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Oct 29, 2012

A Peek Inside My Living Room

Posted in Home, Second Hand Shopping.

Over the weekend Rob and I gave our living room a mini makeover. We live in a rented house, which… Read more »

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Oct 17, 2012

What Jen Did

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Oct 15, 2012

Left My Heart In… The Yorkshire Dales

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Jul 19, 2012

What Jen Did

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Life through my Instagram lens… Things I’ve done I am beyond excited to see Blink 182 at Manchester Apollo next… Read more »

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Jul 8, 2012

What Jen Did

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Jun 3, 2012

What Jen Did

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Apr 1, 2012

What Jen Did

Posted in Home, Writing.

Life through my Instagram lens… My view across the lake at Roundhay Park // Betsy standing proud I didn’t want… Read more »

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Mar 18, 2012

Vintage Bikes – Where To Buy

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Mar 11, 2012

What Jen Did

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Dec 18, 2011

The Second Hand Home Challenge – Christmas Edition

Posted in Home, Second Hand Shopping.

Earlier this year, I set myself a challenge. I’d just moved house and decided to furnish my new place with… Read more »

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Sep 4, 2011

Nice Ways to Store an Abundance of Clothes and Shoes

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Aug 29, 2011

A Bank Holiday Bargain

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My name is Jen.

I'm a freelance online writer, dividing my time between Leeds and London (and sometimes New York City). J for Jen is the place I write about fashion, beauty, travel and life in general.

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  • Friendship ended with jeans. Now dungarees are my best friend 😏. . Whenever I post a pic of my @lucyandyak dungarees I get DMs about the sizing, so here’s what I know. I wear Originals in an L30 which roughly translates to a 14-16. I’m 5’7 but my height is in my legs - if you have a long torso you probably need the Tall versions to avoid a camel toe situ. If you have longer legs and/or prefer a longer length (I like mine really cropped and roll them twice), go for the regular version but a 32 leg. I actually buy all my L&Y dungas secondhand because I much prefer the fit of their older blue label styles - they’re 100% cotton, whereas the new ones have elastane. When I’d worked out what size was best for me I scoured eBay, Depop and the L&Y buy and sell Facebook group for older pairs to build up my stash. Now I just need classic black, olive green and maybe a rusty shade to complete my collection! 😍

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I’ve been writing things online since the late 90s, when my mum finally gave in to my pleas and installed dial-up on my PC. I signed up for MSN Messenger, opened a Live Journal account, set my desktop background as a funny picture of a cat and never looked back.

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  • Friendship ended with jeans. Now dungarees are my best friend 😏. . Whenever I post a pic of my @lucyandyak dungarees I get DMs about the sizing, so here’s what I know. I wear Originals in an L30 which roughly translates to a 14-16. I’m 5’7 but my height is in my legs - if you have a long torso you probably need the Tall versions to avoid a camel toe situ. If you have longer legs and/or prefer a longer length (I like mine really cropped and roll them twice), go for the regular version but a 32 leg. I actually buy all my L&Y dungas secondhand because I much prefer the fit of their older blue label styles - they’re 100% cotton, whereas the new ones have elastane. When I’d worked out what size was best for me I scoured eBay, Depop and the L&Y buy and sell Facebook group for older pairs to build up my stash. Now I just need classic black, olive green and maybe a rusty shade to complete my collection! 😍
  • Pumpkin season is here and we are ready for it. Hazel is really into Halloween this year so we’re gonna go all out - decorating, pumpkin carving, costumes and trick or treating! 🎃🦇🕸👻
  • Having a really really great time in Sweden. Can we live here, please? 🇸🇪
  • Happy Sunday! There was potential for a lie-in this morning as Hazel has just woken up at 8.30am... but in a classic second child move, Leo has been up since 5.45am 🥴 Ah well, at least they’re cute! 👧🏼👶🏼
  • I do love a tone-on-tone look, especially when it includes dungas and DMs. Spot the baby rolling about in the background... 🍇
  • Four mums vs four toddlers, three babies and a five year old, at the seaside. Tbh I think we all won this one 🌊☀️🐟🦀

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