The writer in me...Her imaginative ramblings..

Family…Tears, history & Pinot gris…

Finding one’s heritage thru science

Jessica Owen

February 12, 2023

dream, goals, hope, seasons of change, Thoughts, Uncategorized, writing

#ancestery, #emotion, #gathering, #geneology, #goal, #heritage, adoption, author, beauty, become, blessed, blessings, change, comfort, creative, dreamer, dreams, exhausted, family, goals, grateful, happy, heart, honesty, hope, imagine, joy, kindness, learning, life, love, me, memory, mom, notes, parenting, parents, perseverance, real, seasons, soul, stories, story, tears, thankful, tired, warm, wife, wine, women, words, work, write, writer,, writing

Forward motion equals a brighter future…with a few obstacles…(and Merlot lots of Merlot!)

Hello all, it has been awhile… a lot has happened in the past few months. All good. Lots of work. So worth it. After being in a consistent limbo for the past four years. We made large strides to change our future just before Halloween. We changed jobs. We planned for a better us. Suffice…

Jessica Owen

January 27, 2023

writing

blessed, change, confidence, determination, dreamer, goals, grateful, happy, hard work, heart, honesty, humor, learning, life, me, mom, notes, seasons, soul, stories, thankful, wine, words, work, write, writer,, writing

Happy new year all!!!

Wishing you all the very best in the new year!!! That is all I have today friends! I promise more to come this year! Life and writing is a work in progress…. (Just like me)😉

Jessica Owen

January 1, 2023

dream, goals, hope, seasons of change, Thoughts, Uncategorized, writing

#2023, #happynewyear #goals2023, author, become, blessed, blessings, books, challenge, change, comfort, cozy, creative, determination, dreamer, dreams, exhausted, fall, family, fiction, fires, fun, goals, grateful, happy, hard work, honesty, hope, imagine, joy, learning, life, love, me, memory, mom, nights, novels, parenting, perseverance, real, rest, romance, seasons, soul, stories, story, thankful, warm, wife, wives, women, words, write, writer,, writing

HappyNewYear!🎆🍾🎉🎊🎆

#ChapterOne

Jessica Owen

January 1, 2022

goals, holidays, hope, seasons of change, Thoughts, Uncategorized, writing

#2022, #chapter-one, #goal, #happynewyear, #newme, #newstart, become, blessed, blessings, books, challenge, change, city, creative, days off, determination, dreamer, dreams, family, fun, goals, grateful, happy, hard work, heart, holidays, honesty, hope, humor, imagine, joy, learning, life, loss, love, me, mom, nights, notes, perseverance, real, seasons, sleeping, stories, thankful, wife, words, writer,, writing

The inspiration of Beverly Cleary…

It saddens me to write this note. I believe my love of reading began with…Ramona Quimby age 8…I was eight years old and the librarian suggested I read this. She thought I would like it. At first I was skeptical like normal eight year olds I think… I read this book cover to cover…I checked…

Jessica Owen

March 28, 2021

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#Beezus, #BeverlyClearly, #RalphtheMouse, #RamonaQuimby, #Socks, author, character, creative, dreamer, family, fiction, fun, grateful, heart, honesty, hope, humor, imagine, inspiration to all women, joy, kindness, learning, life, love, me, mom, Oregon, Portland, real, stories, story, thankful, wife, women, writer,

Stormy fall nights…and steaming hot tea…

Hot Tea, fall, and changing seasons. Just like life always moving forward…

Jessica Owen

October 13, 2020

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age, alcohol, beauty, blessed, blessings, books, change, coffee, cozy, creative, dreamer, dreams, fall, family, fiction, fires, heart, heating pad, holidays, honesty, humor, joy, leaves, life, love, me, mom, older, parents, rain, sarcasm, seasons, short story, sleeping, soul, stories, story, tea, thankful, wife, wine, women, wrinkled, writer,

Aging…good wine, and perseverance…Part Two

Once you reach a certain age. Simple things matter more. Your kids become adults. You have more time on your hands. What the heck is time??? Today is my youngest 19 birthday! Where does the time go. I grow older so do they. Empty nester in my future? It is hard to deal with life’s…

Jessica Owen

April 21, 2023

writing

#2023, #goal, challenge, change, confidence, creative, days off, determination, dreamer, exhausted, food, goals, grateful, hard work, heart, honesty, hope, humor, joy, learning, life, love, me, mom, nights, notes, perseverance, real, rest, seasons, sleep, soul, tired, wife, wine, words, work, writer,

The worst month of my life…so far…Guinness and whiskey my companions…broken hearted me…

I know I have written about grief before. Nothing compares the the grief I am experiencing now. Throughout the month of March. I have felt every emotion from highs to extreme lows. I lost my father and my best friend. My confident, my hero. I feel like a piece of me is gone. I am…

