A Year in the Rearview

At this time a year ago, I was lying on my back on the side of the road in a rainstorm, my brain buzzing and my body aching. Someone covered me with a jacket and more than one stranger kneeled down and told me they had called 911. I could feel raindrops splashing on my […]

An Extra Girl’s Guide to Doing Less

It’s taken me about twenty years to acknowledge that I might have a problem. Hi, my name is Ashley, and I’m…extra.

Life Lessons From Our Rescue Puppies

We recently adopted not one, but two, 10-week old puppies from an amazing local rescue organization. Leading up to this decision, I diligently read-up on the topic of adopting two puppies at once, particularly littermates. I can summarize the literature on this subject in exactly three words…

Confessions of a PhDropout Turned PhDIY-er

In the time it’s (theoretically) supposed to take someone to finish an undergraduate degree – I started, at first thrived in, then massively struggled with, and eventually parted ways from a PhD program. Even now when I look back, I continue to appreciate my PhD program for all it gave me – if not a […]

An Afternoon in Fairyland

They say that sometimes you need to get lost to find yourself, and last summer, I was in dire need of finding. Just when I was feeling especially aimless and uninspired in all aspects of my life, I happened upon an article about the upcoming World of Faeries Festival, held annually about 25 minutes from […]