Jessica Puente

A Pocket Full of 2015

Life is always changing somehow. It’s hard to look back and really remember times that were uneventful. And although this year was challenging in a lot of ways, it was also rewarding to have lived through it all. I tried not live in fear of the future and mistakes. To instead look forward…

Jessica Puente

December 31, 2015

People, Photography

2015, children, life, new year, people, photography

I love air shows

One of the oddest and most wonderful experiences I’ve had since moving to California two and a half years ago is attending air shows. They’re usually at a brewery and the scenery is breathtaking. There is literally love in the air. When I try to explain air shows to my friends I describe them as…

Jessica Puente

May 28, 2015

People

air show, air shows, airplanes, california, flying, people, photography

How spring break gave me an open mind

My cousins came to visit me this past week during their spring break. They brought the ghost of college past with them and I’m still trying to kick it out. My cousin is 18 and she is my pride and joy. I have a very special bond with all of my cousins but she is…

Jessica Puente

March 25, 2015

People

advice, age, growing up, life, life lessons, people, spring break

Why you should say “I’m sorry” less

I had trouble deciding what to write about this week since last week was so heavy. I’m glad I wrote that post but I regret not have a transition plan. You can’t exactly go from writing about death to writing about silly, irrational fears. My instinct was to apologize for not posting this Monday and thankfully…

Jessica Puente

March 18, 2015

People

culture, human nature, life, manners, people, society

How death broke my family and Whatsapp put it back together

Death broke my family once. It all started when my grandfather had a stroke. He was the pillar holding up my dad’s side of the family. My dad has three brothers and four sisters. One of his sisters has five children. We’re a big family and it was only suitable that grandma and grandpa’s house…

Jessica Puente

March 9, 2015

People

apps, bicultural, cancer, death, family, grandparents, life, mexico, technology, whatsapp

What do you write on?

The way we write is changing. I spend more time writing with my thumbs than ever before. I used to write primarily on napkins or whatever blank, portable space was around. There’s something about using a pen that I’ve always loved, but recently I’ve been typing. Writing on paper compared to typing sort of feels…

Jessica Puente

March 2, 2015

People

authors, blogging, writers, writing

How a train station changed how I look at my body

I started working in downtown Los Angeles 7 months ago. I still live about 60 miles away so I take the Metrolink train into town every day. Union Station is a huge hub for transportation. There are buses, trains, railcars, and the underground metro. You can pretty much get anywhere in LA county and some…

Jessica Puente

February 23, 2015

People

beauty, body image, gender, los angeles, people, stereotypes, women

7 Irrational fears I have while riding the metro

1) If I stand too close to the rails, someone might push me in and I’ll die. 2) Someone will fart on me as I’m going up the stairs. 3) That someone will steal my I Read button. 4) I’ll get some incurable disease from touching the holding poles. 5) That my hair will get…

Jessica Puente

February 16, 2015

People

fears, lists, metro, public transportation, subway, train

On being in the moment

There’s this idea that technology takes us away from the present. Our phones and the internet make it easy to avoid really experiencing what’s around you. There was a story in the news recently about a man who almost walked right into a bear. When you look at the video, you see the man was…

Jessica Puente

February 9, 2015

People

being, cell phones, happy, internet, introspection, lifestyle, puppies, Social media

When your dogs fight

There are really few things I care as deeply for, as I do for my dogs. One of them I’ve known since he was 6 weeks old and the other 2 I’ve known for a little over a year. There are people who I have known longer than all my dogs have been alive and…

Jessica Puente

February 2, 2015

People

animals, dogs, love, people, pets, relationships