Do you ever wonder how businesses get their name? Not every business, because some business names make total sense. Like PetCo or U-Haul or John’s Corner Market. But other names, while clever, often make no sense. Amazon for instance. What does the second longest river in the world have to do with e-commerce? I mean, it’s not even the number one longest river. Why would you name your company after the SECOND anything? Wouldn’t you want to liken your business to the first of something? If I were opening – say – a hat shop, it would make sense to call it Hats Off. But if I’m going a different route, wouldn’t naming it The Nile, after the number one longest river, make more sense? I’m sure Amazon had some strategy that I’m unaware of, but to the average Jane like me, I don’t get it.
(more…)Archive for the ‘eating’ Category
Why’d You Call It That?
Posted in Baer House Inn, drinks, eating, food, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, names, travel, vacation, words, writing, tagged 10 South, branding, confusion, Cottonwood Public House, dining, Key to the South, logos, Mississippi, open-air dining, pubs, restaurant names, restaurants, roof, rooftop, Vicksburg on June 21, 2021| 12 Comments »
More Downs Than Ups
Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, breakfast, eating, Family, food, friends, goals, gratitude, health, humor, innkeeping, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, motivation, positivity, resolutions, success, Uncategorized, writing, tagged calm, calming videos, curveballs, disappointment, frustration, keep going, knocked down, life, life happens, meditation, nature, overwhelmed, positive thoughts, working out on May 24, 2021| 6 Comments »
Last week was a very long, very overwhelming, and very frustrating week. It seems like every single thing was a struggle. Electronics weren’t working the way they were supposed to, guests weren’t acting the way they normally do, jars wouldn’t open, knives wouldn’t cut, food wouldn’t cook, life was just one giant curve ball. Nothing was easy.
(more…)Too Much Time On Your Hands
Posted in Disney, eating, food, humor, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, money, resolutions, success, trivia, weird, writing, tagged alternative fashion, amazing, artists, clothing, creativity, fashion, focaccia, focaccia bread, Germany, green fashion, Guiness World Records, inventions, inventors, longest train melody, milk, model trains, musical trains, odd things, sustainable clothing, trains on May 10, 2021| 4 Comments »
Do you ever see something and wonder, “who thinks up this stuff?” I know I do. I’m a fairly creative person when it comes to certain things. But other times, I’m just clueless about how to make something happen. I think that’s why I love Disney so much. Everything Disney does just amazes me with the creativity and the engineering and the use of colors and music. But sometimes I see something and think, “why?”
(more…)Phantom Reviews
Posted in April, Baer House Inn, blogging, breakfast, eating, food, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, Paranormal, super powers, travel, vacation, Vicksburg, weird, writing, tagged alias, baffling, creepy, doorbell, ghosts, guest book, guest reviews, guests, haunted, haunted house, innkeeper, names, odd, odd stuff, phantom, pranks, skeptics, tricks on May 3, 2021| 8 Comments »
Being an innkeeper is not without its challenges. Or its rewards. And sometimes its not without its surprises. I have to admit, not much surprises me these days. I’m a true skeptic, believing nothing I hear and only half of what I see. It’s hard to impress me. It’s hard to scare me. It’s hard to surprise me. It’s hard to convince me. But sometimes . . . .
(more…)Assigned Seats
Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, breakfast, eating, Family, food, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, travel, vacation, weird, writing, tagged assigned seats, breakfast table, chairs, childish behavior, flexible, name cards, seating arrangements, social distancing, table, table setting, tables, tables and chairs on April 26, 2021| 10 Comments »
I’ve been an innkeeper for going on six years now and I think I’ve developed a pretty good routine and managed somehow to keep things running smoothly. Of course, there are always those unexpected things that crop up and sometimes throw me off kilter, but I think I’ve learned to be pretty flexible and accommodating if at all possible.
2020 Was Just The Appetizer
Posted in April, Baer House Inn, beach, Birthdays, dessert, desserts, eating, Family, food, friends, Holidays, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, spring break, travel, vacation, Valentine's Day, Vicksburg, weather, writing, tagged appetizers, cold, freezing, freezing temperatures, gross foods, Groundhog, ice, ice storm, icy roads, main course, meals, snow, spring, strange food, sunshine, winter on February 22, 2021| 6 Comments »
I think we can all agree that 2020 was not the year any of us expected it to be. Unless the conspiracy theorists are right and somebody did viciously release the coronavirus on purpose, then that person(s) had an epic year. But, it for sure was a pretty crappy year for the majority of the populace.
