Ashley Hamershock
Ashley Hamershock is a longtime reporter and editor who has worked for various newspapers, magazines and other organizations, including a decade at The Associated Press. She has covered presidents, CEOs and celebrities from Dolly Parton to the Dalai Lama. When time allows, she takes on freelance projects through her small business: www.seasonedscribe.com. And no matter how busy life gets, she makes time for family, friends and frequent travel.
Collectively Curated: Gratitude
Gratitude.
It's that spontaneous, warm and fuzzy feeling we get sometimes that makes us smile, lowers our heart rate and reduces stress. It's the appreciation of value without regard to monetary worth.
In this fast-paced world,...
Collectively Curated: Fall + Winter Recipes
As the weather turns cooler, I feel the age-old pull to cook and bake and savor the delicious smells that creep into the nooks and crannies of our home. How about you? Are you...
Collectively Curated: Wellness — Preparing for Cold and Flu Season
Fall is on the way. Changing leaves. Brisk evenings. Cozy sweaters. Cold and flu season.
While various viruses circulate year round, flu viruses are most common during the fall and winter and colds are more...
Affordable Backup Glasses for Kids
Kids’ eyes can change quickly.
Each year, our son goes to the ophthalmologist. Each year, his prescription changes. Significantly. And each year, I ask how much it would cost to buy a second pair of...
Collectively Curated: Back to School
Who’s ready for for their kids to head back to school?!?
It’s a bittersweet time. We love summer and try to eke maximum fun and relaxation out of each day. But by the end of...
Affordable Sports Goggles and Glasses for Every Kid
Does your child wear glasses and play sports?
Often, the two don’t mix.
Glasses aren’t terribly helpful in a pool, right? But not wearing glasses puts them at a blurry disadvantage. And swimming is far from...
Collectively Curated: Sun Safety + Skin Care
As a child, I spent countless hours in the sun.
My first job was walking beans — read about it here, if you’re not from the Midwest. I would lie out any chance I got,...
Collectively Curated: Water Safety
Hooray! It’s summer… Lazy days at the pool, lake or ocean. I spent my summers at my grandparents’ lake cabin — waterskiing, swimming, fishing and boating. As an adult, my family spends lots of...
Kids with Food Allergies: We Care About You
One in 13 kids in America have food allergies. That’s a lot of kids. Chances are, you have one of those kids or know one (or more) of those kids.
The goal for all of...
Mental Health: It’s Time to Talk About It
Let’s talk. Really talk. Like out-in-the-open, I’m-not-scared, it’s-the-21st-Century-for-goodness’-sake talk. Our topic? Mental health.
Gulp. Nervous laugh.
Still with me? Excellent. Grab a cup of coffee. Settle in. Let’s pull back the heavy curtain and talk.
Listen, everyone...