When my life burned down Crazy by Ashford - January 29, 20181 It started as a spark but before I knew it the flames were raging around me. Hungrily consuming everything in their wake. The breath sucked out of my lungs by the intense heat. And it stayed that way for far too long. I was certain I wouldn’t make it out alive. But I did. And I sat in the ashes of my life as everything I had ever known continued to smolder around me. I’d like to tell you that I picked myself up, brushed myself off, and began to walk. But that’s not how it happened. What happened is that I lay down in the ashes ripping my clothes and smearing soot on my face. I kicked and I screamed. I
You might be a mom if… Crazy by Ashford - July 20, 2015July 25, 20153 Guest post by Gina Ballentine of Stage Too You might be a mom if... … your car is not just a vehicle but also a movie theatre, a dining room, a dance floor, and a therapist’s office. … your phone contains 300 blurry photos of inanimate objects your preschooler took. … you consider showering before 10 am an accomplishment. … you haven’t peed alone in over a year. … there are plastic ponies, dolls, and mermaids in your shower. … you can walk through a playroom in the dark like a Ninja, never stepping on a single toy that is scattered throughout the room. … you find a random sock, hair bow, or googly eye in your purse. … you grab a Capri sun for yourself to drink. … you
“Harebrained” Crazy by Ashford - June 16, 20152 “Do you want to do a book review for me?” "It’s 262 pages. It’s a collection of short stories.” I stared blankly at the text message that had just come through on my phone. I was sitting on the toilet in a public restroom at a random fast food joint. I was on the road, yet again, for work. I was honored, thrilled, excited, and terrified all at one. I have never written a book review before. Hell, I probably haven’t even read a book in it’s entirety since my first child was born 6 years ago. But I couldn’t shake the awe of this awesome opportunity that had been laid in my lap. “Absolutely!!” I replied my hands shaking as I fumbled to
