENerally Informed, welcome! If not, you probably already know that Jen’s Guy (my husband) and I like to do lists. Now these aren’t your standard kind of lists, but range in topics like The What No One Wants For Valentines Day list or Five Christmas Songs That Need To be Retired or the original What …
