Posts Tagged ‘Jennie Sjursen’

On A Quest for THE Perfect Burger – 2011 with The UnKitchen Diva

The UnKitchen Diva burger quest

Juicy, thick, medium rare with cheese dripping down the side… hmmmmm. The UnKitchen Diva loves burgers. No I mean, LOVES burgers! She has been on a quest to find the perfect burger for years; only to be disappointed more times than she cares to remember. Out of the huge number of burgers she ate in 2010, she fondly remembers two. The first was in Mercersburg, PA in a local pub/bar – Flannery’s Tavern on the Square. The UnKitchen Diva was working in Mercersburg last spring when she stumbled upon this burger.  It was huge, juicy and the bun wasn’t to bready – everything she dreams a burger should be. In fact, she’s been known to ponder the idea of making a trip to Mercersburg just so she can relive this burger experience. More than one person has heard her say

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The Year of Flow – 2011

Baltimore NYE fireworks 2010

Flow – to move or progress freely as if in a stream. Flow. Relax, sit back and flow. Over and over again this thought has been popping up in my head these past few weeks. I have a bad habit of not acknowledging all that I have done or the steps that I have taken in my life.  In the last few years I’ve put aside some time to take a moment and look back at where I was exactly a year ago. When I sit back and really look at 2010 I can see and appreciate all the amazing changes that happened in 12 months! This time last year I was living in Connecticut. Moving to Maryland was a still a hope and a dream. I didn’t know if it would happen. I just knew that it was the

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Defining 2010: 3 Little Words – revisited

Last year, at the end of December (December 30th to be exact), I shared 3 Little Words that I had chosen to Define 2010. They were: sleek, ownership and remarkable. Out of curiosity I reread the post a few days ago. I wanted to read my definitions and see if I had accomplished or met my goals. This past year has been one of big changes – from selling my Gram’s house (which I was care taking) to taking a leap of faith and moving to Maryland. They definitely weren’t factored in when I chose my words to lead me through 2010! I think I did well on one – sleek.  I still bum around the house in my yoga pants/fleece and if you happen to catch me on my morning 7-11 run to pick up my daily caffeine fix

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It’s All in The Name

How Lil Blu Dragonfly Came to Be I’ve been asked time and again how I came up with the name Lil Blu Dragonfly. Did I just pull it out of a hat?? Actually, I put a lot of thought into this name.  The original name (and the one I had for years and years) was Jennie Sjursen Photography. Nothing wrong with that if  - 1) you can remember to spell Jennie with an ie instead of y and 2) Sj – SJ!???! are you kidding me – Norwegian names are not friendly to the brain when trying to remember how to spell them. Don’t even get me started on how to say it! In 2008 I put the business into semi-hibernation – really only working with past clients/friends.  Then at the end of 2008, I was ready to reemerge and

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A Pounamu, Dreams and Changes

ponamu

Three years ago today, I was on a plane jetting back to New Zealand for a three week visit. I had made my host sister, Elise, a deal. Pay for my airfare and I will photograph your wedding. Much to my surprise, I found myself on a plane on Christmas morning going to the one place on earth I most needed to be. You see three years ago I was going through a very rough patch – I refer to it as my early mid-life crisis… In four weeks not only did I moved back to my home town but also back into my parents home, put my business on hold, said good-bye to someone I cared very much about and to top it off sold my car.  As I said to my Dad, “I hope life doesn’t ask anymore

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