I'm Jenica - 33 year old Seattle native - amateur home renovator - biker - runner - wife - mommy - dog mommy Follow me as I chronicle our story as we update our 60 year old house and all of the adventures along the way.
Forgive me for the name of this entry but it is fitting for the way I am feeling these days. It was just two months ago that I quit my full time job to go back to school yet it feels like its been forever. I feel as if my quality of life has improved … More YOLO
You know what’s crazy is how much time being in school has taken up. I’m not complaining, I seriously love school, I’m doing well and learning a lot. But let me tell you – stress level = CRAZY. There is always SO MUCH SHIT TO DO. For example – this week: Monday I had my … More Halloween & a 5k
There has been so much going on yet I have no idea how to organize it all together. So I’ll just dive in I guess. Fall is here and it is beautiful! I feel very fortunate to go to a school that has such a beautiful campus. I love fall and I admire the changing … More Fall, Early Mornings, Island Getaways and Pumpkin Patches
Every city has them. Annoying tourists who clog up your city during the summer months. Horrible stereotypes that people just ASSUME about your city in general. It was when I lived in Hawaii that I learned to really dislike tourists – then again when I worked at the Space Needle. But tourists are how our … More How to Spot a Seattle Tourist & Horrible Seattle Stereotypes Explained
Despite having started school this past Wednesday my weekend was busier than I had anticipated. That’s not exactly a bad thing, especially since I got all of my homework done on Friday night (YAY!) but I have my first test coming up next Monday and needless to say I’m already a bit stressed. But after … More Book Signings and Bike Swaps
I guess it goes without saying – I live in a rainy city. Seattle is known for its rain but it’s usually a nice light mist or drizzle. Not the torrential downpour that most movies and out of towners like to romanticize us with. Yesterday was my very first day of school. It was also … More Bike Rides in Rain City
Tomorrow – this will be me: I am SUPER nervous but I am trying to make the most out of my last day of unemployment vacation. This morning and most days this last week, I got up and went straight to work doing more sanding and mudding on our spare room. Considering we want smooth … More Unemployment
My last day of work was Friday the 12th and though I no longer have a job, I have been staying quite busy. More on that later. I am finally registered for my NAC classes at school and paid tuition online this morning. If you recall from my earlier post Changes, I’ve quit my full … More Bike Rides and Registration
So I’m going to go on a random tangent here – only because I hit the gym this morning for the first time since last week (I’ve been running and biking ok!) and thanks to my friend Tricia‘s blog where she talks about fitness most days, I was inspired to put down not my own … More 10 Annoying Gym Habits/Thing I Just Don’t Understand
Over the Labor Day weekend, Matt and I decided it was a good time to purchase some drywall and put them up in the spare room. Finally! I have dreams of having a guest room but I think Matt has something different in mind. Back in January we had torn down the old drywall and … More Spare Room
Rain City Life 