Jessica Owen

April 2, 2023

hope, seasons of change, Thoughts, Uncategorized, writing

#grief, #reading, author, blessed, blessings, books, challenge, change, character, coffee, comfort, confidence, cozy, days off, death, dreams, everything, exhausted, family, father, goals, grateful, hard work, heart, heartbreak, heartbroken, hero, honesty, hope, humor, joy, kind, learning, leaves, life, loss, love, marriage, me, memory, mom, notes, novels, parenting, parents, rain, real, rest, romance, sad, seasons, sleep, soul, stories, story, thankful, tired, trilogy, warm, warrior, wife, wine, wives, women, words, work, write, writer,, writing

Art+Wine=Writing…

I cannot draw, I cannot paint. Whenever I see something amazing in art, I have a true appreciation for it. I understand the time and energy that is needed to complete things you are passionate about. My first book took me ten years to complete…my second four years. My third 1.5 years. I feel like,…

Jessica Owen

February 16, 2023

#characters, dream, goals, hope, seasons of change, Thoughts, Uncategorized, writing

#2023, #2023goals, #art, #goal, #hardwork, #perservere, #reading, #writerofnovel, #writersblock, author, beauty, become, books, challenge, change, comfort, confidence, creative, determination, dreamer, dreams, exhausted, fiction, fun, goals, grateful, happy, hard work, heart, honesty, hope, humor, imagine, joy, learning, life, love, me, memory, mom, nights, notes, novels, passion, perseverance, real, rest, seasons, soul, stars, stories, story, thankful, tired, trilogy, warm, warrior, wife, wine, women, words, work, write, writer block, writer,, writing

Challenges…obstacles…and petite Syrah…(shit what have I got myself into?)

I used to look at obstacles as awful. The worst. I am weak. I cannot do it. I’m not strong enough. The voice in my head…I’m too old. I hurt to much. I changed jobs for an easier life. What are they trying to do kill me? When a wrench is thrown I usually run…

Jessica Owen

February 2, 2023

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#2023, #2023goals, #2023herewecome, #goal, #hardwork, #missionimpossible, #never give up, #obstacles, #petitesyrah, #preserve, #redwine, #syrah, become, challenge, change, confidence, creative, determination, dreamer, dreams, exhausted, goals, grateful, hard work, honesty, hope, humor, imagine, inspiration to all women, joy, learning, life, me, mom, nights, notes, passion, perseverance, real, rest, seasons, stars, story, thankful, tired, warrior, wife, wine, wives, women, words, work, write, writer,, writing

Happy new year!!

Jessica Owen

January 1, 2023

writing

Merry Christmas!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Hope you enjoy it with your family and friends! Much love and hugs to all my readers!! Many blessings and good wishes to you and yours this holiday!

Jessica Owen

December 25, 2022

holidays, hope, seasons of change, writing

#2022, #2022goals, #2022herewecome, #MerryChristmas #Christmas2022, beauty, blessed, blessings, challenge, change, comfort, cozy, days off, dreamer, family, fires, goals, grateful, happy, heart, holidays, honesty, hope, humor, imagine, joy, kindness, learning, life, love, me, memory, mom, real, rest, seasons, soul, stories, thankful, warm, wife, wine, women, writer,

Tinsel, snow and December

Living in the northwest has its advantages. We are lucky to have four seasons. The length of those seasons is up to Mother Nature herself. We had eighty degree days in November this year. And snow already. It makes me wonder what the rest winter will look like. I personally hope for more snow. I…

Jessica Owen

December 22, 2022

writing

#2022, #2022goals, #2022herewecome, blessed, blessings, cozy, days off, exhausted, family, fires, goals, grateful, heart, honesty, hope, humor, joy, life, love, me, mom, real, seasons, stories, thankful, tired, warm, women, writer,

Happy Thanksgiving all!

Jessica Owen

November 24, 2022

seasons of change, Uncategorized, writing

#2022, #2022herewecome, #gathering, beauty, become, blessed, blessings, challenge, change, coffee, comfort, cozy, creative, dreamer, fall, family, fires, goals, grateful, happy, hard work, heart, honesty, hope, humor, joy, kindness, learning, leaves, love, me, memory, notes, perseverance, real, rest, seasons, stories, story, thankful, tired, warm, wife, wine, women, words, writer,

Aging…good wine, and perseverance.

Once you reach a certain age. Simple things matter more. Your group of friends grows smaller. Your wants are less. New goals are set. Lists are checked off. It’s like a good wine it only gets better with time. I’m drinking an old vine Zinfandel tonight. I had a very tiring day after a fall…

Jessica Owen

November 9, 2022

seasons of change, Thoughts, writing

#2022, change, creative, determination, dreamer, exhausted, family, goals, grateful, hard work, heart, honesty, humor, learning, life, love, me, mom, perseverance, real, story, thankful, tired, wife, wine, women, words, work, writer,

Happy Halloween!

Each year this holiday comes around I am always amazed at how fast the year has flown by! Candy is fun. Hocus Pocus is a fave tradition in our household. Also Michael Jackson’s thriller is a must. It brings back so much nostalgia. Enjoyed movies and tacos with my little family tonight. Only had three…

Jessica Owen

October 31, 2022

holidays, Thoughts, writing