Archive for January 2012 | Monthly archive page
“Happiness is a risk. If you’re not a little scared, then you’re not doing it right.”-Sarah Addison, The Peach Keeper Two years ago this past weekend I packed up my bags and did something absolutely crazy. I moved across the country to a town, a state, that I had never stepped foot in. It was [...]
So I guess the Universe saw my post the other day and was all “Oh yeah? You want a curveball? Well I’ll give you one–no, make that a few–and you won’t ever see it coming.” Oh, how I didn’t. And you know how curveballs sometimes are good? Awesome? Amazing? Well these curveballs are. I wish I [...]
Yesterday I was standing in a construction site inhaling paint dust and covered in construction gunk providing a free service through my job. It might have been the influence of the paint fumes, but I started thinking about how far off track my life has gotten and how much I wished I was there as [...]
Every week my friend Adriana and I have this tradition of cooking dinner together over a bottle of wine and some good conversation, no matter the weather. It’s definitely a highlight of my week and so far, every dish we’ve attempted has been delicious. Cooking with friends is the only reason I like cooking; cooking [...]
First, I drop the new blog on you. And then I remind everyone that Valentine’s Day is coming up (and yes, I’m still single. Just keeping with tradition y’all). Valentine’s Day, in my opinion, is made all the more wonderful by one little thing I started four years ago… Oh Won’t You Be My (Blog) [...]
The second week of 2012 has been a productive one. Currently I am… Goal setting like a mad-woman, thanks to Nicole’s awesomely fantastic goal setting worksheet. One of my goals is to be more consistent with blogging, more involved in the community and to not let my writer’s block get the best of me. [...]
When I moved to Colorado I wasn’t prepared for just how dry it was. I am used to the East Coast’s humidity, something that I really haven’t missed all that much but oh, my skin has. My usual beauty regimen–if you can call it that–consisted of the cheap variety. I usually used apricot scrubs bought [...]
So I like to think I’m crafty. That I’m handy, that sure, I can do anything myself. After all, I’m supergirl, right? Yeah, okay, Ashley. Let’s be honest. I’m not the most crafty person. I prefer having someone else paint my walls, hang my pictures and make my scarves. I’ve gotten better over the years [...]
I’ve been reading a lot lately, thanks in part to my hermit-like status and my new Kindle. I’ve never actually done a book review on this site but since the past few books that I’ve read have been so fantastic I feel the need to give them a proper shout-out. My reading was kickstarted [...]
On New Years Eve, the last day of a year that I’d personally would love to forget existed, the winds in Boulder picked up to ridiculous, can’t-even-walk speeds. It was as if Boulder wanted to get rid of 2011 just as badly as I did, blowing it out of town along with any extra leaves [...]
