by Ashley Olivine | Feb 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Life hits hard sometimes. You know what I’m talking about. It’s those times when you’re doing all the things, working so hard, and still get knocked on your ass. That’s why it’s important to remember the power of the pause. Visualize a...
by Ashley Olivine | Jan 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Have you ever poured yourself into making a big, important, meaningful plan… just to have it all come crashing down? I’m going to tell you a personal story about when that happened to me. It wasn’t the first time, and it surely won’t be the...
by Ashley Olivine | Dec 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Hello my dear reader. This one is going to be a bit more personal. It’s a topic that has been popping up over and over again lately. Actually, it has basically been repeatedly crashing into me. That’s how I knew I HAD to write about it. Let’s make a...
by Ashley Olivine | Nov 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Gratitude is an emotion or feeling that can be shown through actions and behaviors. It involves feeling thankful or acknowledging the good. Research has been done on this topic and it has been found that gratitude can improve quality of life, physical and mental...
by Ashley Olivine | Oct 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Why don’t kids come with a manual? Sure there are plenty of books and other resources, but they can be confusing. There’s so much contradicting advice. Plus, every kid, parent, and life situation is different. When things finally settle a little something...
by Ashley Olivine | Sep 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Let’s talk about how to turn things around and get the life we want. Sometimes life happens and we find ourselves stuck in a rut or just not where we want to be. That’s okay. It’s a natural part of life because things ebb and flow. That also...
by Ashley Olivine | Aug 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Let’s talk about how to make big decisions. We all face big decisions sometimes. In motherhood, specifically, there are some doozies. Whether they’re related to health, family, career, parenting, or something else, they can weigh on us. They may consume our every...
by Ashley Olivine | Jul 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Recent life events have prompted/inspired me to question the stages of grief. This is because my experience of grief hasn’t fully fit into those stages. At first, I didn’t get it. Surely it wasn’t grief I was experiencing. Well, perhaps it wasn’t. Spoiler alert: it...
by Ashley Olivine | Jun 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Here I stand, in two different worlds, with one foot in the United States and the other in Ukraine. They are both my home, and I no longer feel whole. I am an American. For the past (almost) three years my family and I have lived in Ukraine. It became home, the only...
by Ashley Olivine | May 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Parenting through hard times like death, serious illness, or transition is just not the same as normal life parenting. This is because parents and kids have different needs, and sometimes those needs are conflicting. For example, a parent may need extra alone time...
