campfires – The writer in me…Her imaginative ramblings..

Tuesday’s, Taco’s and Turmoil…

Looking forward to taco Tuesday’s when everything else in life is in turmoil

Jessica Owen

July 12, 2022

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Whining…wine… and daily difficulties.

It’s crazy to go to work sometimes and know exactly how tired you are…Whining helps at times…How little sleep time got the night before, due to worry. Stress. Your back hurting… wine helps… so does heating pads, epsom salt baths…did I mention wine? Trying to grasp motivation each and every day. Being tired. Being overworked. […]

Jessica Owen

November 1, 2021

dream, hope, Thoughts, Uncategorized, writing

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Scary fun…spooky tales from around the United States…

Jessica Owen

October 31, 2021

hope, Thoughts, Uncategorized, writing

#reading, author, books, campfires, challenge, character, coffee, cozy, fall, family, fiction, fires, fun, goals, grateful, Halloween, holidays, honesty, humor, imagine, joy, learning, leaves, life, me, mom, nights, novels, October, real, scary stories, seasons, spooky, stars, stories, story, thankful, tired, warm, wife, words, write, writer,, writing

Happy Halloween 🎃

Jessica Owen

October 31, 2021

dream, hope, Thoughts, Uncategorized, writing

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Characters…and how to give them character.

I am the first to admit I love my characters. They are as real to me as a person sitting in front of me. I have conversations with them. When I talk about them to someone it’s as if they are real not in my imagination… I have actually never done this? 🤔It’s a cool […]

Jessica Owen

May 23, 2021

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#characters, #writinglife, author, blessed, blessings, books, campfires, challenge, change, character, coffee, creative, determination, dreamer, family, fiction, fun, goals, grateful, hard work, heart, honesty, hope, humor, imagine, joy, learning, life, love, me, mom, nights, notes, novels, passion, perseverance, real, soul, stories, story, thankful, trilogy, warrior, wife, words, work, write, writer,, writing

Roses…ruby ale…research!

Sometimes after a long day of writing I go for a walk. Today I noticed all the roses are beginning to bloom. They are my second favorite flower with my first being lilac. I even got married in a rose garden! Whenever I begin a book it feels like those buds waiting to bloom. I […]

Jessica Owen

May 21, 2021

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#McMenamins, #research, #RubyAle, author, beauty, become, blessed, blessings, books, campfires, change, character, confidence, cozy, creative, days off, determination, dreamer, dreams, family, fiction, fires, fun, goals, grateful, happy, hard work, heart, honesty, humor, imagine, joy, learning, life, love, me, mom, notes, passion, perseverance, real, romance, roses, seasons, stars, stories, story, thankful, trilogy, warm, warrior, wife, women, work, write, writer,, writing

The writing of book three…

Writing is a difficult job. Perseverance is a must. Faith the ultimate driving force. Your hope the joy your words will bring to others!

Jessica Owen

May 12, 2021

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~Stars…constellations…and bucket lists~

I am the kind of person that loves to see the stars at night. Try and find the many constellations. I could see the big and Little Dipper from my bedroom window as a child. I used to make a wish on one of those stars every night. 🌟 Tonight we have Cheshire Cat moon. […]

Jessica Owen

March 15, 2021

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#wish, adventures, author, blessed, blessings, books, bucket list, campfires, change, Cheshire Cat, comfort, cozy, creative, dreamer, dreams, family, fiction, fires, goals, grateful, heart, honesty, humor, imagine, joy, life, love, me, memory, mom, moon, nights, seasons, soul, stars, stories, story, thankful, warm, wife, wishes, women, writer,

Sangria…thoughts…and Mexican food…

So it’s taco Tuesday…fajitas is what we made tonight… I’m stuffed…sangria is my go too because margaritas kick my ass… Mixed wine is a nice change from red wine or white. My campfire my go to everyday if not rainy…no matter how tired I worn out it calms me… relaxes me… The last time I […]

Jessica Owen

October 27, 2020

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Apple cider…stress…and campfires

So today was incredibly stressful. My work was so hectic. So many call outs. So much of just everything. I came home took a nap and poured myself an apple cider…(one with Carmel vodka and apple whiskey-I’m two in now) Campfires…I have explained calm me. So I poured myself another cider and built a campfire…I […]

Jessica Owen

October 20, 2020

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apple cider, apples, beauty, blessings, calm, campfires, comfort, confidence, cozy, creative, determination, dreamer, exhausted, fall, family, fires, grateful, hard work, heart, honesty, hot, humor, leaves, life, love, me, mom, nights, parenting, rest, spiked, thankful, tired, vodka, warm, whiskey, wife, wives, women, writer,

Chardonnay and memory foam…

I think we become an adult once we buy memory foam. A Scientific creation to help us sleep. I have been a light sleeper since my kids were born. I can feel a mattress go bad before anyone else. My husband frequently calls me the princess in the pea. It’s true I feel everything. Only […]

Jessica Owen

October 17, 2020

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Fall and the beauty of a moment..,

You know those days when you work so hard, you want to cry. Your exhausted, your worried you didn’t do enough… that was me today. I have always been an over achiever constantly working harder, trying harder, even at the expense of my own physical limitations… Then a coworker said to me… why do you […]

Jessica Owen

October 8, 2020

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Hello fall… how did you get here so quick?

It’s so crazy that September is over? I feel like this year has gone by so slow and yet here we are in oct? Wow…lol the above quote cracked me up! I could not stop laughing… it is so true…I told you this was a blog including ramblings lol… Personally my favorite time of year […]

Jessica Owen

September 30, 2020

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Finding balance amidst chaos…

I took a few extra days off this week. They were wonderful and relaxing. I returned to work today…it was complete an utter chaos. In my absence nothing was done. I came to work to empty shelves. Talk about stress. Proceeded to work through all my breaks to get caught up. (I am a cold […]

Jessica Owen

September 29, 2020

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