I recently updated my “About Me” tab at the top of the page. If you have been reading my blog over the past year, you probably already know these things about me. But I have some new fans and I thought I’d tell them a little bit about me and my blog. So here ya go, to my readers, both new and old, let me introduce myself!
Hey y’all! Welcome to Scissors & Spatulas: and everything in between! I’m Jen! I love coffee, chocolate, Italian food, a good {med-rare} steak, red wine and shopping! I’m a little bit silly, a lotta bit loud, and 100% a busy body. My mind is constantly spinning with ideas and my hands are kept busy creating these ideas.
I’m a wife to an amazingly kind and patient man who won my heart by strumming his guitar! Actually, we met by a pinball machine in a bar while in college in Charleston, SC. Later that night he wooed me with his guitar and we’ve been together ever since. We were married in April 2004 and now live in my home town in SC.
I am mommy to two handsome little boys, Jackson, 4 and Parker, 2. They are only 20 months and just inches apart but couldn’t be more different! Jackson is quiet and reserved. He enjoys coloring, doing puzzles, Legos and is too smart for his age. He wants to know how and why everything works and will one day be an astronaut or engineer. Parker Reese is loud and outgoing {like his mommy}. He is a daredevil, determined to conquer and the funniest kid you’ll ever meet. He loves whatever his big brother is doing, his mommy {me} and balls. He will be our superstar punter for the Clemson Tigers!
I created Scissors & Spatulas just a little over a year ago when my hubby {who is also a software developer & entrepreneur} told me I needed to start a blog. “Yeah right! I don’t have time for a blog.” Those were my exact words. The next day I wrote my first post {it only took something like 5 hours!}, and that’s where it all began! To this day I am amazed at the opportunities, friends, and pure joy that this blog has brought me, and I owe it all to my readers. I am so grateful!
You think I’ve got it all put together, all planned out, don’t you? Hahahahaha! My life is a big ball of chaos. Two crazy boys, 3 pets {2 Shi Tzus, Lily and Sophie and a kittty, Lucy.}, a hubby, a home, a blog, a shop and a mind constantly wanting to create more. As you can imagine, there is never a dull moment in my house. But I wouldn’t want it any other way! This is us! This is me!
Scissors & Spatulas is my outlet! Unlike many other blogs, I do not have a schedule. I do not have my posts planned weeks in advance. I create, I write and I post. What can you expect here at Scissors & Spatulas? Nothing, really! My content is a combo of home decor, DIY projects, crafts, thrift store finds, recipes, kids stuff and my family. I do not post every day. Only when I have something I think is worth sharing. What you can expect is that what I do is on a budget {I’m a cheapskate} and fairly simple. I almost always provide full tutorials of everything I do. I love sharing my ideas and I hope that I will inspire you! Thank you for your support!
Aww! I love it! I actually live in Charleston now and was born and raised in a small town in the Upstate! I love connecting and reading about other bloggers who are from SC as well!
You sound so much like me, that’s why I love ya!! (: I want to hang with you again, are you going to SNAP?? Such a cute family, Jen!! XOXO, Kelli
I love your blog! – been following it {almost} daily for the past year when I first saw it. I love the variety and have tried many of the recipes, crafts and DIY’s you’ve shared over the year (I haven’t tackled any cabinets yet, though). Your energy is amazing!! Wish I lived closer – I get my SC fix by visiting your blog! Thank you!
I love keeping up with you via your blog. I wish I had some of your decorating talent, ideas, etc. I can tell that gene came from your Mom’s side of the family, not your Dad’s. We are all hopeless.
Love, Aunt Kathy
And that is my SIL!!!
Admire you for your energy! Love you,
Ilke
Jen, I just love your blog and ideas. It is so funny because I was a lot like you in my younger years. I belonged to a stamping group, church group, active in school, and starting my business in daycare, all with my own little ones in tow. I hope you continue because it feeds our souls. Thank you so much for helping me get that little spark of my youth back.
Rhonda