Just as Jenni noted she was copying this from another blogger, I am blatantly copying this from her today too....
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| My lovely friend Shauna Veasey took this photo of me. If you live in Georgia you should book her! |
If you really knew me…
+ You’d know that I didn't start brushing my teeth at night until I met my husband. And sometimes I still don't.
+ You’d know I love food more than (almost) anything else. And my main motivation for working out is so I can eat almost anything I want.
+ You’d know that I experience pain and exhaustion almost every single day, but try really hard to ignore it.
+ You'd know that I make Bella Louise talk to me, strangers and homeless people on a daily basis. You would know that she has a cussing problem (mother-effer to be exact) and sings Christmas tunes year round (Jingle Balls, Santa Paws is coming to town, etc). You would also know that she has had a short-lived, yet torrid affair with Justin Beiber and they just broke up because he is always on tour and is cheating on her with some girl named Selena.
+ You’d know that I am a walking contradiction. On the one hand, I am okay with living away from my family members, and can be very independent, but on the other hand I want my husband's constant attention, time and validation.
+ You’d know that I would rather spend $100 on sushi than buy a new pair of shoes.
+ You’d know I am a little obsessed with Anne of Green Gables movies, historical period pieces, and anything made by the BBC.
+You'd know that I am actually a pretty good rapper. Only a few people have seen this in action.
+ You’d know that I rarely brush my hair. But I am working on that one.
+I was ready to be a mom like, yesterday. And being patient is not my forte.
+ You’d know I am excited and terrified at my venture into professional photography. I am constantly editing pictures thinking "I suck. These suck. Why am I doing this? I am not good enough". I realize that I will most likely never be satisfied with my work, which will be good and push me to be better, but I also realize that I have to kick that negative voice to the curb every now and then.
+You'd know I can rarely stay up past 10p.m. I know, it's sad.
+ You’d know I am nostalgic and basically "miss" every place I have ever lived or been in. If I could live in ten places at once I would be happy.
+ You’d know I am nostalgic and basically "miss" every place I have ever lived or been in. If I could live in ten places at once I would be happy.
+ You’d know I have a very sensitive soul. In my younger years I would snap back at rude comments, be mean and not care if someone had hurt my feelings. These days, it just makes me sad when people are full of hate. I try and portray Christ through my actions instead of retaliate and while some think this is a weakness, really it is just my trying to live a life that I have been called to live by the grace of God.
+ You’d know I love a good dance party. If it includes rapping, aluminum foil grills and referencing the trap? Pshh, I. AM. IN.
Over & Out,
A
oh my gosh, we're so similar!
ReplyDeleteI'm really bad at remembering to brush my teeth at night.
I love food
I make my kitties talk
I love history and everything BBC - especially Downton Abbey!
I am also ready to be a mom, like yesterday. and I'm also not patient.
I can rarely stay up past 10 ... sometimes not even past 9.
Hi Ashley - just so you know, I love your photography! I just found it a few weeks ago and think it is beautiful! I just started my own photography and it took my a whole day to find the courage to post my website on my facebook. Keep at it, you have talent!
ReplyDeleteIf I really knew you and didn't just follow your life through this blog and live on another side of a really rather large ocean to you... we'd be kindred spirits (or can we still be in an internetty sort of way?!)
ReplyDeleteHahaha girl I am with you on the food thing....I workout to eat what I want! Food is an experience for me and I work hard to deserve it...you only live once!
ReplyDeleteI love this! I'm 2 years into starting a photography business and I hate to tell you, but those thoughts don't go away. I'm always comparing myself to others and thinking my work looks like complete crap. Its so hard to get out of that mindset! Keep up the great work, I'm loving what I'm seeing!
ReplyDeleteNever ever every think you are not good enough of a photographer.
ReplyDeleteI think you have a great eye for composition and capture your subjects personalities very well. Everyone has to start somewhere and you'll just get better and better as you go. However, I don't think the fear that the client will hate your work every really goes away. Just remember they booked you because they saw your work, and if they didn't love it they'd go to someone else. :-)
Never ever every think you are not good enough of a photographer.
