A Lady Goes West

Everything doesn’t have to be perfect, for everything to be perfectly right for you right now. You know? I consciously fill my time with group fitness, family, quality people and activities that make me happy or make me healthy. And I’m incredibly grateful for those things and those people too!

From a super-fun partner MAT PILATES event where I laughed far too much on the mic, to a hot family getaway in Raleigh for Brady’s soccer games, to finishing a good fiction book and even an amazing gym girls outing where we didn’t wear activewear for once, and all the everyday moments in between.

Here’s to taking a look at your life, selecting the best things for you right now and putting your focus there - never trying to “have it all” - simply doing your best with what you have and knowing that’s always enough. 🩷

Did I miss anything? But for real, thank you for being here with me. I’m often very busy living my life offline, but when I do show up here, I appreciate your eyes and your connection. Here’s to keeping it positive, keeping it real and taking a lot of group fitness classes too. ❤️
-xoxo, Ashley

When the weekend trip to Ohio is so good, you push your flight back to stay an extra night! It had been far too long since we’d been with our besties who are like family, and it was truly an incredible time together! ❤️

During our 3 nights in Dublin, Ohio, we:
-Celebrated a milestone birthday for Grant with multiple events and to-dos
-Played some hot family pickleball, which was a blast
-Took a family trip to Costco to prepare for a house party and filled the car with so much stuff, we had ice and desserts on our laps on the way home
-Tried a new-to-me class at Life Time with Bre in a special reformer studio
-Soaked up some sun at the pool and chilled in the cabana (and Brady slayed the diving board)
-Made delicious pasta from scratch, and then ate it for dinner (it’s nothing but flour and eggs - who knew)
-Pushed our flight back by a day, right before we were originally supposed to leave for the airport (so worth it)
-And laughed way too hard from early morning until late, late night

There’s something so grounding and special about spending time with your long-time true friends!

We made it back to Charlotte just in time for my class this morning, totally exhausted, but so grateful for the memories made!

Good times, with my good people. Continuing to invest in my health and fitness, my amazing job, my family and spending time in positive and uplifting environments.

I’m over here wishing you a great ending to the month of August, armed with wide-open eager eyes and kind hearts for the new month around the corner. 🩷

First day of 3rd grade for our Brady boy! He was so ready to head back to school today — to join his friends in class, play soccer at recess and show off his new keychains, braces and kicks.

I remember dropping him off on his first day of kindergarten and being so emotional and nervous, but today, I was nothing but proud — this little kid (our son, not our ONLY son, but our son) is a cool, conversational and smart little guy who always thrives, because he brings good energy to everything he does. Time to slay 3rd grade, while definitely getting at least a few notes home from the teacher for too much talking during class. ❤️📚😘