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Hump Day

Hump Day Help: Thanksgiving Edition

Jessie Rosen - November 25, 2015

Time for a very Thanksgiving Edition of Hump Day Help. Tomorrow is one of my favorite days of the year. I’ll be spending it with R and Louie at the home of two of our best friends (Michael and John). We have a tradition of bringing the appetizers. This year it’s olive tapenade, sweet pea hummus, mushroom pate, spinach dip in a bread bowl and …

Hump Day Help: Aziz, a diet, a smooth foot, a laugh

Jessie Rosen - November 18, 2015

Back with more help to get you through this chilly mid-week slug. Here’s Hump Day Help, November 18th edition. Watch this new Aziz Ansari series   You know how you’re always watching out-of-touch comedies and screaming where is the depiction of the modern American 30-something experience?! At the TV? Just me? Well Master of None is that show and Aziz is brilliant as its lead. Check out the …

Ya Novel Dead Ringer

BUY MY debut YA NOVEL!

Jessie Rosen - November 11, 2015

It’s finally the big day. DEAD RINGER is here.     You can buy my debut YA novel right now and start reading on your favorite digital device immediately. Just click on the BUY IT NOW button you see on the bottom right of this fancy screen grab. It has a scintillating preview of the book’s GONE GIRL meets PRETTY LITTLE LIARS plot, just in case you need more …

Hump Day Help: #DeadRinger Edition

Jessie Rosen - November 4, 2015

This week’s dose of Hump Day medicine comes in the form of the four things that helped me make it through the writing of DEAD RINGER in (mostly) one piece. I am a creature of routine and habit, plus I never met a proper carrot that I couldn’t crawl my way to with some time and patience. Not mentioned on this list is my puppy Louie who …

Hump Day Help: Seeds, Skits, Smarts & Secrets

Jessie Rosen - October 28, 2015

Follow my blog with Bloglovin Wishing you all a happy, productive, super short Hump Day. Here’s my weekly quad of things to make it even shorter. Make this treat   ‘Tis the season for pumpkin carving so could someone I know please make the best part of that whole process – salty, crunchy, maybe truffle-sprinkled pumpkin seeds? I will pay. Thank you Simply Recipes. Celebrate this …

Hump Day Help: Storytelling, Swag, Super Cuteness, Survival

Jessie Rosen - October 21, 2015

Another Wednesday, another Hump Day Help click sesh (or four) to get you through ’til tomorrow. Enjoy! buy this book Everyone from lawyers and teachers to writers and performers can use a good lesson in storytelling to up their communication game. My friend Margot Leitman’s brand new book is the brand new bible. listen to this song DAMMIT JANET! I think I still love you… …

Hump Day Help: Songs, Shops, Puppies, Jem!

Jessie Rosen - October 14, 2015

Has it been 125 degrees and 225% humidity where are are for the past two months straight? If so – hello neighbors! – and I recommend not working at all on this Hump Day and celebrating the fact that it’s only going to be 88 degrees and 50% humidity by sitting in your house and watching Casual on Hulu (go Michaela Watkins!). For everyone else …

Hump Day Help: Pumpkin Bites, Fake Showers, Biz Cards & Planned Parenthood

Jessie Rosen - September 30, 2015

Wednesday means four ways to waste at least an hour! Here are my favorite options for this week. Healthy Pumpkin Spiced Latte Bites via The Big Man’s World Because enough with the 5,000 calorie, $5-a-pop Starbucks invention. Time to take back the flavor pumpkin! Moo Business Cards Because I just ordered a brand new set and was reminded for the fifth time how incredible this company …