Ashley
Mama to Maddox, Walker and Finn plus three unruly dogs: Nick Carraway, Ladybird, and Charlotte. Owner of Nest, a custom painting and furniture restoration business run out of my SoKno home. I've written for Knox Moms since 2014, and have also written for The Dollywood Company, Her View From Home, and Today.com. I'm a recovering type-a personality, overcaffinated, sleep with too many pillows, am a better person near water, and love a good British period drama or anything about gruesome true crime. I'm going to die trying to pet something I shouldn't or lifting furniture I have no business lifting, and am a firm believer in convenience meals. Probably a top contender for the title of World's Okayest Mom.
I Hope You…
Recently, I spent a whole week watching my three boys at the beach. As cheesy as it sounds, I was reminded of that old Lee Ann Womack song, "I Hope You Dance." While she...
There Really is Always Something to Be Grateful For
The last four weeks or so have been a bit of a blur for me. I filed for divorce from my husband, moved out of my dream house, changed my big boys' school (they're...
Everybody Dies Famous in a Small Town
“They say life is sweeter, behind the telephoto lens of fame. But ‘round here you get just as much attention cheering at the high school football game...” Seymour, Tennessee in the late 1990s resembled more...
Here Comes the Bride: A Wedding Day Series {Ashley’s Story}
When I married my stuffed bear in the kitchen circa 1990, I had set the bar pretty high for any future nuptial event. I wanted Billy Idol there, it was going to be televised,...
The Realities of Maternal Health
A picture is worth a thousand words, right? To a casual observer, the picture below is a young mother holding a brand new baby. To me, though, it's a picture taken about an hour...
An Ode to the Lunchable
Hey Lunchable. Hey...
I see you, in the corner of the fridge, my sweet square-shaped meal time EpiPen, and I could kiss you on the mouth -- assuming you had one in there somewhere. Someone...
I’m Never Taking My Kids to Disney
What used to be a treat reserved for a special few has become sort of a right of passage in today's parenting circles… "When are you taking the kids to Disney?!," moms will ask each...