The Original Ashley

Two months ago, I lost my job. This sucked. It was sudden and completely out of nowhere and it tore my life as I knew it apart. Most of my long term plans were no longer viable or would have to be put off by several years at best. We would have to cancel our trip to Argentina, thankfully we hadn't bought the tickets yet. Short term plans were hit too. With the loss of my income and no idea when it would return, we had to save . That meant not going to friends events like birthday parties and get togethers because they all cost money.  Thats not to say that I couldn't do anything at all, or that my family and friends abandoned me to solitude. I was treated to a many a movie nights (gratefully so as the Avengers 2 had just come out) and people found cheaper or free things we could all do together. My friends and especially my family rose up to support me and I will be forever grateful!  I needed a job though. The stress of not having a job had me breaking out in hives a...

Earlier this month Josh went in for his testing for his first level of Krav Maga. For those that don't know what this is, Krav Maga is a self-defence system developed for the military in Israel that consists of a wide combination of techniques sourced from boxing , savate , Muay Thai , Wing Chun , Judo , Jujutsu , wrestling , and grappling , along with realistic fight training. It is brutal to watch, and even worse to endure. The testing lasts 4 hours, and it takes place in a small underground shop-turned-gym with (in my opinion) poor ventilation and about 25 others.  Josh invited me to his testing, encouraging me to take photos. It was a challenge at first, as it was a low light situation, with quick movements and I couldn't use a flash, but eventually I found using my nifty 50 and keeping a distance that I was able to get some good shots. From there I started playing around with getting different angles, not just of josh but all the fighters.  Josh passed his Test (a...

I don't normally post music up here, mostly because I've always been very self-conscious of my taste in music. I get stressed out picking music to play at a party, or in the car when there are passengers. I don't know why, I'm normally a pretty confident person in most other aspects of myself. Anyways I found this great song via positively present , with a really cool video to match and I decided to share it here. Enjoy!

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