ReplyDeleteI think you have a great eye for composition and capture your subjects personalities very well. Everyone has to start somewhere and you'll just get better and better as you go. However, I don't think the fear that the client will hate your work every really goes away. Just remember they booked you because they saw your work, and if they didn't love it they'd go to someone else. :-)
Love this! :) And don't you worry, your photos definitely do NOT suck!!
ReplyDeleteDownton abbey!! lol
ReplyDeleteim the same way with food, however I don't work out. Need to fix that because I want some arm muscles!
My hubby was the same with not brushing at night, i fixed that real quick if he wanted some extra kissing ha
Girl, i love your photography! It really is a tough thing to do and to stand out but I think you are onto something big with it. :-) hugs!
I Love Anne of Green Gables!!! So many people have no idea what I am talking about when I mention that movie. I want to go to Prince Edward Island so bad all because of that movie. Love this post, thanks for sharing!
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OH! P.S. that is a gorgeous picture!
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy that a girl will admit that they want ther significant other's attention all the time! Because I'm the damn same way. I like to be alone but if around him.... I bug him. Lol. :) and I make my dog talk too. Don't worry!
ReplyDeleteAw, I love this post and my blatantly copy it for my own blog :)
ReplyDeleteI too want to live in 10 places at once! And I make my dogs talk to me. I even sing to them.
I am a sucker for a dance party. I have a lot of them, by myself while getting ready in the morning :)
Cute post and gorgeous picture!
Ashley can rap...it's true. You forgot the "then you'd know I give bella treats for going potty in the house..." hahah ;)
ReplyDeleteAnd hello...you're an awesome photographer. Repeat that to yourself at least 10 times a day.
totaally going to copy you and Jenni and post this next week. boom. its how we roll.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh. I can't wait to tell my husband that I've found another one! I never brushed my teeth at night until the hubs came around either. He thought it was SO gross and said I was the only person on the planet. Glad to know i wasn't alone :)
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ReplyDeleteYeah, I definitely need to work on brushing my hair every day too...
ReplyDeleteI am the same about my teeth! haha... oh and I used to not care when people were rude or mean to me... I had no problem firing right back with something equally as rude but now I just care way too much what people think. :(
ReplyDeletei dont brush my hair... and i'm not trying to work on it. :] the night time teeth brushing... yeah i'm working on that. i'm just so lazy! also... i love your photographic eye! you really are something amazing! and i'm making you come out to San Diego when i need engagement photos and all that jazz (totally jumping the gun here) :P
ReplyDeleteYou are an amazing photographer!
ReplyDeleteWhile I do make sure I brush my teeth every night, sometimes I don't floss. Maybe that makes us a bit even :)
So cute - thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletep.s. Wanna grab sushi sometime? :)
I love all of your pictures! Stop being so hard on yourself!
ReplyDeleteI can't go to bed WITHOUT brushing AND flossing my teeth. I feel gross otherwise.
I don't make my cats talk, but I'm pretty sure I sometimes talk to them more than I talk to the rest of the people in my house. Totally normal.
You are an amazing photographer! Get that through your head, lady! ;)
ReplyDeleteI always let things get to me- what people think, rude words... I always care too much.
I know you weren't looking for confirmation, but I have to tell you how amazing your photos are! I was just thinking yesterday as I was looking at them how incredible it is that you are already SO good to have just started! Seriously, I love them and you need to get your little butt down here before you move so you can take some of us! :)
ReplyDeleteFirst.... rapping VLOG, please?! I think we all need to some proof that you can actually rap :)
ReplyDeleteSecond, I totally relate to the mom thing. I'm SOOOOO ready and so wishing that I could start working on that now. But, I believe that God has a plan, so it will happen when it has to happen. Maybe they will have invented a patience pill by then?! ;)
love your honesty, cute post!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this!!! SO cute!!! I also can rap really well (to 90's rap/hip hop) and dance parties are my favorite and are way missed on my end. Have a great week!
