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.
Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Thin: Problems of a Tiny Girl in the Big...
I remember the first time it really sank in that I was physically different than a lot of adult women my age. I was well into a relatively easy pregnancy with my second child...
The Birthday Party Debate: When Bigger is Better
Last winter, I read an article someone wrote about how over the top children's birthday parties have gotten and how she curbs that trend with her son. She talked about how she gave her...
Dear Daylight Savings Time
Dear Daylight Savings Time,
I remember the last time I was really, deeply angry with you. I was about 20 or 21, at a nightclub with my girlfriends, and at 2am the lights were turned...
When Her Memories Fail Her: My Mamaw’s Journey With Alzheimer’s Disease
If you met my Mamaw today, she would ask you your name every five minutes. She wouldn’t understand who you were or why you were there to see her. She would ask you if...
What Would Lady Mary Do? A Not Really Comprehensive Guide to Coping With the...
I am a person who gets way too attached to things that aren't actually real. When I was young, I felt like my stuffed animals came alive any time I wasn't around them, and...
I Hold These Mom Truths to be Self Evident
A lot of people told me that my life would change after I had kids and offered up their truths to me. As a 23 year old first-time mom, I frankly thought they were...
Y’all Get a Time Out: A Toddler Mom’s Guide to the NFL Playoffs
A Toddler Mom's Guide to the NFL Playoffs:
Saturday night, the Pittsburgh Steelers played the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL Wildcard round. Now, I'm an SEC girl through and through, but Nathan is a Terrible...