Latest Blog Posts for Jenyfer Matthews

• Alive and (Mostly) Well
  on May 25, 2016 in Just for Fun Life, Writing & Books exercise fresh air jenyfer matthews nature therapy walking is good for you
  I’m still alive. After endless delays and waiting around, the pace with which things are changing in my life at present is practically overwhelming. I’m managing to keep up mostly – except for my blog that is. At the same time chang...
• This Girl Knows How to Have Fun
  on Mar 28, 2016 in DIY Just for Fun motherhood photos do it yourself home improvement insulation jenyfer matthews snug as a bug vapor barriers
  In case you think I was slacking off because I wasn’t posting here, I have proof that I was busy doing other things. My son asked me if he could dog-sit for a friend while they were on spring break… at our house. I reluctantly agreed. Hav...
• Tough Lessons
  on Mar 6, 2016 in Life, Writing & Books motherhood grades jenyfer matthews parenting school tough love
  My children are marvelous in many ways, but industrious students they are not. I have tried many things over the years to get them into good homework / study habits but they have stymied my efforts at every turn. Honestly, I was at a bit of a loss be...
• What Doesn’t Kill You
  on Feb 9, 2016 in Just for Fun Life, Writing & Books hotel hygiene hotels jenyfer matthews Travel
  I was a away this past weekend for a tennis tournament for the first time in what feels like forever. I booked our hotel room on the recommendation of a friend and overall it was very nice – better than your average hotel room for the price. It...
• Progress and Delays
  on Jan 21, 2016 in Just for Fun Life, Writing & Books checking in delays glass half full jenyfer matthews optimism positivity
  I am going to have to stop apologizing for disappearing – it is what it is. Sometimes I am busy, sometimes I don’t have anything interesting to say, and sometimes I am just speechless / depressed / dejected. So the new normal is that my p...
• Realistic Resolutions
  on Jan 1, 2016 in Life, Writing & Books jenyfer matthews new year new year's resolutions positive thoughts saving money
  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m not much of a resolution maker. I know there are things in my life I need to change but there is nothing magical about January 1 as a start date for making those changes. However, there...
• All I Got for Christmas was Ingratitude and a Cold
  on Dec 31, 2015 in Life, Writing & Books motherhood Christmas gifts holidays jenyfer matthews parenting
  I have not truly enjoyed the holidays in a long, long time. There are so many expectations involved with them and guess who is in charge of meeting all those expectations? I try my best to make the holidays fun and special for the children, but it ge...
• Side Benefits
  on Dec 5, 2015 in DIY Just for Fun Life, Writing & Books cabin fever chores cleaning efudex home maintenance housework jenyfer matthews skin cancer
  Just shy of five years ago, right after I returned from Cairo, I went to the dermatologist with a suspicious looking spot high on my cheekbone, under my left eye. She took one look at it and told me that yes, it needed to come off, but also that I ha...
• Be a Butterfly
  on Nov 18, 2015 in Just for Fun Life, Writing & Books holiday cheer jenyfer matthews random acts of kindness spreading love
  I feel like I’m always apologizing for being absent, but this last year has been a very weird time. I have good days and bad days, up days and down. Some days I feel like I’m holding on to my sanity by my fingernails alone. I’ve had rough patch...
• Not My Forte
  on Oct 26, 2015 in Life, Writing & Books motherhood jenyfer matthews parenting soccer mom sports team sports
  I put 721 miles on my car this weekend driving to 3 different “away” soccer games over the course of three days for each of the children. Both the kids have been playing travel soccer for going on four years now so you would think that I would be...

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