ReplyDeletexx, alisia e
http://alisialynn.blogspot.com/
Food is my main motivation to work out too! I just love to eat wayyyy too much :)
ReplyDeleteI love this post my friend!!! I just read Jenni's also - such a fun way to post! I may just take a page out of your book tomorrow :) Hope you are well today!! Sally xoxo
ReplyDeletePS - I NEVER brush my hair....it's ok :)
Awesome post! I am obsessed with the Anne of Green Gables movies too! And so true about living away from family, but wanting the hubby's constant attention etc. I'm the same exact way.
ReplyDeleteloved this!! secret...i sometimes dont brush in the morning, and just eat my breakfast right away. WHOOPS
ReplyDeleteyes to rapping!!! love a girl who can rap haha!
im also very nostalgic...i pretty much save EVERYTHING that remind me of things!
and PS your photos are gorgeous! Keep on keeping! you no sucky at pic taking!
xoxoxo
I might have to steal this from you and Jenni! I rarely brushed my teeth at night until recently. Bella Louise does have a dirty mouth. I have experienced it first hand on our coffee dates;)
ReplyDeleteI loved this little peek into your life :) I too tend to cling to my fiance, and I LOVE food haha. I'm kinda bad at brushing my teeth at night too, especially when I'm dead tired. And I love your photography, you take beautiful pictures. (but as I told my engagement/wedding photographer, {who also said she always thinks she didn't do a good job but her stuff is brilliant} i feel that if you're constatly worrying about your work not being perfect or good enough, it's a sign of a great artist :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Anne of Green Gables too! Did you read all the books also? :)
ReplyDeleteI just love these posts...I think they're a fun way to really get to know each other. thanks for sharing, and I might just have to follow your lead and try it too. :)
ReplyDeleteI share many of these same traits! I didn't brush my teeth at night, either, until I met my husband. I am also a walking contradiction, I don't brush my hair, and I am one of the most nostalgic people I know! Very interesting post!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the Anne of Green Gables movies!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love this! I sometimes forget to brush my teeth (and wash my face) at night too - horrible I know! I used to be in love with Anne of Green Gables! When I was about 11 I would just watch it over and over. I haven't seen it in years and I would love to watch it soon!
ReplyDeleteThis was fun! I didn't brush my teeth at night until after I got married...and sometimes I still forget, too. The hubs picks on me about it, haha! But...yeah. We're gross..
ReplyDeleteMy husband recently had some bloodwork done and was positive for ANA, which means he could have lupus? Um.. he has to see a rheumatologist but... your always tired and in pain? It sounds just like him... =( We were thinking it may have been early-arthritis or something? But..now it's kind of scary.
Anyway...fun post. :)
I love this idea!... and I'm exactly the same in the sense that I'm very very independent from my family members, but always want Jurgen's undivided attention. I've often wondered why it's like that?
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Jenna
1. Your pictures are awesome!!
ReplyDelete2. Anne of Green Gable is my favorite. My best friend growing up had red hair and I was always so jealous!
3. I barely brush my hair either.
Great post!
I tend to call myself an old lady because 10pm is getting way late for me! it really is sad!
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome!
ReplyDeleteMy husband never brushes his teeth at night...it drives me instance, but makes me feel somewhat better to know that other people don't either.
And I'm with ya on the mom thing. Waiting sucks.
Oh, and your photography rocks, so no worries there!
I loved this post and it's great to get to "know" you better. I think you totally have an eye for photography. I love the feel of your images. And editing to me stinks! It's my least favorite part. I just like taking the pics. Ha.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny you don't brush your teeth at night. My husband doesn't either. He brushes them in the morning instead and I don't because I eat my smoothie in the car and it would be yucky with mint breath. Ha.
Oh how fun! Jenni got the idea from ME, and then I happen over to your blog today, and see yet another "If you knew me..." Love it! I adore Anne of Green Gables too...and all things BBC. Can we just have a kindred spirit moment please? Ok, moment over. I'm with ya on the "I work out so I can eat anything" bandwagon too. :-) Oh, and is little Bella still doing ok? I remember we chatted a little bit about her poor leg awhile back... Hope you're having a great Wednesday!
