The other day, when I was off work, I decided to pick Skyler up from school early to sneak in a few…
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Mental Health and Wellness
The Benefits of Ignoring Your Inner Critic
by Ashleyby Ashley 8 minutes readHow many of you have a very loud, very persistent Inner Critic voice? On a recent trip to NYC, I had to have…
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I wanted to share the map of Nashville that I share with visiting friends and family. This is what I give to…
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Personal StoriesThe Journey
The People We Meet When Traveling: One of my BFFs
by Ashleyby Ashley 7 minutes readOne of the ways that the pandemic has affected the way we think about travel is that we’re currently looking for ways…
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Mental Health and Wellness
Gotta Get Back to Hogwarts: Facing My Personal Dementor
by Ashleyby Ashley 14 minutes readIt’s September 1st and you know what that means! Time to board the Hogwarts Express for another year at the Hogwarts School…
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Say yes to the unexpected: the joy of home exchange
by Ashleyby Ashley 6 minutes readWe can easily be blinded by our own expectations, and miss out on some wonderful experiences. Often, people get specific ideas of…
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“No amount of physical contact could match the healing powers of a well made cocktail.” — David Sedaris Being married to a cocktail…
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Remote LifeWork Life Balance
How to Separate Your Personal and Professional Lives While Working At Home
by Ashleyby Ashley 10 minutes readFor many years, I was a workaholic. I had a terrible time disconnecting at the end of a work day. In fact,…
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Covid-19 is upending life as usual, changing our world forever in ways unknown. When we come out on the other side of…
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Mental Health and Wellnessto Inspire
Covid-19 Silver Linings: Finding some positive amidst all of the negative
by Ashleyby Ashley 7 minutes readThe global impact of the Covid-19 is surreal and unprecedented. The news is incessant, and I find myself constantly scrolling, waiting for…
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Our three-week South American adventure started off with a long, tiring, and at times hectic travel day. We had already flown with…
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I’ve done a terrible job of updating this blog in 2019, but with good reason: In March, I became a Mama to…
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This weekend was one of the rare ones where we didn’t have any plans. We woke up Saturday morning with nothing on…
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FloridaTraveling with Kids
Our Babymoon: the Space Coast & a non-Disney Disney Vacation
by Ashleyby Ashley 16 minutes readIt’s been a minute since I’ve posted here, and I do keep meaning to post about the awesome trip to London I…
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from the RoadRemote LifeThe JourneyUSA
Road Trip Debriefing: Stats, Observations, and Random Thoughts
by Ashleyby Ashley 12 minutes readJustin and I recently completed a 23-day road trip around the northeast United States and Canada. (Check out the previous posts: Update…
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Mental Health and WellnessThe Journey
Alone, Together: Traveling With Your Husband and Not Killing Each Other
by Ashleyby Ashley 5 minutes readPicture this: It’s our last night of our four day weekend in Budapest. We’ve walked our legs off, hitting every corner of…
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Months of research. Hours spent comparing flight prices. Countless nights debating destinations and routes, followed by whimsical dreams of far away cities…
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Thanks to the generosity of my best friend’s family, Justin and I were able to plan a long weekend getaway to the…
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Mental Health and Wellness
Forget Your Troubles, Come On, Get Hygge: Fighting off SAD the Danish Way
by Ashleyby Ashley 8 minutes readSAD sucks, which is why I might be mildly obsessed with hygge.
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As a second grade feminist, I was convinced I’d be the first female baseball player in the MLB. I’m not entirely sure…