Over the years I have been involved in some pretty epic parenting blunders, stumbles and just down right craziness. Things that just can’t be made up and once seen can NEVER be unseen. Some of my experiences are almost made for TV fodder, perhaps like the time I could see that one of my children was a about to throw …
A Discussion On Letting Go And Choosing What To Feed
View PostLong Live The Snow Queen, Doughnut Runs And Other Stories
I cover a lot over here on JENerally Informed, but most of what is happening in my day to day family life gets carried over to my social media accounts. Some of you may already follow me on some of those, but I would love to share with you a little bit of what has been going on. Long live …
Ten Ways To Keep Skin, Hair & Lips Moisturized This Winter
Happy February Friends! The good news is that Punxsutawney Phil came out of his hole and did not see his shadow and so now we know that winter will not last forever. Hooray! The bad news is that dry winter skin is a legit problem we all have to deal with. Unless of course you have a plan and some …
Five Blogging Tools You Need Now
Blogging is much easier accomplished if you have a few tools at your disposal. Here are 5 of my favorite blogging tools: Five #Blogging Tools You Need Now #bloggingtips #blogs Click To Tweet PEEK User Testing This a relatively new tool for me, but it is something absolutely EVERY blogger needs to try. When Jen’s Guy and I were redesigning …
Valentine’s Day Inspiration Plus A Kiss To Build A Dream On
Can you believe we are only a few weeks away from Valentine’s Day? I just finally boxed up the last of the Christmas decorations and here we are staring the Big Day of Love straight in the face. Am I the only parent who kind of dreads the approach of Valentine’s Day, because with 4 kids, all the hoopla for …
Dumb Teens, Racism And The Social Media Talk You Need To Have Today
Something happened in our home state of Arizona this week. You may have already seen the picture that went viral of 6 High School Seniors with shirts spelling out a racial slur, but in case you missed it, here it is. The story behind the picture is that it was taken on Senior picture day at Desert Vista High School …
The Key To A Perfect Key Lime Pie
View PostUnder Construction
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 …