Ashley Mashley

story of my life and random ramblings..

Jan 30

A Week’s Worth of Project 365

by luckythirteen05

Dont worry, I haven’t forgotten about the 365 Project–here goes a week of pictures!

Day 6 – January 23rd

My mom’s pup. Well, he still thinks he’s a pup. He was mine until I realized I couldn’t take care of him. Now she won’t give him up since he’s her little baby! What a cute face.

Day 7 – January 24th

Relatively boring day as you can tell; just another day at work. I love my cute little calendar that my boss gave me though. Ooh, and paperclips!

Day 8 – January 25th

My idea of packing: sitting on the couch, looking at the box. My junk was everywhere…

Day 9 – January 26th


My bosses at Happy Hour on Thursday. They’re married, can you tell? They are pretty awesome couple to work for, if I say so myself.

Day 10 – January 27th

Mr. Hazel Eyes and I moved into a house! This was the day before move-in. He was waiting for the utilities to be turned on.

Day 11 – January 28th

Our living quarters for the first night. A mattress and some pillows in the living room. It was kind of like a camp out, except with TV!

Day 12 – January 29th

My wonderful Mom already brought me a housewarming gift! Dr Pepper with REAL sugar. Who could ask for more?

It’s been a hectic week, but I managed to take a picture a day.. with a couple of the pictures being at the very end of the day.

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Jan 24

Ask and You Shall Receive

by luckythirteen05

Yesterday I received this email from our property manager at work:

“Many of you have seen Lydia here during the day as our day porter as well as at night.

Yesterday her husband died at home and she needs our help if you are inclined. She has no family and has no money for the funeral. If you would like to help, you can make out a check to Lydia or bring cash and give it to Lisa at the KW reception desk, she will take it to her.”

It’s amazing how situations arise when you ask for them. So my first $25 donation of the year went to our lady who cleans our offices. I had never known her name or anything about her because she only speaks Spanish. She does not understand any English except for a friendly hello. Even though we have the language barrier, she is one of the nicest people–always offering a welcoming smile.

I remember one instance when the lights went out in the whole building. We went outside our office to see if all the lights were off and check if everyone was okay. That’s when we heard someone’s muffled screams. There was someone trapped on the elevator who was crying for help; it was Lydia. I understood what she was saying, how she was trapped in the elevator and how hot it was getting. But unfortunately, I don’t speak Spanish; instead I found some who did. He tried to calm her nerves, telling her help was on the way. We finally found the maintenance guy, Manego (mah-nay-go), who was able to get the elevator doors open and help her out since it was stuck between floors. She was crying and shaking. All I could do was give her a hug.

Now I’m being given the opportunity to do lend more than a hug, a monetary donation toward her husband’s funeral. She has no other family. There’s no one else to help and afterwards, she’s going to be alone. It just makes you grateful for what you have…

Here’s another story to tug at your heart strings from Stay At Home Babe.

*UPDATE*

I just found out that my company also donated money to Lydia–$100. Proves that some people still care about the well-being of others.

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Jan 23

Project 365: Day 3, Four and Cinco!

by luckythirteen05

January 20, 2012 – Day 3

My new Fossil sunglasses that practically no one likes because they look very “John Lennon.”

Okay, so maybe a little. But whatever, I like them.

January 21, 2012 – Day 4

So this day, I actually have 2 pictures because I couldn’t decide which one to use.

My uncle has this rose bush he planted in front of his house and it kind of just went wild. I love how brightly colored it is and how you can see the rose petals on the ground.

Just an idea of  how many roses there were. Three are directly in the front and there’s three more in the background. Now that I think about it, I should have snapped a picture of the whole rose bush.

This was my cuddle buddy for Saturday night since Mr. Hazel Eyes was out of town. I went to my friend’s apartment, which luckily is right downstairs and had a movie night! This his pet Maltese, Scavullo. He loves to cuddle!

January 22, 2012 – Day 5

My sister and I signed up for a hair show this weekend (at the same time and didn’t even know). They colored, trimmed and styled our hair. I was the curly cue of the bunch.

This is my awesome sister, who is a readhead once again. She even had cute golden streaks, but you can’t see it very well in the picture.

360 days to go!

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Jan 20

Project 365: Beginning Again

by luckythirteen05

I’m not a professional photographer by any means, but I like to take pictures. More than that, I love to have pictures to look back upon moments in my life–the good and the bad alike.

One of the items on my life list, aka bucket list, is to take a picture every day for a year. Many people know this as Project 365.

Last year I tried to start the project privately but failed. So, I’m going to post the pictures to hold myself accountable.

My pictures won’t be anything spectacular, but it will be a way for me to remember how 2012 developed and how my life changes from day-to-day.

January 18, 2012 – Day 1

Everyday on my drive home from work I drive through one of the nicer neighborhoods of Houston–West University. Palm trees aren’t indigenous to Texas, but of course there are people who pay good money to have them in their yard, like this house.

January 19, 2012 – Day 2

Just a daily reminder to be yourself, even if that means coloring outside the lines. This was an event card lying around at work.

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Jan 19

Resolution for 2012: Late as Always

by luckythirteen05

My resolution for this year is to be fit–financially fit. Well the other kind too, but I’m a slacker right now.

Anyway, I’ve been putting aside a little money for the past few pay periods so I get myself used to saving. It’s a lot harder than I thought it would be.

It’s my money, it’s right there. Let me just take a little bit out of savings so I can go splurge on.. Dammit, no! No, Ashley, NO! Or when I’m running a little low on funds, let’s just make a little transfer, shall we? Agh…

I know I shouldn’t touch my savings but in the past, these were my excuses for using the money that I had saved. I’m getting a little better. I guess that means I might be maturing–finally at 24 years of age.

Not only do I want to save money, but I want to help people. I know everyone is not as well-off as I am. Not that I’m well-off, but there are other people who don’t have the opportunities that I do or medical bills have taken a financial strain on them. I’m vowing to donate $25 every pay period to a charity or a family in need. I know it doesn’t seem like much, but it’s better than I was doing before–nothing. So I now owe $25 but I don’t even know where to start; I want to make sure that the money actually goes to people who can put it to good use.

What were your resolutions for the year and how are you doing?

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