WHAT?
I help guide individuals and businesses through the creation of a web presence – from website strategy to design and coding to training users how to use WordPress. I also mother two young boys and blog (rather sporadically) about living simply, motherhood, work, and the intersection of all of these.
WHY?
I’m equally right and left brained, so working on website feeds both of these. I get to immerse myself in the worlds of creativity and logic at the same time. I also love getting to know my clients and becoming familiar with their industries. I am exposed to experiences I’d never have otherwise – I know more about a small fishing village in Mexico and what it’s like to work with the White House than I ever expected. Plus, working for myself allows me to contribute to my family’s income without having to change out of my yoga pants.
I’ve been blogging since 2008 about a variety of topics I’m passionate about. I love sharing and learning from the community that’s developed as a result.
HOW?
At this point in my life, the how usually points to the question of childcare. How do you manage to work when you have a 1 and 5-year old at home all the time? That has changed over the years, but currently my husband has a flexible job that allows us to both take turns being the primary caregiver and working at different points in the week. All I need is my laptop, so though I often work from our home office, I’ve also worked while sitting in the passenger seat of our Honda Accord as we road trip around the country. Flexibility is the how and the why!
Ashley is a web designer, mother, and social media addict. She blogs about her attempts to live more simply and pursuing happiness while juggling a job she loves and life with two adorable sons and an academic husband.
Linda K. Sienkiewicz is the author of the award-winning novel In the Context of Love, a story about one woman’s need to tell the truth without shame.
Angelica had always suspected there was something deeply disturbing about her family, but the truth was more than she bargained for.
Sarton Women’s Fiction Finalist
Eric Hoffer Book Award Finalist
Readers’ Favorite Finalist
USA Book News Best Book Finalist
Great Midwest Book Fest Honorable Mention.
“…at once a love story, a cautionary tale, and an inspirational journey.” ~ Bonnie Jo Campbell, author of National Book Award Finalist, American Salvage, and critically acclaimed Once Upon a River,and Mothers, Tell Your Daughters
“With tenderness, but without blinking, Linda K. Sienkiewicz turns her eye on the predator-prey savannah of the young and still somehow hopeful.” ~ Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of the #1 NY Times Bestseller, Deep End of the Ocean
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