keep going.

i needed to hear this today.
i gotta keep going.

the many faces of ashley.

i feel like sometimes i don't change up my look that much during the week...

but i realized this week that i have rocked a different 'look' every single day.

mabye i'm a dork, but i don't like my hair to look the same two days in a row.

i like to have a variety in my life and change this up a bit daily.

reader, am i the only one who feels that way?

i sometimes pretend i'm a celebrity and change my look on a daily basis.

with clothes.

hairstyle.

jewelry.

makeup.

shoes.

mustaches. wait. what?

what is your favorite look?

do you have a specific 'style' you're rockin' as of late?

favorite article of clothing?

favorite hair-do?

oh, and ps.

happy FRIDAY

psssst....don't forget to enter the HOPE GIVEAWAY (here)

meet the gal behind the blog

remember this giveaway from yesterday?

well, this is Megg, the lady who made it all happen.

she is the author of the cutest blog and i have loved getting to know her

through the blog world, emailing, and looking at her etsy creations.

i asked her to do a guest post for me this month, since she is a sponsor and all...

and she kindly said YES!

so, blogger, Meet Megg

I'm Megg, and I write over at The Life of a not so Desperate Housewife. I knit, cross stitch, make jewelry and scrapbooks and play mancala and Monopoly at work. I live in Seattle with my husband and two crazy cats.
I'm in a season of my life that I never expected to be in 2 years ago, when I married my husband. Or 6 years ago, when I first met him. Or 11 years ago, as I was heading into my last semester in high school. For better or for worse, this is where I am now.
For better or for worse, I'm working part time, in a job I love that isn't exactly in my field (although it's a lot closer than when I was working in an office last year).


When we first got married, I thought we'd be talking about having a kid after our second anniversary, and start a family soon after that anniversary. Well, we just hit 2 years and though we did have that discussion, neither of us feels that we are ready, for various reasons.


When I graduated with a Masters in Library and Information Science 2 years ago, I thought I'd be working as a children's librarian in a public library by now. For better or for worse, I'm working with kids, but not in a library setting.

 There are so many things that I could be discontent about in my life right now. I'm not living the life I thought I'd be living by now. But you know what? That's OK. I'm learning to be content with the season of life I'm in. It's not perfect, but it's my life.

 So, I go to work every day and smile because the kids make me happy. I wake up every morning next to my husband and smile because we have this time together, just the two of us. I sit on my Freecycle couch instead of the recliners that I thought we would have by now, and I'm thankful that we at least have a couch to sit on.

 The truth is, I'm incredibly blessed, even if I'm not living the life that I always thought I would be. I'm learning to be content in what I have, and not comparing myself to others. It can be a struggle, but then I remind myself that I will never have these years back. I know in 10 years, I will look back on this season of my life and be glad I experienced everything I did. It isn't always what I want, but it's my life, and I'm learning to love it, and myself, just the way I am.


Check out my Etsy shop!
The life of a not so desperate housewife
 

not so desperate...

ok, it's time for yet another FABULOUS giveaway!

the lovely Megg from The Life of a Not So Desperate Housewife

has the cutest etsy shop.

here's proof:

Look at how DARLING all of these pieces of jewelry

Megg is hosting a GIVEAWAY of a pair of earrings

from her lovely Etsy shop.

here's how you enter:

1 - must a follower of Megg (here)

2 - go to her etsy shop & comment on which piece of jewelry you love the most

3 - must be a follower of ATA

4 - follow Megg's etsy shop

5 - tell me what your favorite accessory is at the moment

that's 5 ways to enter.

5

so go show Megg some love, it's as simple as that.

what have you got to lose?

NOTHING.

you can win a darling pair of earrings my dears.

also, Megg is offering a discount on her etsy store.

what could be better than free shipping?

use the code FREESHIP10 at the checkout!

hope you're having the best Wednesday ever.

(don't forget the HOPE GIVEAWAY)

new tunes

these are the songs i am listening to over & over again on my iPhone.
gotta love 'em.

























what are you favorite songs of the moment?!
any suggestions?
i have a huge amount on iTunes in giftcards, so let's just say i've got some cash to burn through online.


let me know.

hope.

when you have hope, you should share it.

i love this necklace. isn't it just so pretty?

because it's a new year, that means a fresh start.

i have so much hope for the coming year.

i have lots of new years goals.

most of them are very deep and personal to me.

spiritual goals.

physical goals.

health goals.

relationship goals.

i am so full of HOPE for 2012.

i want to share my HOPE with you.

i am hosting a HOPE GIVEAWAY.

if you'd like to win this necklace, here's what to do:

1 - be a follower of ATA (mandatory)

2 - leave a comment about something you're hoping for in 2012

3 - blog about the giveaway (and link up to ATA)

three different entries possible my dears.

leave separate comments for each.

i hope you win :)

hope hope hope.

nye 2011

just cause we love to dress up and take photos of ourselves.
we had a fun NYE.
we went up to SLC with some friends and hung out around the U of U campus (yeah, we broke the cardinal rule of hanging out with our rival....)


we then drove home on the exact speed limit because the po-po was out and about.
i think i counted 8 cops on the WAY up to SLC and about the same amount on the way home.
it was crazy.


but we didn't get killed by a drunk driver.
we didn't 
we did have a blast.
we did do a late night run to del taco.
we did come home and watch glee.
we did talk about the men in our lives.
we did talk about our 2012 goals.
we did laugh our heads off.
we did sing along to kenny loggins (danny's song)


i love this gal (t-milla) and i love NYE.
we had a blast.


NYE was so fun my dears.
what did you do for NYE?

i'm on fire.

listen to these.

which one do you think is the better version?

i love this song.

it's so simple.

bruce vs. john

the battle is on.

also, it's time to announce the winner of the homemade garland.

gina said...


I found your blog tonight, so happy I did!!! Hmmm favorite Christmas dessert....I think Mudpie! Love your blog!


gina, please email me (ashley.warner88@gmail.com) to claim the garland.

thanks to everyone who entered.
here are the ATA announcements for the week(end):

1 - be sure to look for a new giveaway announced early next week.
2 - there are 4 more sponsor slots available!  (it's FREE people!)
3 - it's a holiday weekend - HAVE FUN
4 - i expect a full report of what you're doing for NYE.....

(image via pinterest)

What are your plans for New Years Eve?!

are you big into traditions?

do you have partie(s) to go to?

do you like to drink a little bubbly?

do you have a NYE outfit planned?!

do you plan on getting a NYE kiss?

come on, this is the safe circle here - you can tell me. 



remember?

remember when i was hosting a giveaway for the homemade paper garland?

ya, i rock and totally forgot about it.

find it here

if you'd like to still enter, you have until Friday of this week to do so.
leave a comment here

to enter: you must be a follower of All Things Ashley

and leave me a comment telling me what your favorite holiday dessert is

* extra entries *

1 - blog about the giveaway

2 - facebook about the giveaway

pretty simple my dears

race2bfit

i have an announcement to make.

i'm running a half marathon.

164 days from today.

oh ya, i also started a fitness blog.

wanna read what i've done thus far?

check it out here

oh and, look how pretty my new saucony shoes are.

pure delight.