Ash Thoreau

Ash Thoreau

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  • June 25, 2024

    Daily Prompt 9

    If you were forced to wear one outfit over and over again, what would it be? Any Disney spirit jersey. It’s like a lightweight sweater. Continue reading

    Daily Prompts
    dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1980, Disney
  • June 24, 2024

    Winterset Hollow by Jonathan Edward Durham: A Lite Book Review

    (No Spoilers) Last night was not a great night at work. So, without delving into that any more than necessary, I will highlight the one thing I was happy about! I finished my book! It was crazy and so out of the norm of what I usually read, but I really enjoyed it. Before I… Continue reading

    Home Life
    Book Review, book-reviews, Books, Dark Fantasy Book, Fantasy, fiction, Lite Book Review, No Spoilers, Reading, Winterset Hollow
  • June 23, 2024

    Daily Prompt 8

    Well isn’t this a slap in the face? I was going to literally just write about this. The entire reason I started my blog was an attempt to keep track of my journey to find myself again. As I started to commit to more and more people (my work, my husband and eventually my kid… Continue reading

    Daily Prompts, Mental Health, Personal Journey
    dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1978, Mental Health, Parent Life, Random, Self Care
  • June 22, 2024

    Daily Prompt 7

    How do you waste the most time every day? It depends on the day. Today I wasted the most amount of time right after I woke up. I started on WP reading other’s posts. then started the doom scroll on instagram. My kid wasn’t awake yet and I was still too tired to start moving.… Continue reading

    Daily Prompts, Day to Day
    dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1977, Parent Life, Sleep, Stay at Home Mom, Toddler Life, Working Mom
  • June 22, 2024

    More Improvement with a Random Review on the Side

    Today, I progressed with cleaning up my house by cleaning out my dining area and the tops of my cabinets in my living room. I have found that when you have a toddler that can’t certain items for safety’s sake, it becomes very easy to let things pile up in high places. Such as those… Continue reading

    Day to Day, Home Life, Home Projects
    Anxiety, Blogging, Cleaning, Day in the Life, Home Improvement, home-decor, life, Parent Life, Random, Toddler Life
  • June 21, 2024

    Daily Prompt 6

    Which food, when you eat it, instantly transports you to childhood? My mom made spaghetti and meatballs once a week. Now that I have the exact recipe, I only get to eat it about twice a year. I love it, but my husband isn’t a fan. Mom specifically would make it every February 14 for… Continue reading

    Daily Prompts
    dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1976, Family, Marriage, Random, spaghetti
  • June 20, 2024

    Patio Reclamation

    Patio Reclamation

    Today was weird. Our weather was supposed to be up to 90°F. It apparently did get above that, followed up by a random thunderstorm and severe weather warning. Once the storm had passed, the temperature dropped down into the 70’s. It was time to seize my moment (bonus points if you get the reference)! I… Continue reading

    Day to Day, Home Projects
    backyard, Blog, Blogging, Cleaning, Day in the Life, diy, Home Improvement, patio
  • June 19, 2024

    Weekend Plans

    My very short workweek is over. Which is good. I’m a Dispatcher for emergency first responders. I manage a radio channel and take 911 emergency calls simultaneously. When you take vacations from this job, like I did with my 12 days off, it’s a struggle to get back into the swing of things. It’s like… Continue reading

    Day to Day
    Day in the Life, Parent Life, Random, Rest and Relaxation, Stay at Home Mom, Working Mom
  • June 19, 2024

    Daily Prompt 5

    Write about your first crush. My first crush was in kindergarten. I thought he was so cute. So much so that my elementary class picture depicts me staring at him from across the room. And yes, you can see that I’m staring at him if you follow the direction of my eyes. This brings me… Continue reading

    Daily Prompts
    dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1974, embarrassment
  • June 18, 2024

    Vacation Blues

    Vacation Blues

    As my 12 days of freedom winds to a close (I work in a little over 2 hours), I lay here missing Massachusetts all over again. I’m fortunate in that I only have tonight’s 12 hour shift and tomorrow’s 4 hour shift until my next weekend, but that doesn’t make me miss Mass any less.… Continue reading

    Crafting, Day to Day, Home Life, Massachusetts Trip 2024
    Blogging, Cross Stitch, Day in the Life, Family, Massachusetts, photography, Random
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About Me

I’m on a mission to live a healthier life– for myself and my daughter. In recent years I’ve struggled with my weight, anxiety and the tendency to avoid leaving the house when possible.

After years of attempting to solve my weight issue, I have been prescribed a weight-loss medication. Contrary to common misconceptions, this is not a simple solution. Lifestyle changes are a must and I am still working hard through home exercise and diet changes. I hope to show it’s possible to make these changes without a gym membership or any fad-gadgets.

I want to further my journey by facing my anxiety head-on and making an effort to enjoy the world again. I have found myself staying in at all costs. I rarely leave the house outside of going to work everyday. Things have got to change.

My hope is that my story inspires others to prioritize self-care and living life to the fullest.

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