Ashly Brady

I’m back! After a long break, I’ve finally found some inspiration and time to write again. I hope all of you are enjoying your summer. We are now half way through the year and I think it would be a good time to give an update.

If you’ve read my post before then you know I’m currently getting my graduate degree. I am in my second to last class and by the end of September I will have offically completed my program! So stay tuned for the graudation photos, haha. I think I’m more excited for these than the actual degree itself. It’s been a long and challenging two years of working towards this degree but I’ve managed to find the discipline and motivation to continue. I am looking forward to not being in school anymore and to apply what I have learned through my program in my current job and my future career.

Some other exciting news is that I have decided to train for a half marathon. I like to say I’m not a competitive person but when I found out my brother and his girlfriend were talking about running the Portland half marathon, it sparked something in me and here I am finally training for it. Shout out to the Nike run club app for having a training plan with guided runs for me to follow because without it I don’t know what I’d do. To be honest, I probably wouldn’t run the half marathon. Ya girl needs structure and guidance. I’m currently wrapping up my first offical week of training and I have about 14 weeks to go.

Oh! Another thing that is exciting is the podcast my friends and I just started. I have been incredibly blessed to find some really cool people this year and they are a big part of my life now. The podcast is called LAS thought and the first episode releases Monday, June 19th! Similar to my blog we talk about all things relationships, careers, motherhood (present and future for the two of us who are not moms), and all things life, nothing is off limits. This is a journey I am incredibly excited for because we get to learn all the ins and outs of a doing a podcast and I get to spend time with my friends!

The last but minor update is I’m finally reading books. If you didn’t know, now you know that up until this year reading books start to finish was not my strong suit. I think I have read maybe 2-3 books from start to finish in my entire life. Well the goal this year was to read 12 books, so basically 1 per month and I’m currently on book number 6. Let’s just take a moment to appreciate the growth. I can honestly say I enjoy reading now, especially since I found a genre I enjoy. If you have any book recommendations, please drop in the comments!

Alright, I think I’ve got you caught up now.

Until next time!

-Ashly Brady