Jen & Ginger(s)

Lady of leisure. Army wife. Virginia lover. Richmond misser. Hokie forever. Mom to the world's greatest Ginger (and married to a recovering Ginger), discovering life lived in Hawaii. I love fashion on the cheap, bourbon, beer, good food, select reality television programming, dogs more than many humans, and zombies.

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#hypeslayer

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It's national "dress like a princess because you can" day. At least in the Liles house. #libbyliles

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Who even am I?

I now listen to four Game of Thrones podcasts each week.

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Reblobbed to answer what I listen to!

My favorite is the Game of Thrones The Podcast (officially unofficial in their words), and they do 3 per week: instant take, full episode recap, and SpoiLore edition.

I also listen to Cast of Kings- a Game of Thrones podcast, which I also enjoy, I just think the two guys who do the GOT ones are hilarious.

They are, however, NSFW or young ears, which I'm sure comes as no surprise.

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Who even am I?

I now listen to four Game of Thrones podcasts each week.

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Libby had an awesome time at Austin's party. #iflookscouldkill #libbyisnotimpressed

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Good morning, Austin. #hewokeuplikethis #at545am

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Libby doesn't understand why mommy and daddy found the Murph so exhausting. #whyyousweatinmomma #merica🇺🇸 #libbyliles #honorthefallen

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Today, in entirely random Fixer Upper nit-picks....

Joanna always (always) picks master bedroom rugs that are either:

1. too small for the space, or

2. she orients them the wrong direction, or

3. pulls too much of the rug under the bed

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Super fun way to start the morning

1. Oversleep and leave the house late

2. Step in a massive pile of dog shit outside Austin’s preschool

3. Pull up to Libby’s daycare just as they start a fire drill

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PINK HONEY BALLS

I am gonna make so much money

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Tan Taco Salad

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Black peanut butter toast.

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Stripes Lasagne.

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Black New York Strip

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Plaid Chard

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invisible ramen

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Turquoise Pineapple Pizza. 

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None Popsicle.

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Gray Angel Hair

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Pink Pretzel. (this grosses me out)

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Black lozenge

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Red watermelon

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Gray granola bowl. So that's sexy.

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My natural born chunk 😍 #libbysfirstfood #libbyliles

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I’m just not that into toddlers, including my own

Confessions of a mother of three kids under five.

“But being a great mom doesn’t have to mean being equally great at every phase of your kids’ development. It makes sense that a mom who is wonderful with an older teenager may be pretty bored and dissatisfied as the mom of a baby. Nobody asks a terrific high school teacher why she doesn’t moonlight in day care. To expect one mom to be everything to every age of child strikes me as an unfair and unreasonable burden.”

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Apple/Brie/cheddar/beer soup 😍

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CHARLIE is a hyper-local media brand that celebrates the forward-thinking people and things positively impacting the contemporary lifestyle and future growth of Charleston, South Carolina.

Every time I watch Southern Charm, and Landon mentions wanting to start a Charleston-related magazine/online magazine...I’m like yea that already exists...a sorority sister of mine started it years and years ago...

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Understanding that you can feel really hurt by a close friend - or really angry and pissed at them; that it's actually okay to feel those things within the context of a friendship and it doesn't automatically nullify all caring and trust built between the two parties or mean the friendship must be over, was such a key lesson of personal growth for me. I learned that in healthy, functional adult friendships, two people can both be super hurt, and both be pissed at each other - and recover. That I can experience pain without it having to mean finality. "We can work it out," as the song goes. In fact the ability to discuss hurt feelings and move forward is what makes a friendship one that can evolve and stand the test of time. It's when mature attempts to work out the hurt aren't mutual that I think you've outgrown a friendship. It takes two people to resolve a conflict, and if you're open to communication and the other person is not willing to work to resolve it, what can you do? It's okay to accept impermanence, and not force things or hold onto them with a death grip. Like jobs, some friendships - many friendships, in fact - aren't forever. They served a purpose while they were in your life, and it's fine - at a certain point, probably better - for them to not be anymore. Like all relationships, it should always be a healthy back-and-forth where things can be brought up and you can get past anything, even immense mutual hurt, together.

http://cupcakesandcashmere.com/series-stories/coffee-talk-outgrowing-friendships

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Libby is pretty sure Princess Charlotte doesn't have to deal with this kind of BS. #theindignity

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Sleeping beauties ready for family vacation. This little guy has so much ❤️ for his sister. #austinheath #libbyliles