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Ringing in the 2020’s

Comment on Ringing in the 2020’s thatgirljen January 3, 2020

So let’s be honest with myself… around the time the kiddo got “back to school” in August 2019, I shifted my energies to that and COMPLETELY dropped the ball here. I’ve been busy and lazy and everything in-between. Life, happens. This post will simply be a short recap of the […]

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Veterans Day

Comment on Veterans Day thatgirljen November 11, 2019

I’ve been busy, homeschooling the kiddo- and well, most days we’ve been rather busy with schooling, outings, extra curricular and social engagements. What does this have to do with Veteran’s Day? Simply put, in America I’m free to educate my child in a manner I deem correct. I source our […]

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there’s no title here

Comment on there’s no title here thatgirljen September 7, 2019

sometimes I write what I believe are introspective posts just for my personal consumption. I only publish them for the sake of knowing that I’m blogging on a consistent basis; sometimes there’s not really a reason to title something. this is one of those posts. it’s Saturday, my lazy day. […]

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Suburban birdwatching

Comment on Suburban birdwatching thatgirljen September 5, 2019

My suburban back yard is host to a few winged friends. Sure they’re not like Buddie and Lovie my “pet cardinals” back in Tampa, but Austin has brought me a few new feathered creatures to watch. Lately, a single hawk has been circling above our trees. Sometimes I see it […]

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I actually met Robert Smith of the Cure at LAX!

6 Comments on I actually met Robert Smith of the Cure at LAX! thatgirljen September 4, 2019

At first I wasn’t going to post about it, but then I thought, “Jen, this was KINDA a really big little moment in your life.” If you know me, you know these 2 things: First: I believe that all the wrong turns led me to the right place, and second, […]

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Summer is nearing an end…

Comment on Summer is nearing an end… thatgirljen August 9, 2019

This summer, we took it easy, REALLY EASY, and the kiddo thanked me. Since we homeschool, I usually attempt to schedule some schoolwork during the summer. Nothing too crazy, just a bit of reading, and math. My usual goal is to have 20-30 lessons complete by the end go July, […]

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Good financial advice – The Benefits of renting a house.

Comment on Good financial advice – The Benefits of renting a house. thatgirljen July 27, 2019

Say it with me, “Renting is not your forever home.” When we moved to Austin Texas just over three years ago, we knew we weren’t going to buy a house. We had just read the Dave Ramsey book, Total Money Makeover, and we were looking to budget our money, manage […]

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A very merry unbirthday!

Comment on A very merry unbirthday! thatgirljen July 22, 2019

Just celebrated my birthday this past week! It was gr8! Between that whole b’day week and being much busier than expected or planned this summer, I haven’t made time to post for 2-3 weeks… my bad. Unsure of what to post… so I’ll just catch up on what’s been going […]

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