Welcome, I’m Ashley.

I’m a mom who can’t resist exploring. Someone who says, “How hard could it be?” Someone who learns most every lesson the hard way.

I’m always out chasing life – an experience, a challenge, a waterfall – often all at the same time. Here, I’m sharing what I’ve learned and what I love. The stumbles and struggles, the adventures and achievements, and the little fun stuff along the way.

How it started…

I have started and restarted some version of this blog for the last 8 years. Quite a few things have stopped me, most of them my own intrusive thoughts…but the thing is I love life…and I love it most when I share it, so here we are.

I am a pretty normal (pause for thought and interpretation) everyday mom. Most of these pictures will look pretty, but I assure you there is a mess behind the scenes – either literally or metaphorically. I am usually in some variation of my daily uniform of a sweatshirt, sandals, and a messy bun, with a sometimes-clean, sometimes-disaster house in the background, and an endless to-do list – none of it in the cute aesthetic way.

I hope that you will find some little nuggets that bring you comfort in your current dilemma. I hope that you’ll be inspired to take a quick trip and make the memories. I hope you’ll laugh – I hope you’ll leave with something good that you take out to the world.

Love, Ashley

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    For my mom’s birthday, I decided we should visit to our newest National Park – New River Gorge in Fayetteville, WV. I have to be honest in saying that I really wasn’t sure what to expect. Living on the east coast, there is a lot of subtle beauty, but we lack the extraordinary sites of…

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