Tag: personal growth

• The Third Couch is the Charm

  THE THIRD COUCH IS THE CHARM, RIGHT? Five weeks ago, I bought my very first house. Since then, I have owned three couches. I am really hoping that the third couch is the charm.  Now, I’m guessing you want me to pause here for you to congratulate me. Thank you, you really are too kind.…

  ashleyne seitz

  June 19, 2026

  General Musings

  couches, emotions, funny stories, furniture, homeownership, moving, personal growth

• How Do I Know When I Have Enough?

  IT STARTED WITH AN OIL CHANGE I took my old but faithful car to the shop yesterday for a routine oil change. I say routine, and that’s what I was expecting, but my car has rolled 233,000+ miles over the past 16 years, so trips to the car doctor often lead to bad news. This…

  ashleyne seitz

  March 15, 2024

  General Musings

  authors, books, car trouble, emotions, growth, money, personal growth, reading, writing

• The Morning Routine

  MY MORNING ROUTINE PROBLEM I’ve been really struggling to get out of bed lately. If you know me well, you know that I typically struggle to get out of bed, so this isn’t headline-worthy news. Except that, and I really mean this, it’s been even worse than usual lately. And it didn’t have much farther…

  ashleyne seitz

  September 15, 2023

  General Musings

  coffee, depression, difficulties, habits, health, mental health, MORNINGS, personal growth, routines, struggles

• Adjusting to the Wind

  Have you ever gone for a walk, run, or bike ride or out sailing or kayaking and you have an easy breezy trip away from where you started, but then you turn around and discover that the wind was helping you along and you didn’t even know it? And as you start for home, the…

  ashleyne seitz

  July 28, 2023

  General Musings

  challenges, community, exercise, growth, healing, health, learning, personal growth

• An Accidental Mile

  Yesterday, I was coaching at the CrossFit gym, and I ended up running an accidental mile. One of my athletes asked me about how to pace herself during the mile run portion of the workout, and after giving her a few tips, I said I’d run with her because my pacing tends to be pretty…

  ashleyne seitz

  May 19, 2023

  General Musings

  challanges, community, consistency, crossfit, exercise, fitness, growth, personal growth

• Expert Level

  Have you ever reached “Expert” level on something you didn’t even know you were working on? I did this week. If you’ve ever been around me when I’m working, there’s no hiding the fact that I talk to myself. Out loud. (Unless I’m writing, which is basically talking to myself silently, so I guess it…

  ashleyne seitz

  February 3, 2023

  General Musings

  celebrations, communication, conversations, expert, health, mental health, personal growth, talking