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WAHM, SAHM, Thank You, Ma’am.

Filed Under: Career & Business, Motherhood 32 Comments

Or, My Struggles with Working and Not Working as a Mom. A couple of months ago, an expectant friend excitedly shared with me her plans of quitting her job and staying home with her baby. I was thrilled for her; I knew it was what she wanted. A familiar pang of jealousy hit me, though:Read the whole post >>

August 24, 2011 · Tagged With: career, work, work-life balance 32 Comments

On Working at a High School.

Filed Under: Career & Business, Personal & Life Updates Leave a Comment

In the four years since graduating college, I’ve worked at an afterschool center/elementary school, a university, and two different high schools (aaand Starbucks for three months). The upside to this is that I’ve had a wide variety of work place experiences and job descriptions. Variety is the spice of life and all that. Most importantly,Read the whole post >>

April 13, 2011 · Tagged With: work Leave a Comment

Six Little Nuggets.

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(Including Two Videos. Yes. I have figured out how to get videos from the camera to my computer. Me: ‘Hurrah!’ You: Groan.) Work continues to go smoothly – my favorite part is that my boss lets me set my own schedule. It works nicely, since Mike now has two days during the week with noRead the whole post >>

March 21, 2011 · Tagged With: Gabe, video, work Leave a Comment

In the Pursuit of Balance.

Filed Under: Career & Business, Motherhood 3 Comments

If you follow me on Twitter, you’ll know that I started a new job on Valentine’s Day and it is going very, very well. So well that I’m slightly freaked out and waiting for something to go wrong. (Which I’m sure it will, since no job is perfect forever.) It’s great because my boss isRead the whole post >>

February 25, 2011 · Tagged With: work, work-life balance 3 Comments

What I Learned in my Three Months as a Starbucks Barista.

Filed Under: Career & Business 4 Comments

Tomorrow I work my last shift as a Starbucks barista (“As of this moment…I will never….serve coffee…again!” keeps running through my head. My ability to find a Friends quote for every occasion is like a sickness, really.), exactly three months after I started in November. I always wondered what it was like to work at StarbucksRead the whole post >>

February 10, 2011 · Tagged With: work 4 Comments

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Hey, I'm Ashley & this is my blog

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Saving Money & Living Frugally

Doing a Buy Nothing Month.

Every so often, my eating junk food gets a little out of control and do a little juice cleanse. To help reset my body’s ideas of … [Read More...]

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Simple Living & Minimalism

Long Distance Moving and Decluttering – A Few Tips.

We're in the midst of a long distance move to Massachusetts this month (in the nomadic portion of our move - we moved out of our … [Read More...]

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Green Living & Sustainability

Choosing between Convenience and Values.

A reader asks: How do you decide when to focus your energy on better choices versus choosing convenience? I think it can be so … [Read More...]

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Motherhood & Parenting

The Story of Eleanor.

(Warning, this post will contain mentions of bodily fluid) How Eleanor Came to Be. I want to write this all down while I still … [Read More...]

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Career & Business

A New Leaf. Little Leaf.

(Yes, I am a dork.) Your website should be like an extra employee. Who works non stop 24/7. I recently overhauled my site … [Read More...]

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Recipes

Recipe: Curried Greens and Chickpeas

Recipe: Vegetarian Ramen.

Recipe: Sweet and Sour Tempeh with Pineapple and Cashews.

Recipe: Tofu Lettuce Wraps.

Recipe: Bistro Broccoli Chowder

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