All About Ashley

Phew… I am out of breath. I just finished having a massive dance party with my four roommates in our living room. Yes, we rocked out to Taylor Swift, Kanye West and Demi Lavato on a Wednesday night. We even have a playlist on Spotify for our house. Extra, right? Living with four other girls, I was hesitant. I was worried about the drama that comes with girls, the ability to get work done and just the other things that come with living off-campus. However, it has turned out to be a lot of fun. There is always someone to hang out with, talk to or even have a dance party with.  Getting work done can be hard sometimes, that is for sure. (Hence why I am writing this blog post dance party!) I am constantly having to decide if I should go to the library, lock myself in my room or work on homework with my roommates. For the most part I have been able to make it work, but I am finding that I stay up a lot later to get work done, unlike years past. Living with four girls is also emotionally...

Recently, I have found myself scrolling through Pinterest and Instagram looking at house plans, home renovations, decorations and organization solutions. The funny thing is, I don’t even have a home or plans to be a homeowner anytime soon. However, for the past three years I have been dating my best friend, Jacob Roberts, who I met my senior year of high school. One thing that we both share is our passion for home remodels and building things together. We have spent countless hours remodeling his family’s bathroom, building furniture and completing various home improvement projects. Some might even say that we are Chip and Joanna Gaines from Fixer Upper. (Okay, maybe that’s just me. But, I truly aspire to be them one day.) One of my favorite projects that Jacob and I have completed has been his family’s guest bathroom. Although I didn’t do a lot of physical labor, I helped select the color scheme and epoxy the top of the vanity. Most importantly, I serve as a support. Renovation projec...

Okay, so here is the thing. I would consider myself a very lucky and grateful person. I have grown up with two loving and supportive parents. I was able to participate in various activities and sports growing up. I have the opportunity to attend my dream school, Ohio Northern University. I have also been given tremendous opportunities to travel and grow as a young professional with all of my friends. However, one thing that I never truly appreciated until this year was air conditioning. Yes, you read that correctly. Air conditioning. All my life I have lived in a home that has had air conditioning. However, that recently changed when my four friends and I decided to become roommates for our senior year. Like any episode of HGTV’s “House Hunters,” we created a list of “musts” that our rental must include. The list wasn’t much expect for close proximity to campus, within our budget and had a bedroom of decent size for each person. The decision was simple actually, there was only one hous...

Yesterday, I traveled with the Ohio Northern University (ONU) Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter to Cleveland, Ohio for an industry tour. Each semester, our organization travels to an area of interest. In the past we have traveled to Chicago, Illinois, Nashville, Tennessee and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Our day started off by leaving ONU at 6 a.m. to head to the Cleveland Indians, our first stop for the day. This was my favorite for the three other places we visited by far. We had the opportunity to go on the field, tour the dugout and player resources, including the weight room. We concluded our tour by visiting the press boxes and talking with Curtis Danburg, senior director of communications for the Cleveland Indians. We then traveled to Thunder::Tech, a digital marketing agency where member, Joe Dunay interned this summer. Alumna, Madison Letizia, director of communications for Thunder::Tech met with us and gave us a tour of the agency. In addition, she invite...