It Really Is The Little Things
Posted in Amazon.com, Baer House Inn, deserts, dessert, dieting, eating, Family, food, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, writing, tagged appliances, baking, Cooking, Cuisinart, dinner, food processor, hand mixers, kitchen appliances, meal planning, meal prep, meals, mixers, smoke, warning labels, warnings on February 1, 2021| 4 Comments »
A few weeks ago, I was in a baking / cooking kind of weird mood. I don’t think I was bored exactly, just looking for a creative outlet other than writing. My hubby and I have been trying to eat sensibly so I thought that if I pre-made some meals, we could have half the portion now and freeze the other half to eat later. It was a good idea and it worked, until I stopped pre-making the meals and we ran out of the frozen stuff. Now it’s back to “what are we going to have for dinner tonight?” (sigh)
(more…)More Observations of an Innkeeper
Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, breakfast, drinks, eating, Family, food, friends, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, money, travel, vacation, Vicksburg, weird, writing, tagged B&B, bed & breakfast, breakfast, fun, hotel guests, innkeeper, innkeepers, noteworthy, observations, tourists, travel advice, travel tips, traveling, weird behavior on January 19, 2021| 3 Comments »
This is a re-post.
About three years ago I wrote a blog post about some interesting things I had noticed about innkeeping and inn guests from my two years experience in the business. If you’re interested in reading that, here’s the link: https://jansenschmidt.wordpress.com/2017/06/26/observations-of-an-innkeeper/
While it’s still sometimes hard to believe that we’ve been doing this for five and half years already, I am even more amazed that I continue to notice quirky and interesting things that happen frequently. Therefore, I present to you, Observations of an Innkeeper – Part Two:
Let The Countdown Begin!
Posted in blogging, Disney, Disney World, Disneyland, drinks, driving, eating, Family, food, friends, goals, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, love, motivation, resolutions, roses, travel, tv, vacation, Walt Disney World, watching tv, writing, tagged Auld Lang Syne, ball drop, celebration, countdown, fireworks, good luck, Happy New Year, midnight, new year 2021, new years, new years day, parade, rose parade, Times Square, tournament of roses parade, traditions on December 28, 2020| 13 Comments »
Well, it’s the final week of 2020 and almost a year since we started on our journey of frustration, confusion, boredom, angst, and trying not to go bankrupt. We’ve come a long way. We’ve learned things. We’ve adapted. We’ve grumbled and complained. We’ve cried. And cried some more. We’ve prayed. But, above all else, we’ve carried on.
(more…)Bitten By the Baking Bug
Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, chocolate, Christmas, dessert, desserts, eating, Family, Fiction, food, Holidays, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, travel, tv, vacation, Vicksburg, watching tv, writing, tagged B&B, baking, Christmas, Christmas cookies, cookies, Hallmark channel, Hallmark movies, holiday baking, hot cocoa, ice skating, innkeeping, small town, snow, snow angels, snowman, tourism, winter on December 14, 2020| 12 Comments »
I don’t normally do a lot of holiday baking like some folks. Not because I don’t enjoy it, but it hardly seems worth the effort since I have no one to share the goodies with. Well, that’s not true. I have my husband, who loves sweets and baking for him is totally worth it, but you know what I mean. He’s actually really happy with plain ole peanut butter cookies most of the time anyway. I don’t have to go to the trouble of chilling and rolling out dough and letting yeast rise and chopping fruits and nuts and all that other fancy stuff. He’s not into the ornately decorated sugar cookies or gingerbread men that are so popular this time of year. So, it feels like a wasted effort to spend the entire day baking fancy holiday goodies.
(more…)Jansen Schmidt Author
Pinterest
Twitter Updates
Error: Please make sure the Twitter account is public.
Goodreads
My short story anthologies
Writing on the Walls anthology
Writing on the Walls Anthology-
Recent Posts
Archives
Categories
Meta
Awards
Kreativ Blogger Award
The Sunshine Award
Word Bloggers Award
Liebster Award
Follow Us
