[vc_row row_background_text_align=”left” row_background_text_vertical_align=”top” disable_row_background_text=”” row_background_text_1=”On a Journey” row_background_text_size=”251px” row_background_text_holder_left_offset=”45px” row_background_text_size_1280=”220″ row_background_text_color=”#f2eaed”][vc_column width=”1/2″ offset=”vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-12″][eltdf_elements_holder holder_full_height=”no” number_of_columns=”one-column” switch_to_one_column=”” alignment_one_column=””][eltdf_elements_holder_item item_padding=”185px 15px 0px 309px” item_padding_1367_1600=”185px 15px 0px 60px” item_padding_1025_1366=”185px 15px 0px 80px” item_padding_769_1024=”130px 110px 0 110px” item_padding_681_768=”130px 70px 0 70px” item_padding_680=”130px 15px 0 15px”][eltdf_single_image enable_image_shadow=”no” enable_image_border=”no” enable_appear_animation=”no” image_behavior=”custom-link” image=”5553″ custom_link=”#”][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][/eltdf_elements_holder_item][/eltdf_elements_holder][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ offset=”vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-12″ css=”.vc_custom_1599687008110{padding-top: 0px !important;}”][eltdf_elements_holder holder_full_height=”no” number_of_columns=”one-column” switch_to_one_column=”” alignment_one_column=””][eltdf_elements_holder_item item_padding=”240px 310px 272px 0″ item_padding_1025_1366=”205px 154px 237px 0″ item_padding_1367_1600=”205px 154px 237px 0″ item_padding_769_1024=”0 49% 83px 123px” item_padding_681_768=”0 33% 72px 90px” item_padding_680=”0px 15px 100px 15px”][eltdf_section_title type=”standard” position=”” enable_tagline_animation=”yes” title_tag=”h2″ disable_break_words=”no” tagline=”The J Word NZ” title=”Jenna Brown”][vc_column_text]Welcome to my blog, The J Word.

I am 34 years old and Self Employed. I am a mother of one daughter (Miss 12), one gorgeous Border Collie and two cantankerous cats. I am blessed to have a wonderful man in my life (Chris), and we share a sweet little home which we are slowly renovating. Our home is an original farmstead which is over 100 years old, so the renovations are always interesting.

I am a former corporate career woman who had a quarter-life crisis, returned the company car, jumped off the ladder and decided to live a simpler life. I packed up my house, daughter (not literally), house plants, and we set out on a new adventure together. We were moving from Auckland to the regions in New Zealand. More specifically, Taranaki. We found a beautiful spot in a small town called Okato to settle into and five years on; we haven’t looked back. The move felt like a massive gamble at the time but it was one of the best decisions I ever made.

The purpose of this blog is to share my interests and thoughts with like-minded people. Building friendships and sharing the knowledge I have gained so far along this journey called life. Maybe you’ll even be able to relate to some of it.
So, what exactly am I interested in, you wonder. If I had to pick five topics that spring to mind they would be; Gardening, Food, Exercise, Mental Health & Well-being. I care about sustainability as well as the environment and try to live my life producing as little waste as possible.

I am excited to have this new outlet for my insights, pondering, and findings so I hope you enjoy!

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The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.

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