The extraordinary amount of time spent at home in quarantine has been a blessing in many ways. It has allowed for progress to happen on many fronts both inside our house and in the gardens. One of the gifts of quarantine has been developing and launching my Etsy shop (ashleybeecreates.etsy.com) where I've been playing around… Continue reading “Breathe Beautifully” Handmade Face Masks Now on Etsy
Gratitude Plus
I've really missed blogging. Home & garden projects have kept me really busy lately but I decided that I would sit down tonight and just write about something. Anything. It feels good to be back in the saddle again! Every day at precisely 11:11 AM, I get a prompt from my Gratitude Plus app asking… Continue reading Gratitude Plus
Forget-Me-Nots on Mother’s Day
This post is for all the women who's hearts are hurting today. It's a long one, so pull up a chair. Whether you're navigating the uncertainty of being single, the physical pain of endometriosis or other debilitating health conditions, the devastating reality of infertility, the unspeakable grief of loss at any stage of pregnancy, or… Continue reading Forget-Me-Nots on Mother’s Day
Brazilian Acai Smoothie Bowl Recipe
One of my favorite go-to breakfasts that gives me tons of sustainable energy when I have a lot to do physically during the day is this super yummy acai smoothie bowl! I was first introduced to acai and its tasty berry flavor on my mission to Brazil seven years ago and life has never been… Continue reading Brazilian Acai Smoothie Bowl Recipe
Cheery Spring Forsythia Wreathe
"May the flowers remind us why the rain was necessary." - Xan Oku Hi. Hello. Hey. Aloha. Holaaa... it's been a minute. How are you doing? I hope as well as can be expected, my friends. We're all in this together. Life feels like an episode of "The Twilight Zone" meets "Groundhog Day" lately. Kind… Continue reading Cheery Spring Forsythia Wreathe
A Day at the Thanksgiving Point Butterfly Biosphere
Butterflies have always held special meaning to me. Haven't thought about this in so long, but my very first personal e-mail address was pinkbutterfly_ars@hotmail.com. I would twist my hair in corn rows and secure with glittery butterfly clips. I even took to painting stenciled butterflies on my furniture in high school. Once I wrote a… Continue reading A Day at the Thanksgiving Point Butterfly Biosphere
Storytime Feature: “Trouble with Trolls” by Jan Brett
"Then I knew what to do. I reached around and unbuckled my skis. I held them so the sun would sparkle on their shiny paint. I shook them so the trolls could hear their tiny bells. I waved them through the air, making a swoosh, swoosh sound. Finally I whispered, as if it were a… Continue reading Storytime Feature: “Trouble with Trolls” by Jan Brett
My Favorite Eye Cream
With some pretty sleep-deprived nights over the last week since my knee injury as well as waves of grief that ebb and flow through tears, my eyes have taken a bit of a hit lately. My go-to product I wanted to share that has effective at reducing puffiness and brightening dark circles is the 100%… Continue reading My Favorite Eye Cream
Preserving Dried Sentimental Flowers
"If I had a single flower for every time I think about you, I could walk forever in my garden." Claudia Adrienne Grandi I can hardly believe we are coming up on our two year anniversary at the end of March. Two years, people! Time flies when you're having fun and we sure try to… Continue reading Preserving Dried Sentimental Flowers
Red Velvet Cake Ball Truffles
Welp, it's been quite an eventful five days here at the Breitenstein residence... to say the least! Long story short, I fell off a ladder on Thursday afternoon while painting touch-ups on our laundry room ceiling and basically annihilated my left knee. I managed to hit the back of my head full-force against the porcelain… Continue reading Red Velvet Cake Ball Truffles
