**Winners of the SUBWAY giveaway announced at the end – did I catch you scrolling? ;)** First of all, a big birthday shout out to Savvy Julie! Plus, delayed birthday wishes to Mama Pea. Wonderful friends and bloggers – I love May birthdays! Have you heard of The Powerpuff Girls? That’s where the inspiration for […]
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SUBWAY Chat with Jared Fogle {Giveaway}
Top o’ the Friday, to ya 🙂 Thank you all for the sweet, sweet comments on my last post. It made me happy to read that you could feel the smile on my face as I wrote it – that is certainly true! Today I’d like to share a very special interview. It’s no secret […]
Life Is But A {Wonderful} Dream
Life can take you so many unexpected places. On this day last year, I was back at my campus apartment at Northwestern following a weekend trip to Arizona to visit my family and take some snapshots for my photojournalism class. There were six weeks left to go in my college career and many new and […]
Madtown vs. Chitown
Wow, thank you for all of the positive feedback and responses on my last post. I am so appreciative of this community and all of the wonderful people in it. It’s because of you that I am able to better step outside myself and gain perspective. So glad that you’re as excited about the upcoming […]
Bride-ier Issues {An Unusual Bender Post}
Hi!! How is everyone doing? Excited for the weekend? My sincere apologies for leaving you in the lurch this week – time has gotten away from me in April! Fortunately May looks a lot more laid back (and it’s my birthday month, so I can’t wait!) and the craziness of starting a business is **knocks […]
Power Monday? Power Toast! {Guest Bender: The Chic Life}
Hi friends! Can I just say that for the record, I am always blown away by the wisdom and insight that my readers possess? Granted I’m not surprised in the slightest since I know you are all incredibly intelligent, but your comments about disconnecting from the virtual world in my last post were really sensational. […]
From Paris, With Love
No, this is not another April Fool’s joke. I haven’t traveled across the ocean, I promise. I was feeling a bit nostalgic this evening – can I blame it on Courtney’s blog? – and thinking back to where I was during this time of year a few years ago. 2007, to be exact. It’s not […]
The Kindness of So-Called Strangers
Last night, a nice-looking woman approached me on the street and asked if I would like to attend dinner at her house. Usually, I just pass people who chat with me on the street and tell them that I’m not interested. But for some reason, I decided that this woman – a complete stranger – […]
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My name is Jenn. My nickname is Bender. I'm a 20-something entrepreneur and writer in Phoenix striving to manage a hectic schedule while maintaining my health, happiness and, most importantly, my sanity! Read more here.
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