Ashley

I switched away from Goodreads over to Storygraph this year. I’ve been meaning to make the move for a few years, but it was tough to give up a platform that I’ve …

Well, it’s one week after I went under the knife. Generally, Im feeling pretty good, considering what was done to me. Yes, there’s a lot of pain and discomfort, and yes, it …

For fall break 2024, we opted for a staycation. There were a few reasons we chose to vacation at home instead of jetting off somewhere new for the week: The first half …

We recently returned from another trip to visit family in South Dakota and Iowa! Now, if you know our family, you know I’ve visited this area many, many times. It’s where my …

On April 14, I will be undergoing a PAO surgery. Wait, what? Yeahhh. I will be having corrective hip surgery and will be taking 12 weeks off of work to focus on …

When my father-in-law was in last, we decide to go somewhere none of us had ever been: the Lane Motor Museum. This place has been on our to-do list for YEARS and …

We didn’t have much big travel this past year (check out my 2025 Travel Recap post), only traveling domestically, usually for fast overnight mini-adventures. This was the case for two big reasons: …

Pau’s final week in America did not look like the one we had planned, but it will certainly be memorable!  Welcome to Icepocalypse 2026 Every year, Nashville seems to get hit by …

Within our friend group here in Nashville, we gave each other call signs. Justin is Dough Boy (our personal baker) and they called me Spider. Now, y’all know Im an arachnophobe so …

I love data. Fitbit stats, banking transactions, attendance rates on my learning sessions at work. I like knowing the hard facts to make data-driven decisions instead of relying on gut feelings. So …

We took our Lego-obsessed child down to Legoland Florida for Spring Break and as an early birthday present. But we also have a limited travel budget for the next few years as …

Do y’all remember when the internet was fun?  Strong Bad. Livejournal. The End of the World. Chat rooms and geocities sites. Web comics and personal blogs. It was a place to find …

Two nights ago, we went with friends to see the 20th anniversary tour of one of my favorite musicals of all time: Rent. Rent is an imperfect play. Its creator died before …

  File this one under “Stupid Shit Kids Do.”

I’ve always been a less-than-adventurous eater; I ate PB&J sandwiches or peanut butter & crackers every day for lunch from Kindergarten through 5th grade. (Not kidding. Not even a little bit.) As …

What strange phenomena we find in a great city, all we need do is stroll about with our eyes open.  Charles Beaudelaire Back in 2018, when Justin and I were first planning …

8 years ago I married this stud, formalizing our love and partnership, and so far we’ve enjoyed a beautiful, exciting and sometimes challenging beginning to this lifelong adventure called marriage! We don’t …

We had to recently say goodbye to a dear friend: my ceramic hula man. This hula man was gifted to me for my 16th birthday by my little brother to put in …

Yep. I’m that mom who took a not-quite-3-year-old to see a stage musical. And ya know what? It was a great experience! Those who know me well have heard me sing along …

The stack of postcards has been growing for close to 15 years. I’ve managed to keep them all in a box in one of the plastic drawer sets that have followed me …