http://jennifermusselman.com/eeindex.php/site/index/ Jennifer Musselman's blog. en jen@jennifermusselman.com Copyright 2008 2008-10-06T03:43:01-05:00 http://jennifermusselman.com/blog/entry/why_now_is_the_time_to_buy_a_home/ http://jennifermusselman.com/blog/entry/why_now_is_the_time_to_buy_a_home/#When:02:43:01Z Uncertain of how to use the internet effectively without completely sacrificing my private life, I’ve elected to refrain from blogging on personal matters until I can settle the internal conflict the internet age presents for me. But while I still sort that out for myself – and for my readers – I recognize it is my responsibility as an author of self-help books, particularly my latest book OWN IT! The Ups & Downs of Home-Owning… 2008-10-06T02:43:01-05:00 http://jennifermusselman.com/blog/entry/wonder_woman/ http://jennifermusselman.com/blog/entry/wonder_woman/#When:12:07:00Z I haven’t written because I haven’t been inspired; more like emotionally depleted, frankly.  This due to upsetting stories recently faced by dear friends and various news articles—like CNN’s story revealing the plight of the hostages whom were rescued after years in captivity in the Columbian jungle and, worse, that the hostages began turning against one another.  Allegedly, even the strong-willed French-Columbian President-elect was forced to fight for her life against rape from some of the… 2008-08-05T12:07:00-05:00 http://jennifermusselman.com/blog/entry/fear_love/ http://jennifermusselman.com/blog/entry/fear_love/#When:04:02:00Z I have heard said human behavior is driven by one of two feelings:  Fear or love.  The more I mature, the more I believe that to be true. War.  Religion.  Marriage.  Divorce.  Sports.  Childbirth. Politics.  Homebuying. They all, too, originate from one or the other.  Of course, there are varying degrees of each.  And I certainly have ended up loving someone or something I have feared and learned to fear someone… 2008-07-17T04:02:00-05:00 http://jennifermusselman.com/blog/entry/blogging_killed_the_private_diary/ http://jennifermusselman.com/blog/entry/blogging_killed_the_private_diary/#When:05:38:00Z When I was little, I would sometimes keep a personal diary.  The good old fashioned kind...where pencil met paper and words would spill out onto the crisp, clean white canvas.  And it was just for me...safely guarded behind a lock and key and stashed in a secret hiding place.  Occassionally I’d read a page from the story of my life as it unfolded to a best friend.  But my personal diary was...well, personal.  It was… 2008-07-07T05:38:00-05:00 http://jennifermusselman.com/blog/entry/sunday_june_29_learning_to_ride_a_bike/ http://jennifermusselman.com/blog/entry/sunday_june_29_learning_to_ride_a_bike/#When:01:41:00Z To trust is probably one of the scariest parts of living.  Yet, all things in life require trust.  Driving, homebuying, love, friendships, work.  And trusting in another person is monumental for me. I don’t do it easily.  But I have gotten better at it over the years.  How much trust does one give over?  I guess that depends on what’s at risk.  Money?  My heart?  My life?  Even more frightening for me than… 2008-06-30T01:41:00-05:00 http://jennifermusselman.com/blog/entry/half_memoir_half_self_help/ http://jennifermusselman.com/blog/entry/half_memoir_half_self_help/#When:10:12:00Z My newest book, OWN IT!  The Ups & Downs of Homebuying for Women Who Go It Alone (Seal publishing), hits bookstores nation-wide this week. I’m both excited and a little nervous.  Why?  While this book serves up “self-help” information like my first two, Own It! comes more from my personal story – half memoir, half self-help.  In it, I reveal how portions of my own life have unfolded.  There’s nothing too awful.  But… 2008-06-17T10:12:00-05:00 http://jennifermusselman.com/blog/entry/in_the_new_york_daily_news/ http://jennifermusselman.com/blog/entry/in_the_new_york_daily_news/#When:23:30:01Z You were all ready to take the plunge into home-owning but the bad news lately on the home front has you more scared than the thought of giving birth?  Well, ladies, hot off the press is this recent article from the New York Daily News that reaffirms if you’re ready to leap, go for it!  The article offers some great tips and will hopefully anchor your decision to start realizing your home-owning dreams!  Read… 2008-06-15T23:30:01-05:00 http://jennifermusselman.com/blog/entry/author_welcome/ http://jennifermusselman.com/blog/entry/author_welcome/#When:17:06:00Z Hi there.  Thanks for stopping by. This is my very first website of my own. While I’m excited, I’m also a little embarrassed, to be honest.  It’s just me, after all… Jennifer.  Or, well, Jenny, if you’re my fam or if you knew me before I decided I needed to sound more “professional” before going off to college.  And now even sometimes I’m Jenny-from-the-Block on rare occasions out on the town with my… 2008-06-14T17:06:00-05:00