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A Cowboy/Farm-Themed One🤠

 I took a break from content edits this week since I've been busy with work and such. The garden is in full swing, and I've been harvesting, peeling, chopping, and freezing. Most of my zucchini is in the freezer waiting to be used in future dinners, while the cucumbers are getting chopped up and eaten right away. Between my husband and I, they only last a couple of days. I'm equally excited and nervous about the tomato plants since I have several. Because I don't can, I might be looking at giving some away. Maybe that can be a future project.😉



Reading . . .

I only have one book to share this month, The Cowboy's Game by Cindy Steel. Recently, I've had a lot of books I've started then set aside or decided not to finish. You wouldn't know that from the literal basket of books in my living room, but here we are.😂I'm reading a romance and a nonfiction right now, so stay tuned. As for The Cowboy's Game, it's the third book in Cindy's Pride and Pranks series. It's not my favorite in the series but still highly enjoyable. Eventually, I hope to get ahold of Stranded Ranch (book 1.5). It's the only one in the series I haven't read yet.



Music . . .

Lone Survivor | Shaboozey

If the main character in my romcom had a playlist for the book she's writing, this would probably be on it. Fun fact: Before I started writing My Sci-Fi Library Romance, I was actually working on a western-inspired fantasy. Rather than let it go entirely to waste, I decided to pass it on to Lark. It doesn't feature much in the book, but I like that I have this secret view into what she's working on. And I can always incorporate more about it into any future books. *shushing face emoji* Ironically, my playlist for the western fantasy is around two hours long. The playlist for MS-FLR has five songs. Guess you can't judge the likelihood of me actually running with a project based on playlist length.😂



YouTube . . .

Becoming a Farm Girl

Cassandra is a teacher who lives in a townhouse, but she doesn't let that stop her from living a "farm-fresh life." She utilizes vertical planters to grow garden vegetables on her deck since she doesn't have a yard. She practices herbalism, cans, does batch cooking, and is really smart when it comes to saving money at the grocery store. Right now, I'm really enjoying videos on the latter and started keeping track of what I'm spending on items I buy regularly. According to Cassandra, this is a good way to see when prices drop and what a good price actually is. When it hits that price, you can stock up and save money!



Talk to you soon!

Jessica ♡

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