Jessica Stapp
Bio
I've had a few careers in my few decades of life from animal shelter caregiver to dog groomer to massage therapist. My main hobby has always been making creative things. Please take some time to peruse my writings here on Vocal.
Stories (8/0)
Making Friends With My Nemesis, Christmas
My grudge with Christmas goes way back. Every holiday season when the songs start playing in stores I cringe. When the decorations go up I think, “what a ridiculous waste!” When there are long lines at stores and all I want to buy is this one sweater on sale, but have to wait an eternity I am annoyed. When songs and people coax me to be joyful I feel a burning silent rage.
By Jessica Stapp2 years ago in Psyche
I Made a Coloring Book for Amazon
Once again the mood music is set (breast pump and the baby's sound machine). My coloring book is now LIVE on Amazon and I just about flipped out with excitement. It feels like a big accomplishment. I set a goal, worked towards that goals in small, manageable chunks, didn't beat myself up for missing a day here or there, and steadily reached the goal.
By Jessica Stapp3 years ago in Confessions
Popcorn
Mom has always loved popcorn. When we were kids Mom would take me and Ben to Tower movies almost every week. You could rent out a movie for seven days, so we’d usually get one foreign or black and white movie for mom and one that me and Ben could watch. We’d always go for the new releases but I think they were slightly more spendy than the older movies.
By Jessica Stapp3 years ago in Humans
Food and Marriage
1. Love & Hair There is a woman who loves her husband very much. Every morning she prepares him a bountiful fruit salad with all of his favorites; strawberries, bananas, blueberries, green apples, and raspberries chopped up into tiny pieces. She tops it with almond yogurt, pecans, sliced almonds, walnuts, and chia seeds. She steeps his turmeric tea and gently stirs it. Before putting his fruit salad before of him, she plucks one hair from her head and strategically places it inside so that he won’t know it's there. You see this woman loves her husband so much that she wants him to carry a piece of her inside of him as he goes about his day. They laugh and chat over breakfast as usual and make love before they go to work.
By Jessica Stapp3 years ago in Humans
