Category Archives: Jenn’s Blog

Keep Your Ice Cream Upside Down

Keep Your Ice Cream Upside Down

I was today years old when I learned the secret to keeping your ice cream from getting freezer burn is keeping it upside down in the freezer. I KNOW. Here’s why it works: When you refreeze things, the warm air that’s gotten in sucks out some of the moisture. So the ice cream dries out a…MORE

The Netflix Goat?

The Netflix Goat?

You know that Netflix “ta-dum” sound that plays when the Netflix “N” comes on the screen? It was thisclose to being a a goat’s bleat. A Netflix exec says, quote, “I liked the sound of a goat. It was funny, I thought it was quirky, and it was our version of Leo The Lion. And so…MORE

The Top 10 Things We Settle For

The Top 10 Things We Settle For

As I tell Boogs 98,572,348 times a day, you don’t get everything you want. And now I have math to back me up. A survey found over 80% of us settle for things, and the list is a little bleak. 1. Salary. 2. Job. 3. The house we live in. 4. Car. 5. Friends. 6.…MORE

Indiana’s Most Overrated TV Show

Indiana’s Most Overrated TV Show

I’ve had all weekend to think about this, and I’m still not over it. There was a study to figure out the most overrated TV shows in all 50 states, and I’m honestly appalled at your television viewing habits. The nation as a whole let me down with Parks and Recreation being named the most…MORE

Three Ways to Prevent Maskne

Three Ways to Prevent Maskne

If you haven’t struggled with the maskne yet, trust me. . .it’s coming. But there are a few things you can do to help prevent it.   1.  Wash your face more. The main goal is to make sure oil and dirt don’t build up. So washing your face is a big one. 2.  Wash…MORE

Is There a Top Secret Baby???

Is There a Top Secret Baby???

Rumor has it Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel just had a TOP SECRET BABY. Please note this is coming from Britain’s Daily Mail which is not always the most reliable of the tabloids, but they claim they’re holed up in Big Sky, Montana, where they’ve been quarantining as a family. They’ve never announced that they’re…MORE

Experts Ranked Activities Based on Their Coronavirus Risk

Experts Ranked Activities Based on Their Coronavirus Risk

How risky was your 4th of July? I mean other than getting hit by your neighbor’s fireworks shrapnel (turns out our new neighbors go hard)? Infectious disease experts ranked a bunch of activities based on how likely you are to get the ‘rona while doing said activities. They looked at four key factors: Is it in…MORE

Easy Kid Activity: Nature Journal

Easy Kid Activity: Nature Journal

Anyone else’s kid spending so much time watching Polly Pocket and Sofia the First lately they’re now convinced these are not only real people in the world but their very best friends? Just mine? #momoftheyear A few days ago I needed to get Boogs off the Polly Pocket, and in an attempt to make that…MORE

Confirmed: Kids Ain’t Cheap

Confirmed: Kids Ain’t Cheap

First they take our sleep, then they take our money. A new study found that raising a child now costs an average of $252,000 in the U.S.  That works out to $14,000 a year for 18 years. Here’s how it breaks down . . . 1.  Housing costs the most.  An average of $3,971 extra…MORE

If There Were No Calories, What Would You Eat?

If There Were No Calories, What Would You Eat?

I’m honestly surprised pizza didn’t make the cut for breakfast, too. A survey asked people if they could “eat like a kid” (read: calories aren’t a thing) for a full day, what would they eat. Personally I’d start with at least 6 Boston cream donuts and follow it up with Portillo’s for lunch and an…MORE