The thing about DNA

May 30, 2019February 16, 2020 ~ Jess Parizek ~ Leave a comment

I don't know how long ago I did 23andMe. I did both health and ancestry. It was great to get the medical stuff. I don't really understand the genealogy stuff. I mean, I can follow tree branches, but it's hard to put it all together when you have people messaging you saying they are a's … Continue reading The thing about DNA

Random everything.

April 30, 2018February 16, 2020 ~ Jess Parizek ~ Leave a comment

Just as I was getting up from my office chair at the day job to leave at noon on Friday I heard the ding of a new email on my phone. It was from 23 and Me. My results were in. I bought the damn thing 4/5, they received my vial of spit on 4/12 … Continue reading Random everything.

Update on the DNA Test Kit

April 5, 2018February 16, 2020 ~ Jess Parizek ~ 1 Comment

For whatever reason, the first DNA test kit I did - that was free; got me pumped for basically nothing. For seven months I put it off, the actually spitting in the tube, and mailing it off. I finally did it and then waited five and a half long months. The day I saw my … Continue reading Update on the DNA Test Kit

I did it!

October 12, 2017February 16, 2020 ~ Jess Parizek ~ 2 Comments

I've had this DNA thing since March. For 7 months it has been on my desk. I read all of the paperwork, and signed the consent the first day I got it, then it just sat there. Many asked why I hadn't done it, and to be honest, I'm scared. I do not know my … Continue reading I did it!