Jennifer Davis
Hey, guys, I’m Jennifer. My husband and I had our first kid (Arthur) in 2015, and we’re big fans so far. We’re more or less Chattanooga natives, alternating our free time between watching copious amounts of TV and exploring the city. I consider myself an extroverted introvert (or vice versa) with a Type A-/B+ personality, and my favorite food is tacos. I’m a diehard Harry Potter fan, DisneyWorld enthusiast, devotee of C.S. Lewis, movie lover, and writer who hopes to change the world.
I Want to Live in a World Where I Vacuum
This time last year, I wrote about starting fresh for the new year. I was going to train for a half-marathon, get in shape, and start living the life I wanted, once and for...
Girl Seeking Tribe
Before we get started, let me say this: I have good friends. We just celebrated our fifth Friendsgiving this year, largely made up of the same people who attended the first one in 2014....
I’m Spoiling My Kid for Christmas
It’s Christmas morning, 1997. Not a creature is stirring – except for my younger brother and sister, who’ve crept into my room to whisper excitedly about the presents that appeared overnight. Our family doesn’t...
Local Donation Spots in Chattanooga
Kids grow at lightning speed, don’t they? Before you know it, your kiddo can’t squeeze his feet into those puppy slippers he wore happily for six months, and you’re staring at a closet full...
You’re Probably an Ambivert
No one who knows me would peg me as an extrovert. When I told my parents that I’m actually an extrovert based on the true definition of the word, they balked at the idea....
The Only Advice You Really Need About Potty Training
Defending my graduate thesis, swallowing radioactive iodine, giving birth, surgery, potty training. These are, in order of least to most, the things that I’ve been most apprehensive about in my 32 years of life....
If You’re Not Dead, You Haven’t Missed Your Calling Yet
Several weeks ago, I saw a local production of Wit, starring a former work friend. She’s in her 60s, this friend of mine, and as I watched her bring down the house in this...
Here Comes the Bride: A Wedding Day Series {Jennifer’s Story}
May 24, 2008. I’m 22, a freshly minted college graduate with an English degree and no job prospects. Jeremy, my groom, is also 22, also newly graduated, and also jobless. Our real diplomas haven’t...
Unexpected (and Totally Necessary) Costs of a Family Vacation
Next month, my husband and I will take our 2.75-year-old to Disney World for the first time. We celebrated our honeymoon, 5th anniversary and my 29th birthday at Disney, so we’re familiar with the...
9 Quirky Books for Your Kiddo’s Library
When a two-and-a-half-year-old runs the show, reading options tend to fall into mind-numbing categories. If I have to read Dog Wants to Play or The Berenstain Bears Go to the Movies one more time,...