Tag: sleep

• 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

• A year older? Perhaps wiser?

  

  Ever notice that with each birthday it becomes a moment of reflection…your last year…what are you going to do this year? For me it is always a moment to set higher expectations for myself, to reflect on what I didn’t do the previous year…I’m incredibly hard on myself… As quick as I am to be…

  Jessica Owen

  January 18, 2022

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

  #12, #45, #ayearolder, #January, age, author, beauty, become, birthday, birthdays, blessed, blessings, books, challenge, change, character, comfort, confidence, cozy, creative, days off, determination, dreamer, dreams, family, fires, fun, goals, grateful, happy, hard work, heart, honesty, hope, humor, imagine, joy, kindness, learning, life, love, marriage, me, memory, mom, notes, novels, passion, perseverance, real, rest, seasons, sleep, soul, stars, stories, story, thankful, tired, warm, wife, wine, women, words, work, write, writer,, writing

• Hello December…how is it the last month of the year already?

  

  Geez… I cannot believe it is the end of the year already. So much has come and gone. So much to look forward too in the next year. I am so glad to have family times again. I am even hosting this Christmas… my first celebration in three years! I am beyond excited! I have…

  Jessica Owen

  December 2, 2021

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

  #Christmas, #christmaslights, #christmastree, #gathering, beauty, become, blessed, blessings, change, comfort, creative, determination, dreamer, dreams, exhausted, fall, family, fiction, fires, food, fun, goals, grateful, happy, hard work, heart, holidays, honesty, hope, humor, imagine, joy, kindness, learning, life, love, me, memory, mom, nights, notes, parenting, perseverance, real, seasons, sleep, soul, stars, story, thankful, tired, warm, wife, wine, winter, women, words, work, write, writer,, writing

• Crazy times….for Black Friday sales or something?

  

  It has never made sense to me why people trample each other for socks sales? I am all for good deals…at the expense of someone else’s life or injury…not worth. I can honestly say I haven’t been to Black Friday sales since I was a twenty something…I have since shopped on line for years. I…

  Jessica Owen

  November 26, 2021

  dream, hope, Thoughts, Uncategorized, writing

  #gathering, blessed, blessings, books, challenge, change, character, city, confidence, cozy, creative, days off, determination, dreamer, dreams, exhausted, family, fiction, fun, goals, grateful, happy, hard work, heart, holidays, honesty, hope, humor, imagine, joy, kindness, learning, leaves, life, love, marriage, me, mom, nights, parenting, parents, perseverance, real, rest, seasons, sleep, sleeping, stories, thankful, tired, warm, warrior, wife, wine, words, work, write, writer,

• 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

  #hellonovember, author, blessed, blessings, books, campfires, challenge, change, character, coffee, comfort, confidence, cozy, determination, dreamer, exhausted, fall, fiction, fires, fun, goals, grateful, happy, hard work, honesty, hope, humor, imagine, joy, kindness, learning, leaves, life, love, me, mom, nights, notes, novels, November, perseverance, real, rest, seasons, sleep, sleeping, stars, stories, story, thankful, tired, warm, wife, wine, women, words, work, write, writer,, writing

• Survive and thrive…your decisions create your future.

  When I decided to write a novel , I didn’t have a clue about the process. How much time it would take or if I could even finish writing it. Now three books later I am glad I made the decision to write. It is so hard to make myself a priority. Make time to…

  Jessica Owen

  October 29, 2021

  dream, hope, Thoughts, Uncategorized, writing

  #goal, author, become, blessings, books, challenge, change, character, comfort, complicated, confidence, creative, decisions, determination, dreamer, dreams, exhausted, fall, family, fiction, goals, hard work, heart, honesty, hope, imagine, kindness, learning, life, love, marriage, me, memory, mom, nights, notes, novels, parenting, perseverance, priorities, real, sleep, soul, stories, story, thankful, time, tired, wife, wives, women, words, work, write, writer,, writing

• A real vacation… is that possible?

  

  I always take time off ever year for vacation. yet every year I manage to do more work then rest. My husband and I used to take a week or two for our anniversary every year. It was wonderful to unwind, relax, just breath. We work so hard everyday it is difficult to find time…

  Jessica Owen

  August 13, 2021

  dream, hope, Thoughts, Uncategorized, writing

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• 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

  hope, Thoughts, Uncategorized

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• Not an early bird…or a night owl…am I enough.

  

  Do you ever have those days where cooking seems to be to much…you are tired…yup that’s me today!

  Jessica Owen

  April 18, 2021

  hope, Thoughts, Uncategorized

  #springcleaning, #workmyassoff, blessed, books, challenge, change, comfort, confidence, days off, determination, dreamer, dreams, exhausted, family, fires, fun, goals, grateful, hard work, heart, honesty, hope, humor, learning, life, love, me, mom, nights, notes, parenting, peace, perseverance, real, rest, seasons, sleep, stories, thankful, tired, wife, wine, women, words, writer,

• Chilly nights…warm sweaters…an wine

  Do you ever have those days where mine is filled with so many things it’s overwhelming. You have a to do list, a pay things list, what do the kids need list, groceries. It’s a never ending ream of paper and thoughts. It’s true. I use coffee daily, water consistently and wine regularly to get…

  Jessica Owen

  February 26, 2021

  Thoughts, Uncategorized

  #familytime, #gathering, blessed, blessings, change, coffee, comfort, cozy, dreamer, family, fun, grateful, happy, heart, honesty, hope, humor, joy, life, love, me, mom, nights, parenting, parents, real, shawls, sisters, sleep, sleeping, sweaters, thankful, warm, wine, wives, women, words, writer,

• A year older plus a couple of days….oh and marriage is work!

  My husband is a year older than me plus six days lol…I’m a little late on my blog this week because we snuck away to the beach this weekend. What a glorious time it is to stay in a beautiful room, with a view of the sea and have no obligations whatsoever!!! This is something…

  Jessica Owen

  January 19, 2021

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• Illness and perseverance…

  It has been a tough year in so many respects. So many trials…very few positives. At times I wondered if I’d ever break out and see light again. I did. Physically I am recovering. Mentally I’m trying…my husband, mother in law, and myself survived COVID-19… I say that seriously there were times I was not…

  Jessica Owen

  December 5, 2020

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• 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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• 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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