ReplyDeleteThis was great! Your photos are amazing. Dont be so hard on yourself!! I was ready to be a mom yesterday too. Come on fertility gods!! :( and I also suck at being patient.
ReplyDeleteLove your version of this too, Ash! I was low on blog material for today too, so it was perfect. ;)
ReplyDeleteI hear you on the occasional negative self-talk re: photography stuff. But you do NOT suck. Period. And you will only get better and better. There is such a huuuuge learning and experience curve.
Have a nice evening, pretty girl!
Dear Ashley, Can you please make your next move to the east coast so we can be BFF's?
ReplyDeletelove this, I was really bad about brushing my teeth at night as well... sometimes when he has duty I just don't but ssh don't tell haha
ReplyDeletevery cute! and YES that is my only reason why i workout - to eat my fave foods!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute post option!!
ReplyDeleteYou are very brave to be upfront and honest like that, kudos to you. You must brush your teeth or they will fall out! I'm with you on the sushi, I would eat it every day for lunch if I could (and sometimes I do!)
ReplyDeleteoh em gee. I am 100% positive we would be best friends in "real life". Seriously, I was nodding my head saying "yep that's me" to quite a few of these! Love this post!
ReplyDeleteA. it sounds like you like food a lot...
ReplyDeleteB. I don't brush my hair either and am proud of it
C. God has the perfect time he wants to introduce you to a baby...but it's exciting to know that God already has your family picked out.
And D. How are you marketing your photography business? Now that I've got my site up- I've been trying to figure out how to attack marketing it beyond just people I know.
great post! i'd love to see/hear your rapping skills :D
ReplyDeleteyum...$100 sushi ;) ((salivates))
ReplyDeleteLOVE LOVE LOVE anne of green gables! Re-reading the 3 part series now :)!
ReplyDeleteI will be copying this sometime next week fyi!
happy thursday!
I've been oohing-and-awwing over your photography for months. Your pictures are insane! You are ridiculously talented!!
ReplyDeleteYou should totally do a rapping video. AHahaha. Girl that hair stuff I'm with ya. Being patient to be a mom is a blessing & a curse! You have amazing talent, don't let your over thinking tell you otherwise. I sometimes have such a hard time staying up past 10 pm when I'm up at the crack of dawn. Not sure you do, but I know I find it difficult. & that's what makes you a great soul. I have a pretty similar outlook on people with hate. Seriously though, you have to get on that video. ;)
ReplyDeleteIm pretty sure we are soulmates and that you should hop on a plane to Germany asap. We can eat sushi, rap nonstop, and watch Anne Of Green Gables all day.
ReplyDeleteNewest follower...here from Life After I Dew...
ReplyDeleteYou are so sweet and I especially loved getting to know a bit about you in this post.
I don't always brush my teeth at night either :)
Katie
...You may or may not have just inspired me to stock up on aluminum foil and bust out the Wu...
ReplyDeleteHahaha I didn't start brushing my teeth at night until like a year or two ago when I finally went to the dentist again. Glad I'm not the only one!
ReplyDeleteALSO -- your photography is beautiful, and you have no choice but to improve if you keep at it. It's always so easy to think those negative things about ourselves, but make that extra effort to find something positive about what you're doing each day -- one thing new you've learned or a skill you've mastered. It's helped me stay positive even during the most stressful times at work (i.e., the past month ack!). ALSO -- I'm the worst at mailing things, so if you want to send me your Michigan address, I will get you that Photoshop book! :/
I'm you're newest follower! I loved everything about this post. This was wonderfully written and transparent I love it!!!
ReplyDeleteI love these posts. They are quickly making their rounds on all blogs. I hate that I didn't get to meet you before you left Cali but I know great things are in store for you and the hubs! And $100 on sushi (or any food) over shoes anyday!! ;)
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