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Meet Jen

I am the mom to three wonderful boys (Jake 21, Joey 18, and Aidan 15) and married to my college sweetheart of 31 years, Adam. After a long run in the nonprofit world, working for the national offices of Alzheimer’s Association and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, I decided to take a leap of faith and start my own business, Princess Pinky Girl. Princess Pinky Girl is a website that focuses mostly on easy recipes with a little side of travel tips (if you are looking for something healthy, look elsewhere!). My recipes focus on simple ingredients and steps that anyone can pull off. I often say if I can make it, anyone can! Aside from taking care of my boys (the husband included), 2 dogs and Princess Pinky Girl, travel is my passion. My other hobbies include tennis, binge watching Netflix and working on my non-profit organization, Thread.

Favorite Ways To Spend Family Time:

• Food: We love to cook together, find great restaurants, and try new things.
• Travel: We are all explorers. Whether finding new things to do around town or in another country, we always enjoy exploring new places.
• Games: We are BIG family game people. Catan and Dominion are our go-to family games.

Favorite Places To Go:

• Spicer Orchards (Fenton) 
• WhoaZone (Holly)
• TreeRunner Adventure Park (Rochester)

Favorite Books:

• Harry Potter series
• Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
• ANY Dr. Suess book

Favorite Recipes:

Best Movie: The Princess Bride

Best Annual Event: Art in the Park (Plymouth)

My kids love art and they always enjoy all of the artists at Art in the Park. They also have a section that is made up of “young artists” which we always find fun.

Best Summer Destination: Harbor Springs + Petoskey 

We have had a house Up North since I was a kid. It is always a wonderful quick getaway that we don’t get to do often enough.

“Pat Yourself on the Back” Accomplishment: 

I think my proudest personal accomplishment is finding balance. Working full time and parenting full time is something I always used to struggle with. This took me a long time to be able to find a happy balance where I was meeting the needs of my kids and the needs of myself.

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