We did it! Matthew and I have been wanting to start our own business for a while, but we couldn’t decide what direction to go in. Luckily for us, a lucrative business opportunity presented itself and we just couldn’t turn it down. I know what you are thinking. "This is so sudden Jennifer, how did this happen?" Basically, our house had come under attack. Due to the drought in our area, ants, who generally live their lives outside, came inside in an attempt to find water. T

Hello everyone! It's Friday! The weekend is upon us, you made it!   I traditionally post  every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, with Wednesday exclusively reserved for our AFI 100 Greatest Movies challenge , (coming up this week, Blade Runner!)  Monday and Friday are usually reserved for long winded, grammatically incorrect, ramblings of my day to day life (which you guys seem to like, thank you ;) ). We are trying something a little different today, instead of a written pos

AFI # 98: Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942 What I “Think” The Movie is about A biography of the life of The great Babe Ruth, his time with the New York Yankees and the rest of his historic 35-year career. The Real Review “A man named George falls in love with a girl named Mary and meets an angel named Clarence. Wait, different George, wrong movie, let’s start again. A man named Cohen ..I mean Cohan is nervous when the President of the United States Donald Trump  Franklin Delano Roos

We had to shave our cat. There’s a sentence I never thought I’d have to type. Now before your mind wanders or you call PETA , we didn’t do this for fun or for sport. Mosby is fine, a little cold, but fine. He thought it would be cute to sit on a wax warmer. A wax warmer that is intentionally hidden for this reason. How did Mosby become the latest attraction at Madame Tussauds you ask? We are 99% sure this is what happened. It’s 4 A.M. and everyone is asleep. Suddenly

My husband recently had a run in with a concrete barrier in Austin (thankfully, he wasn't hurt) and needless to say we’ve found ourselves in the market for a new vehicle. Yay, debt . The universe knew that our car note was almost paid off and thought, "Not today young savers, not today." The car buying process is never fun, but Matthew and I have completely different visions of what an acceptable vehicle should be. So naturally we had a blast. The process took a year month.

AFI # 99: Toy Story 1995 As always I begin each review with “What I Think I Know” . These descriptions were all compiled before I set out on this journey, and can be read in their entirety ( HERE ). What I think I know “Toys live their daily life in constant anxiety worrying about when their owner is going to replace them with something new and better. The Cowboy forgets to take his Xanax and has full blown panic attack and gets lost with his laid-back space friend. Astronau

This week is another edition of Getting Old {ish} With Jennifer. Today we try to decide if Jennifer is a adult or an imposter with training wheels still on. (spoiler alert; Magic 8 Ball says "Not Likely"

Cinema {ish} With Jennifer, Ben-Hur Edition. Who knew a faulty roof tile could cause so much trouble!

Dear Readers of the {ish} Adventure, I have a confession to make. Are you sitting down? I, Jennifer Lynne Shidler have never  seen the movie E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, Snow White, Citizen Kane or 85 of the other movies listed on AFI's 100 GREATEST AMERICAN FILMS OF ALL TIME list . I’ll give you some time to calm down before I continue. Are you settled yet? Good now? Ok, lets move on, shall we! Now, I know what you are probably thinking, “She’s lying, there is no way at th

5 Things 20 something Jennifer could do, that 30 something Jennifer can’t (shouldn’t) do. Pizza after 5 pm . College freshman Jennifer would have A 5$ large pizza from Papa John’s delivered to Blumberg hall at 1 am to aid an all night study session (oh hey there freshman 15 50, how you doin'). 30 year old Jennifer needs to clear her schedule the next day as well as stock up on Tums and Prilosec if she plans to eat pizza after sundown. Paint my own toenails. I used to change

On this weeks edition of Thinking {ish} with Jennifer, we look back at a 12 year old Myspace post in an effort to decide if I have matured in any way. (spoiler alert..Magic 8 Ball says, not likely)

Disclaimer: If you clicked on this blog post because you think I am about to give you some wisdom on traveling that will change your world for the better, turn around and don't look back. This is not the blog you are looking for. Come back next week when I have written something slightly more inspiring. (who am I kidding, this site is nothing but one creative train wreck after another ;) ) Historically the husband and I don’t have the best of luck on vacations. Examples inc

Previously on the {ish} Adventures , I wrote a polite yet firm letter of dissatisfaction to the infamous Sun. (read it HERE ) No no, Not this Sun, Not this one either! (Who could write a letter of dissatisfaction to Sonny Bono?!) I'm talking about the big fire-ball in the sky that makes it impossible to sleep past 9 am without black out curtains and that has been leaving me with 1 st and 2 nd degree burns over various parts of my body over the last 20 years. That one!

A letter of complaint to the Sun, the light of our life and center of our solar system.

The phrase “There appears to have been a struggle” comes to mind when describing my fashion sense. I have never and will never claim to be a fashionista. If you dug out my senior yearbook right now, you would see me listed under the best dressed category.  In fact, the only section you will find me under is class clown, which oddly enough not only describes my winning personality but my train wreck fashion concept as well. Back then (and now really) I would describe my fash

GET TO KNOW ME TAG: 30 QUESTIONS A blogger friend of mine tagged me in a 'getting to know you' question challenge (I know I know, I have already done my fair share of these, what more could I have left to answer) and insisted I get back to posting sooner rather than later. In an effort to get back into the swing of things I will accommodate her request and bore you with 30 facts about myself. Enjoy. Full name Jennifer Lynne Shidler Something I’m talented at I like to think I

​ ​ We adopted Lucy (Sissy) in July of 2015 from a not for profit organization; Justice 4 Mutts. Having only ever owned cats, Lucy was a giant step for us but we can't imagine our life with out her! We love our Lou Lou and her big brothers Rowdy & Mosby!

Number of times I asked my husband and the kind biker dude on my left the following questions: Are there going to more subtitles? 1 Seriously? 1 Who's that?: 10 Is he a good guy?: 9 Is he a bad guy?: 4 Are they related?: 3 Do they know they are related?: 3 Are they dead? 7 Did they Die? 8 Are you sure?: 19 When does Yoda show up?: 12 Is that Earth?: 4 Is that supposed to be our moon?: 2 What do you mean that's not a moon?: 1 Where is Yoda?: 5 Can I have the popco

I was hoping that it wouldn’t have to come to this, but in an effort to become well versed in all things pop culture and because the 7th installment of this movie franchise will be out in less than a month, a new journey I must begin. A long time ago in a galaxy far far away.....:( oh star wars i have managed to avoid your existence for 28 years..that rein has now come to an end. Subtitles already? Should I really be reading this? The words are going by too fast, can we slow

…..Just because my body has stopped moving a mile a minute doesn’t mean my mind has..here is a pretty accurate sequence of events each night in the Shidler house hold…No I am not kidding and yes, my husband does hate me 9:30 PM- What did I eat today that will come back to haunt me at 3 am. When did I become old enough that eating pizza after 10pm would be a bad idea? When did I become old enough to say the statement "when did I become old enough?" …Better get the tums out jus