I'm currently reading Dr. Stuart Brown's book "Play" about how we are all doing it wrong... It's not about productivity, time managememt or inbox zero.... Instead he examines how we all have a common innate need for PLAY in our lives, both humans and animals alike⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "Life without play is a grinding, mechanical existence organized around doing the things necessary for survival. Play is the stick that stirs the drink. It is the basis of all art, games, books, sports, movies, fashion, fun, and wonder—in short, the basis of what we think of as civilization. Play is the vital essence of life. It is what makes life lively"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Only a fraction of the way through this book and loving it's fresh perspective. Have you read it? Who needs more play?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #SometimesAshleyReads
If you told me three months ago giving Norah a bottle would be this easy i would've laughed and then probably cried. So glad to have survived that season and now Grandmas enjoy feeding her and so does big sis! #TheLittlestGliss #LittleMissGliss #theglissnest
It’s so awesome to see a close friend go through sending both her girls off to college and being able to document their senior days 🥰 it’s been a gentle reminder of how even when the days seem long, the years will be short.
FIVE YEARS - MAY 24TH - 5:24PM 💕 Five twenty four... our symbol of I LOVE YOU from this very day back in 2009 when I was packing up to leave Rochester for good knowing you and I wouldn't live in the same state after our summer together for a few years. But through those years, there were many days where I'd wake up to a message "524" on my phone, a gentle reminder that we were always thinking about each other. A bad day at work would be met with "524", a simple, I'm still here for you. And now five years spent as your wife I have to thank you for all you are for me, my rock, my friend, and my constant stream of support. I love you more today then I did five years ago, and five years before that and I'll find 524 more ways to love you and more. Cheers to five years Eddie. I love you to the mechanical engineering office and back. #PureWeddingGliss #PureGliss #TheGlissNest
Day 4 of our #5DaysTil5Years 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 I always knew deep down that I wanted a family but after falling for Ed, I knew in my heart that I wanted to make him a Dad. And I'll be forever grateful for him making me a mom and giving me the family I never could have began to imagine 🥰 Whether it's the small things like washing bottles and giving baths, or the big things like rearranging his days to give me much needed sleep or putting both girls to bed so I can teach or have some me time. I can't even begin to thank you for how you love your girls @321phasteddie ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #PureWeddingGliss #PureGliss #TheGlissNest
Day 3 of #FiveDaysTil5Years is my epic proposal 💍 On a day in April of 2013, I got an e-mail inquiry for my first ever Proposal photo shoot! I booked the 10th of April in Falls Park and went to go and meet Spencer Taylor downtown to scout out a spot for him to propose to his girlfriend 🌳 We arrived and walked around and out of the corner of my eye I saw Eddie standing down by the water... aaaaand I ignored him! I thought "oh how unprofessional would it be to go talk to my boyfriend in the middle of this guy trying to propose" ... Spencer pretended to get a phone call to shake me off and Eddie said to be "come here Smash"... 📸 It finally clicked that I wasn't the photographer for this proposal, in fact, he was hiding in some trees up the hill... Eddie asked me to be his wife and best friend for the rest of time and I cried happy tears and we roamed around Falls Park for a freshly engaged photoshoot followed by Mellow Mushroom pizza. 🍕 Several weeks later we had dinner with Spencer and his wife Tara and laughed about the fake last name and e-mail address Spencer had created and all of the planning leading up to this special day. Tara is one of my closest friends now and their family is so near and dear to us all because of this special day. 💕 #PureWeddingGliss #PureGliss #myproposalstory #yeahthatgreenville