Hello & Welcome

Welcome to the Living Wildly, Slowly, & Freely page! My name is Ashley, and I’m the newest addition to Blueberry Pancake Publishing. I thought a few fun facts to introduce myself would be a good place to start as we embark on this journey together.

• The written word is my favorite medium. I have loved writing stories ever since I was a child and it’s been a longtime dream of mine to publish a book. My first children’s book will be coming out later this year!

• My favorite books to read as a child were the Shel Silverstein poetry books and the Magic Tree House series.

• My favorite book that I have read as an adult is Near to the Wild Heart by Clarice Lispector.

• If I could watch only one show from here on out it would be Frasier.

• I have a degree in Behavioral Neuroscience and my day job is as VP of Content & Research at a software company. You may think someone with that job title can’t possibly be qualified to talk about living “wildly, slowly, and freely,” but I have made a conscious effort to be incredibly intentional with how I spend my time and energy so I can live that way regardless of the demands of my job. And I want others to know that, despite the busy lives we lead, we can still make space for slowing down.

• I am a mom to a wonderful little boy, a cat, and a dog and our favorite things to do are go camping, hiking, kayaking, digging for earthworms, and essentially anything outdoors. Whether we’re sleeping under the stars or curled up in bed at home, we love to close out the day with a good book.

I am very excited for this new endeavor with Lisa and with all of you.

Thank you for being here!