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  • Do You Do Weird Things?

    Do You Do Weird Things?

    Just the other day, I texted my husband a picture of fresh thyme posing on a cutting board, with the caption, “Do you do weird things?” Now, before your mind plunges into the gutter, you should know that there’s nothing dirty about this text. When my husband and I first met, we were one month…

    ashleyfenker

    February 13, 2023
    relationships
    cooking, date, dating tips, experience, relationships, story, Valentine's Day, writing
  • Nursery Dreaming

    Nursery Dreaming

    Our house has a hallway that leads to a nursery. For many, this is an ordinary sentence. For us, it’s extraordinary.  We bought a house down a quiet lane from a man who doesn’t believe in hallways. He called them corridors. “I don’t believe in corridors,” he said. I have never forgotten it. I spent…

    ashleyfenker

    December 22, 2022
    Motherhood
    baby, design, family, home, interior design, Motherhood, nursery, story, writing
  • There Is Purpose in This Paint

    There Is Purpose in This Paint

    “I can give you something productive to paint,” my husband says. “Like the walls of our house.” I’m showing him my new hobbies: coloring and painting. I’m also reviewing the fact that I spent about $40 on colored pencils, a coloring book, composition notebooks, and a watercolor paint set. “Productive is the opposite of what…

    ashleyfenker

    May 16, 2021
    writing
    artist, creative, creative writing, creativity, paint, painting, The Artist's Way, watercolor, writing
  • If You Don’t Mind Me Asking

    If You Don’t Mind Me Asking

    We say hi, hi, how are you, good, how are you? I don’t think she answers. And if she does, it’s a muttered fine or a shrug of her lips as she looks away. I comment on the weather with the mail of mostly coupons for oil changes and credit card invitations in my hand,…

    ashleyfenker

    May 15, 2021
    health
    Autoimmune Disorder, health, lupus, sick, sickness, Sjogren's, story, wellness, writer
  • I Need to Know How Many

    I Need to Know How Many

    It’s the middle of 2020 and I’m writing a grocery list for my husband. He has been shopping for our groceries since the day we all realized how people sneeze all over carts then abandon it for the next set of gullible hands. Sometimes I save our grocery lists and I mix them in with…

    ashleyfenker

    May 14, 2021
    food
    COVID-19, food, groceries, healthy, home, lists, marriage, pandemic, shopping, story
  • How Did the Pandemic Change Your Friendships?

    How Did the Pandemic Change Your Friendships?

    This post is an excerpt from my latest story for HelloGiggles, “Is This Normal? I Talk Less to My Friends and I’m Happy” Dear Is This Normal?, It’s no secret that the pandemic has changed our lives. But now, with vaccines available and everything starting to open back up, I’ve spent a long time wondering…

    ashleyfenker

    May 13, 2021
    friendship
    advice, best friends, change, friendship, life, life lessons, pandemic, relationships
  • A Story: One Winter Day in the Life of a Writer

    A Story: One Winter Day in the Life of a Writer

    In our house, taking out the trash involves scooping cat litter and adding a week’s worth of poop to our trash. This is usually my husband’s chore. Today, I decide to help my stressed-out husband who is in back-to-back meetings at the office. He says he doesn’t have enough time to take sips of water…

    ashleyfenker

    May 12, 2021
    writing
    creativity, freelance, freelance writer, home, marriage, story, words, work, writer, writing
  • Why Mondays Feel Perfect for Hitting Refresh

    Why Mondays Feel Perfect for Hitting Refresh

    “I need to drop off some cake,” my mom says over the phone. “We have so much cake and you forgot to take the cake.” “I want the cake, but I don’t want the cake,” I say. “I’m starting a new program on Monday.” It’s Sunday. I debate if there’s still time for her to…

    ashleyfenker

    May 11, 2021
    fitness
    fitness, health, languishing, Monday, nutrition, wellness
  • For the Ones With a Unique Voice

    For the Ones With a Unique Voice

    My husband replies, “What?” like a reflex after 98% of what I say. This isn’t something new for me. My entire life, my mom would read warnings from my teachers on slips of paper tucked inside our take-home folders, “Ashley is very sweet, but she really needs to speak up or her grade will drop.”…

    ashleyfenker

    May 10, 2021
    writing
    marriage, quiet, story, words, writing
  • I am the pan that will change your life.

    I am the pan that will change your life.

    If you haven’t heard about me by now, then you must live under a rock. I am everywhere. I will pop up on your Instagram feed multiple times a day, held by my handle by smiling women with loosely tousled beach waves. And now that you have read this, you will see me even more…

    ashleyfenker

    March 10, 2021
    food
    chef, cooking, kitchen, pan
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