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INsight...

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Well, last Thursday my very first episode of INsight debuted and while I hope to improve my media skills I'm pretty happy with how everything turned out.  I'm really critical of myself so admitting that I liked my performance is kind of a big deal...

Meet Flo & Jennifer

Fashion's Night Out

Flo and I will be on every Thursday on Indiana News Center but you can catch us online to boot!

And check out Symmetry for incredibly stylish clothing and accessories!

xx
JDF

hoo boy...

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Alright...Since relocating to Indiana from Massachusetts I've been pursuing a freelance writing career.  I've made some cool strides in this regard and will hopefully have some published works to share on NWS soon.  In the meantime I've also joined a local women's interest television show on Indiana News Center called INsight. 

This is a turn of events I could not have predicted!  Being on camera has never been something I've thought to pursue, for many reasons.  However, I felt contributing to this show could help me secure more writing gigs so here I am.  Today at 9am in the Ft. Wayne viewing area I'll be making my television debut on INsight with my friend and fellow contributor, Flo Bear.  We'll be discussing fall fashion trends and highlighting the Fashions Night Out event we attended on September 8th at Symmetry (a super fabulous clothing store).

I'm excited and nervous to see and hear myself on camera...but I must admit this new project has been so much fun and I'm loving it!  The hosts of the show, Emilie & Charity have been so welcoming and I feel I've already learned a lot from them.  I'm still pretty green when it comes to this TV thing and I fear my frozen smile while looking into the camera is incredibly awkward...but we'll see I guess!  I've been helping to pre produce style segments for TV for awhile so I'm aware of the process but I was waaaaay behind the scenes.  It's very odd to me that I'm doing this same work but for myself...odd but gratifying!

Watch INsight on Indiana News Center on 21Alive, the ABC affiliate or catch archived shows online.

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xx
JDF

today's obsession...

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I'm digging red barns these days.  I'm SO ready for the change of seasons and barns just seem to go hand in hand with autumn (as do wooden Radio Flyer wagons and apple picking).  On a not so stylish trip to the hardware store I spied a row of backyard sheds and barns across the parking lot.  Below is my latest obsession - a red barn perfectly sized for an office and retreat.  I can also picture throwing an intimate (ahem, small) dinner party inside.

My backyard barn would be rustically glam: a parson's table desk, black watch plaid wool blanket over a well worn leather chair, faux fur sheepskin rug and wooden milk crates to store my files.  Suspended in the center of it all would be an over the top, shimmering chandelier.

This would be my Petit Trianon!


Now, I just need a few grand and a backyard...


{posted on the move}

we heart moleskin...

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As much as we love all things tech there is nothing like putting pen to paper...Moleskin's notebooks have been a cult classic for some time now and its charms have not escaped NWS HQ...we might even have to join Notebooks Anonymous...

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But with the addition of pencils, Kindle/iPad covers and bags our obsession now goes well beyond notebooks...
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What's even cooler are the reading glasses...you CAN'T put them on upside down as they are totally symmetrical and the slim, unisex design is oh so chic in either black or transparent!
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Shop Moleskine.com for the full range of products.

stylish writing instruments by Jonathan Adler...

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You're thinking...pens?  You're doing a post on pens?  YES!  There's no reason to settle for a junky pen, especially if it's advertising a pharmaceutical drug or a random business...

If you have taken the time to groom yourself and pick out a kick ass ensemble holding a cool pen is then an extension of your look...are we nitpicking?  Maybe...regardless, we like the Jonathan Adler pen picks below:
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Visit Jonathan Adler to purchase pens as well as many other kick ass, cool things...