This week, I did two things that had really been scaring me: I officially registered my new business with the city of San Francisco. I applied for a resale license for my new business. This may not seem like a big deal to you – a money order, a couple of mouse clicks, a stamp […]

A lot of people have asked me about Jake. He’s doing well. Aside from his meds regimen and his constant need to pee, he’s acting like himself. It’s sometimes hard to believe that he’s very sick and doesn’t have a long life ahead of him. Even though my blog is titled “Jen and Jake” I

Last week, I told you about my new project, a line of bags and pocket squares. I also mentioned that my goal is to do at least one thing each day to move me closer to launching this project in October. It’s been a week since that last post, and I’ve been making progress. Lots

I spent much of my long weekend sewing bag prototypes and keeping records of the tweaks I made with each new model. It felt good to cut and sew, to think about what I wanted the final outcome to be and then figure out how to get to that point. I loved being able to