Pieces Of Ashley

It's New Year's Eve everyone! This year is one to remember and one some can't wait to leave behind. So many things have happened this year and it's a lot to take in. A lot of people have lost their lives young and old. So much sadness all in such a short period of time. Losing someone is never easy, it doesn't matter what time of the year. But for the holidays it can be especially hard. Not having someone who you love and care about in your life anymore, because they passed is so hard. The holidays are supposed to be a joyful time, but how can it be when there are people missing. I know in a lot of posts I write about how life is too short and it shouldn't be taken for granted. To be honest I will continue to say this, because it's true. The people in your lives are gems and should be cherished.    Now I'm not one to give "advice", but I like to call it sharing words of wisdom with you. With that being said, you should surround yourself...

I  can't believe the year is coming to a close. I've grown and learned so much this year. In my previous post I wrote how I'm not making any resolutions this for the next year, but that doesn't mean I can't have goals. I'm grateful for the lessons and experiences I've learned this year. When you turn a certain age, you have a new outlook on life and the things you want to accomplish. Most importantly how you want to live your life.  Get a new blog design Be more organized and scheduling tweets and posts Blog consistently throughout the year Stop procrastinating  Appreciate How far I've come with blogging.  Stepping up my picture game  Have fun blogging Collaborating with bloggers  Be consistent on social media  Meet new people  Living Life and enjoying it Living healthier  Get back to drawing/ sketching Work on the twitter page I created What are you...

Every year I hear or see people making resolutions for the New Year and there's nothing wrong with that either. I also hear people saying "New Year, New Me". Hey that's great for you. But for me I stopped making resolutions a long time ago. It's easy to say what you going to do or what your not, but to actually follow through proves to be challenging. I just want to be the best version of myself, that I can be. I want peace, love and happiness for everybody. There were so many years where I promised that I was going to complete this or change that. Nut in the end, I just ended up disappointing myself and I gave up. For me when I turned 25 my whole perspective on life changed and I guess I'm preparing myself for the New Year! I believe when you have a positive mindset, nothing can stop you. Although I don't have a resolution, I do have goals I want to accomplish. It's good having goals, whether it's: daily, weekly or monthly! I'm not going t...

This year has definitely been an eye opener for me. So many things have happened in this world and I've learned so much about myself. I'm sure we can all agree that this year had a lot of ups and downs. I know for sure we had a big surprise, most wasn't expecting. But with that being said I can't believe it's almost a new year. I'm not a philosopher but I do like to share positivity to people. During negative times, it's important to have hope and positivity. I've learned a lot this year. When I graduated from high school, I thought I knew what I wanted in life. When I turned 21 I thought I knew myself, not realizing that I was just starting my journey of self discovery. Although I don't completely have it all together, I do however know what I want to do. When I would see someone who already knew what they wanted in life, I thought something was wrong with me. Why didn't I know, but I realized that I wasn't ready or prepared. But now I a...

T he day of the holidays can be just as stressful as preparing for it. Well for some people at least. Me I'm still on a Christmas high, if that makes any sense. I know a lot of people start taking down their decorations and the Christmas tree, right after. My family and I do it one to two days before the New Year. But then there's a lot of people who don't take anything down till after. So just like Thanksgiving, you spend a lot of time preparing and then when it's all over, I'm like well that went by fast. I'm curious to know if anyone else feel the same way as I do. Anyways I had a great Christmas with my family and I hope all of you did too. Being your family is always a blessing and a special time. With the holidays going by so fast, I realized how life is so precious and shouldn't be taken for granted. But again I can't believe Christmas is over already, that was just too quick. Like I said before, you spend so much time preparing and stressful ...

  Merry Christmas everyone! If you don't celebrate Christmas, I hope your having a great day. I can't believe it's here already, but I'm excited. Every year I feel like a little kid again. But before I continue I always want to take a moment to say how thankful I am and how grateful I am. Not everyone is able to say that. I couldn't go to sleep really the night before, I was pretty excited. So on Christmas Day when 12:00am hit, wished my mom and sister a Merry Christmas! I stayed up until 4:00am. I know that's pretty late, but again I couldn't help it. So I ended up sleeping till 6:00am, I was still a little tired but I was too happy to go back to sleep. I had a nice Christmas with my mom and sister, we laughed and  watched movies. I was on instagram and facebook throughout the day. I don't know about you but I love seeing others post pictures of their Christmas trees and the food! Is that weird? Speaking of Christmas trees, there has been a mixture...

  Christmas Eve is the official countdown till Christmas! Usually it's very hectic for people during this time. You know, last minute shopping and wrapping gifts. Some people have parties. My mom hosted a Christmas party yesterday! It was good to spend time with family I don't get to see everyday. Usually Christmas Eve is just spent with my mom and sister. We like to watch movies and laugh, just having a good time. Tonight at 8:00 pm started the 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"! I mentioned this movie in "My Favorite Christmas Movies" post. I also watched Elf and Home Alone, which are some of my other favorites. You know, I always wonder what other people are doing on Christmas Eve. That's the cool part about social media, seeing everyone having a good time with family! Again I can't believe it's literally almost Christmas time, I remember it was just the first of December. Participating in my first Blogmas this year was pretty cool! ...