Hello there, blog world! My name is Jessica, and I live in Center City Philadelphia with my adorable husband Ian and dog Oscar. By day I am a school teacher of elementary grades. By night I am known to run, do yoga, read trashy mags and other non-trashy blogs, eat frozen yogurt, watch dumb TV shows, play with my dog, finish up my Master’s degree at some point, watch the PHILLS (win preferably) and other random things. I initially began this blog as a forum upon which to unveil/let loose all of my crazy random thoughts. Somehow thoughts seem less random in the blog world? Dunno. Anyway, through this medium I hope to establish a better relationship with other bloggies, readers and most importantly myself.
Feel free to email me with any question, comments, etc. at jessdownes1@gmail.com I would love to talk to you!
Hey Jess. I wanted to check out your blog via Pamperedwithpaige and I love it! Although I shouldnt be reading this all day at work !I love reading what others do and how alike so many of us are! Digging what you are doing. Excited to see what you bring!
Marina! First off, LOVE your name! Secondly, thank you SOOOO much for your feedback! You are great! Hope I can fulfill all of your blogging needs! hahah! keep in touch, girl!
No.. thank yoU!!!!Not a fan of my own name.. but thats nice of you! I love how your a teacher.. I intially was one too.. but decided to get into Human Resources.. I was thinking about blogging too.. but cant seem to get started. Yours is great.. love the colors ! Love the H&M scarves too.. super cute.. must goooo!
Hey! It was so nice to meet you at lululemon athletica yesterday! I hope to see you at Shanti Yoga Shala sometime–let me know if you want to grab a jivamukti class together!
–keri
Jess, love your blog! It was so nice meeting you last night at the meetup. Anytime you want to complain about Storytown, let me know!
Lisa
Lisa- it was so nice meeting you! Thanks for reading! Hope to
complain about Storytownspeak to you soon! lol!Hey Jess, I just wanted you to know that I passed the Stylish Blogger Award to you! Hope you enjoy it, I think it’s a fun little post to write up. Can’t wait to read yours!
Awwww! Thank you sooooo much! I am BEYOND flattered! Thanks again!
I saw your little guest post on SkinnyRunner and had to check out your blog! I also live in Center City Philly, and hit up Kelly Drive and West River for my runs a lot! Let me know if you ever want a running partner!
No way! that would be awesome! I LOVE that run! It is my favorite and I never get sick of it!` We should run together some time! Very cool! Thanks for stopping by!
Jess,
Stumbled upon your blog and had a question…I saw some pics of you with black knee socks(Disney race with a cute tu-tu)? Maybe they were some sort of compression garment? Just interested in your thoughts about them. I suffer from lower leg pain and am finally able to run again after almost a year. Lookin for anything that might help…thanks
Hey there! So yes, I had some SERIOUS shin issues- splints that turned into a stress fracture! Ahhhh! So I ordered Zensah Shin compression sleeves. They are great! Relatively inexpensive but PS: order a smaller size than you think- the tighter the better! Also, here is a link to some posts talking about this very topic! Thanks for visiting!
http://upsanddownes.com/2009/12/29/bummer-runner/
Enjoy!
Hey girl! Did I help you out at all?