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How much should you tip camp counselors?

July 30, 2015

How much should you tip camp counselors? Some thoughts on summer camp gratuities at A Girl Named PJ.

In anticipation of Levi’s last day of camp tomorrow, I posted this status update yesterday to my personal Facebook account:… READ MORE!

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A quick tip for dealing with jealousy + free desktop wallpaper!

July 21, 2015

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For better or worse, jealousy is a topic I keep coming back to on this blog. I’ve revealed my jealousy triggers and shared advice from some of my favorite bloggers on how they deal with jealousy.

Today, I’d like to chat a little bit about how I tame the green-eyed monster when he dares to show his ugly face — which, if we’re being completely honest, happens more frequently than I would like… READ MORE!

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Throwing a last-minute birthday party with Seedling

July 15, 2015

How to Throw a Last Minute Birthday Party!

Don’t tell Levi, but his birthday party this past Sunday was a very last-minute affair… READ MORE!

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“Hi!” from my blogging hiatus

June 24, 2015

Reasons to take a blogging hiatus: moving and unpacking

Two week is a long time to be away from the blog.

A couple things happen when you take a blogging hiatus, whether spontaneous or planned… READ MORE!

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Working from my happy place: Dominique Ansel Kitchen

May 18, 2015

Dominique Ansel Kitchen NYC #workfromhappyplace | A Girl Named PJ

Have you ever tried a cronut? We were living in Omaha when Chef Dominique Ansel’s croissant-doughnut hybrid went viral two years ago and quickly became a worldwide sensation. A bakery near our house even started producing their own version of the trendy pastry, but I wanted my first cronut experience to be at Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York City where it was invented… READ MORE!

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Introducing The Hello Sessions

May 11, 2015

The Hello Sessions blog conference

If you’ve been following A Girl Named PJ for a while, you already know that I’m a big fan of blog conferences. I’ve been to Alt Summit four times since 2013 — twice as an attendee and twice as a speaker. And this October, I’m planning to attend The Hello Sessions in Portland, Oregon… READ MORE!

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A great small city for food lovers

May 6, 2015

Have you guys heard of Taste Buds? It’s a new travel show on YouTube hosted by two best friends, Krissy and Jessica. In each short episode, they reveal favorite local businesses and hidden gems in different cities across the country.

So far, the girls have visited San Francisco and Los Angeles with help from their friends at Ford. Their latest episode, which I’m excited to share with you today, takes them to Portland, Oregon. Have you been there? I haven’t, but I’m actually planning a trip this October that I’ll talk more about in a future post…

Taste Buds got me thinking about all of the hidden gems waiting to be discovered near our new place in Washington, DC — as well as our old favorites back in Omaha. Believe it or not, one of the things I miss the most about Omaha is the food (after our friends, our child-proofed house, and our fenced-in backyard, of course).

The best brunch in Omaha | A Girl Named PJ

Seriously, Omaha has an abundance of really excellent restaurants. It even has a few James Beard semifinalists. And just last month, a dining critic from the Wall Street Journal included Omaha in his roundup of small cities for food lovers:

In a city like Omaha, a handful of very good restaurants have some of the best beef in the world available to them, and the fruits of thousands of miles of surrounding farms. (In Nebraska, ranches and farms account for 92% of the land, as compared with 23% in New York state.)

The writer, Josh Ozersky, also shared a couple of his restaurant recommendations, and I was happy to note that several of his picks were our favorites, too. Jordan and I used to love Avoli Osteria and The Grey Plume for special occasions and Dario’s and Twisted Cork for more casual fare.

The best brunch in Omaha | A Girl Named PJ

The best brunch in Omaha | A Girl Named PJ

Although they weren’t mentioned in the article, we also had a couple of favorite restaurants for brunch with friends. We did brunch a lot, especially once we all started having babies and late night dinners were no longer feasible. Lot 2 in Benson was a newer choice (it was one of the first places we ever tried French press coffee!), but our go-to brunch restaurant in Omaha was Dixie Quicks.

Technically, Dixie Quicks is in Council Bluffs, but when we first started going, it was a hole-in-the-wall restaurant/art gallery in downtown Omaha. Luckily, it didn’t lose any of its eclectic charm when it relocated across the river to Iowa. Now it’s just a bigger restaurant/art gallery still serving up Southern comfort food with a Tex-Mex twist (the menu is written on a chalkboard in the middle of the dining room).

The best brunch in Omaha | A Girl Named PJ

The best brunch in Omaha | A Girl Named PJ

I took these photos in August 2014, the last time we went to Dixie Quicks for brunch. I got the French Toast with Mixed Berries (although I had a hard time choosing between the Dixie Scramble and Eggs Benedict), and Jordan ordered some spicy looking concoction with cheese and tortilla chips that was probably one of the daily specials. When there’s a choice, I usually go with sweet, not savory for brunch

We’d often take out-of-town visitors to Dixie Quicks for breakfast and The Drover for a Whiskey Steak dinner. And if we had room left for dessert, eCreamery was always a winner.

Oh, who am I kidding? There was always room for ice cream.

Small Cities for Food Lovers: Best Restaurants in Omaha | A Girl Named PJ

Where do you take visiting friends and family to eat in your hometown? I’ll make a note of your local faves just in case I’m ever in your neighborhood!

Thanks to Ford for sponsoring today’s conversation! As always, all opinions are my own.

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Do you feel like an adult?

April 29, 2015

I Can't Adult Today shirt | A Girl Named PJ

Earlier this week, I squeezed in a 10 minute phone call with my long-distance BFF. Her husband’s recent promotion was among the many random topics we covered while I walked the dog around the block… READ MORE!

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5 things your blog must have

April 15, 2015

The 5 Things Your Blog Must Have | A Girl Named PJ

For a recent freelance writing assignment, I researched approximately 75 DIY projects on nearly as many blogs. Once I found the posts I wanted to include, I needed to contact each blogger for permission to use their photos.

Sounds easy, right?

You’d be surprised to hear how challenging it was to find the specific types of DIY projects I needed simply because of the way many of the blogs were designed… READ MORE!

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