peek inside :: Jengs Shop

I was sorting and organizing my digital photos and found these. Remember I mentioned I was helping with setting up a new store for the company I work for? Well, they should be having their grand opening by the end of this month. There are a few people I work with that formed a band just to play at this opening so hopefully video footage will be available to show after. It should be real good. Anyways, here are a few photos. You can see the amount of boxes and stuff loaded into the space. It was crazy and it took away three weeks of my life :)

Utrecht in Carle Place, Long Island

And yet again, another one of my many shoe shots.

are what makes life so great. So cherish every minute of it all.

A surprise I received the other day. A lovely gesture from a great person.

Back at you, baby.

I’m going to tell you a secret. I get really embarrassed when someone I know reads this (meaning my blog). I don’t know why but I do. Especially when I’m right there next to them, or even when they just tell me “oh, I read your blog”. I never know what to say. It’s sort of like they’re seeing a side of me that they don’t really see. That’s not even true, It’s not like I’m not me here, but I know I hold back a lot with the things I write about and the things I show here. It’s only because this was created to promote Jengs Shop, my paper goods and other creations and that anyone anywhere in the world can be reading this.

Isn’t that crazy? That anyone can be reading this. So why are you reading this? I wish I knew why! Can you tell me? Pretty please. In my eyes, it hasn’t even been very interesting, well then again neither has my life since I’ve started this. Just little updates on my stuff and very little about me. I mean would you really want to know all the b*llsh*t that goes on in my life? I know I’ve been hinting more on that. I really need to just not care what people think. It’s been over a year now. Haven’t really been keeping track. Busy taking photos of shoes, my shoes in particular and sometimes others.

So back to the rambling, I wish I knew where I was taking this. You know, Jengs Shop, my life, just about everything. There are so many things in this world to see, do and learn. I wish I could just stop time and do ‘em all.

I can’t believe that it’s Thursday already. Where did the week go? Oh yeah, I was working my ass off helping my boss set up a new store in Long Island (the art store I work for is opening up a new location). My arms were a bit muscular for a skinny girl like me but now I think they’ve doubled and it’s making me self conscious :) Lots of lifting and putting things together. Anyways…

I forgot to mention that last week I finished up a wholesale order. Deb from Peoria, Illinois had requested some custom cards. She wanted my Umbel card set in Chocolate Brown and my Electrical Tower notebook cover as a card set instead. I liked how they turned out. The Electrical Tower cards came out really nice. I might include them in my colors in my next update.

Image above didn’t come out so good but you get the idea.

I love getting custom requests with the designs that I have so if anyone wants something a little different just ask and I’ll see what I can do. Have a great day.

For the last 5 years I haven’t really sat behind the wheel to drive somewhere, especially through crazy traffic in Manhattan. I get real nervous now, I don’t know why but before that I use to drive like a maniac and didn’t care because it was just what I had to do to get around. But then after you get use to a way of life (like someone else driving you around aka a boyfriend) you tend to forget or loose nerve because your mind plays games with you, well, mine did.

So yesterday I gave myself a pep talk and drove all the way to New Jersey to see my friends and it felt great. I didn’t think about it and just did it. I also took some pictures while in the car driving through Times Square right after the fire works. Don’t ask why I drove down that street but I ended up there. Stupid I know. But it was all ok because I got home in one piece.

I finally got to meet my friends Despina and Greg’s little baby boy yesterday. He was oh so little and cute (only 3 weeks old). A very good boy I might add. They’re going to be great parents. Babies really do have it so easy. All they do is sleep, eat, burp and poop. Here’s a shot of baby and mama.

I also got to get some photos of my mobile hanging in James room, along with the eggs in the bird house. She did such a great job with the room, her choice of colors weren’t so baby bright but subtle and very soothing (a grey blue and dark brown). She even stenciled a bird border around the room.

This year, Independence day holds a little more self meaning. I finally stand alone (it’s been a really long time) and actually be independent (or so it may seem). Maybe one day I’ll explain all the drama in my life as of late, but right now I’m just trying to enjoy and cherish every moment.

I hope all is well, having a blast with whomever they’re with and wherever they are. Be happy and enjoy!!

For the most part, this blog has pretty much been about Jengs Shop and not really really “me”, Jenn. I’m sorry if this is out of place and doesn’t make sense. But the lost and confused person that I truly am will probably shine through.

I’ve been taking photos like crazy lately. I don’t really know what the hell is going on with me, hence my lack of posts here and even new work in my Shop. I’ve been making these decisions that I can’t really explain here (extremely personal ones) and I can’t tell if they’re bad or not. Me taking all these photos, it’s like I keep trying to capture something, maybe I just want to remember these feelings that I’m feeling. And the very way that I am right now, at this moment. Selfish, sad, a bit liberating, lonely and the constant need for something more significant. True passion and love.

Or am I just so scared that this is my way of running away? It probably is but I need to figure out why.

I’m really sorry for the ones that I’ve hurt in the past weeks. I feel like I’m disappointing everyone, even myself. But I just keep telling myself that I need to do what I need to do and eventually everything will hopefully find it’s place and iron itself out.

Fate? Do you believe? Does passion, true passion, just exist or does it have to be worked on? And what is love anyways?

That’s it! I probably sound really crazy so I’ll just leave you with this image.

My Friday was spent at Central Park and driving around uptown with a few friends. Anyways here’s my favorite shot out of the whole bunch of park photos. You can see a few selected ones over at flickr.

I love the architectural designs of the old classic buildings here in New York and all around the park, so much detail and you know what? There’s a history and a meaning of some sort to every detail, statue, symbol, you name it there’s a reason! Look at this one, not such a great photo but you get the idea. They really don’t make them like they use to!! I can’t believe the designs of some. Maybe I’m just a classic (and not so modern) girl at heart :)

Have an awesome weekend!

I can’t believe a week has gone by since my last post already. How time does fly! I haven’t been very productive lately. Maybe it’s the summer heat that I can’t stand to do a thing, but then again I love the warm weather. Sometimes I just like to pretend that I’m a little kid again and all the responsibilities over me are non existent. We are in the process of applying to buy a co-op apartment and meeting the lawyer tomorrow afternoon to go over the contract. It’s scary to be making such a huge investment on just a little apartment. NY is still really really expensive so right now we can’t afford a house. Hopefully one day I’ll have my own yard to play in. But for now the local park will just have to do.

Happy father’s day, Dad! I love you! And I’m glad you came home (your real home) to NY to hang out with us for two weeks :)