Ashley S
Ashley grew up in Joplin, Missouri and attended the University of Arkansas where she earned a degree in Finance and Insurance. She met her husband, Jason, in Fayetteville and they have one daughter, Etta Mae. They moved to Baton Rouge in 2013 for Jason's job with the LSU Tigers. Ashley is an extroverted introvert who loves Ted Talks, following politics on Twitter, and figuring out how to get the best deals on everything without paying shipping. If it were up to her, she would get paid to read books and take every college class so that she could learn everything about everything, but instead she pays the bills by working in recruiting for a multinational tech company. Ashley is blessed to have a daughter who is at least as stubborn as she is and a husband who is laid back enough to put up with both of them.
Prioritizing Vacation
We didn't go on vacations when I was a kid. We lived near enough to Branson that we made day trips to Silver Dollar City and White Water most years (which we loved). Once when...
Preschooler with a PhD in Procrastination
I presume that if you're reading this, you have children. And I presume that if you have children, you know all about the elaborate procrastination techniques they employ at the most inopportune times. Who...
My 5-Year-Old Isn’t Sleep Trained
Ok, I lied. She isn't five. She's four and three quarters. But, she isn't sleep trained. In fact, she's never been one who understood the glorious allure of shut eye. Most days, I'd rather...
The Kindergarten Conundrum :: Should I Redshirt My Summer Baby?
A year ago we moved back into the Baton Rouge city limits so that our daughter, who will be five in July, could go to magnet school for kindergarten. My husband and I both...
If I Die Before She’s Grown :: A Letter to My Husband
I don't know why, but lately I've been thinking a lot about my own mortality. I think about all of the things I wouldn't be able to tell my daughter and the experiences I...