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hi, i'm ash!
Creator of the New Travel & Design Series, 'OTHER PEOPLE'S HOUSES.'
Travel writer & host, cultural explorer, and architecture & interiors freak.
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The Newsletter
Every week, we're exploring global culture through the lens of the home. From floorplans to fixtures, we examine how houses are built, designed, and decorated around the world (with a side of sass, of course!)
The Podcast
The only podcast where we pass on the pyramids and poke around in the plumbing. I’m Ash, and I'm, exploring the strange, smart, and wonderful ways houses are built, designed, and decorated around the world.
The Books
A new series of OTHER PEOPLE'S HOUSES books designed to help you try on a new life in different places around the world—by getting to "go behind closed doors" inside local homes to discover what it's really like to live there.
I was laughing out loud – just the sip of water I needed today.
Oooooo I see what you did there!!! MUAAAHAHAHAAAAAAA!!!!!
“Maybe it’s just…yourself, but hydrated.” Thanks for the reminder! 🙂 My body seems to think it runs on coffee and wiesecracks!
Mine too, apparently! LOLLLLLLLL. (Seriously, I climbed a bunch of stairs the other day and GOT A LEG CRAMP.)
So gorgeous Ash! What a joy you are. Loved reading this today, a timely reminder to go gently on myself. The world is full of riches to discover…
(I need to send you that reading list!! Sorry for the lateness 🌸) xxx
You. Are. Wonderful. Yes yes, would LOVE IT. (But no pressure!!!!!)
Just sent you an email from briscoe.rachel@gmail.com with the list and another doc so you may need to check spam as it’s my personal gmail account 😘😘😘
Ma chère Ash, you did it again: 1) this post, your words arrive right when I needed them (almost creepy how you can know this?) 2) You summed-up all the valuable life-advices from a dozen of sources and made it a pleasure to read, made to stick, without suggesting “have you tried yoga” or make me color a water glass icon for every glass of water I did not want to drink 🤘 MERCI !! PS Is this the intro to your new book??
LOL! “Have you tried yoga??????” 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 I promise you I will never suggest that, though i am starting to think that I NEED TO TRY YOGA.
Holy Shit and Salvation.
My favorite hype person.
What to read when you need a kick start or a fire under your ass.
Well this just made my LIFEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. Can I put “favorite hype person” in my epitaph? lol Not to be confused with “favorite hyper person,” which I am also. 🤣
You can’t get away from it – it’s you!
Dying !!!!!! How do you know exactly what I am feeling at all times! Gotta hydrate.
Cannot wait to jam with you THIS WEEK!!!!!!! Woooo!!!!!!!
Have to admit I actually teared up at this because at 52 I can’t remember the last time I felt actual joy in doing things and I’ve been mulling over what is out there (or in here- gestures vaguely at brain) that will allow me to feel it again.
I have a massive life change coming up at the new year as I exit a business that I’ve had for 11+ years and move into coaching, and it’s going to allow me time to spend with myself- and let me tell you, that is the SCARIEST MF thing out there- as well as the most exciting! I’ve got a teenage daughter at home that once she’s decided what her journey is after school I’ll be on the road and exploring all the amazing parts of the world I’ve been aching to see, but in the meantime I have time and money to put into the things that will bring me joy.
And you know what that list looks like right now?
Pottery classes
Burlesque classes
Getting my first tattoo
Exploring spirituality and meditation
Saying yes without thinking when a friend of mine asked if I want to go with her to the Amazon in 2027 as she’s found an amazing shaman and wants to explore Ayahuasca with them (Note- I googled what that is after saying yes cause I didn’t know what it was and thought it was a type of meditation and… still saying yes but holy shit oops!!!!)
And going for walks, having coffee with myself, having friends round to dinner and all the things that make me feel whole.
And Ash, I thank you for opening my eyes to the possibilities in life and I WHOLEFUCKINGHEARTEDLY celebrate you for not needing half your life to figure out that we should just do what makes us happy!!!
This was exactly what I needed. And now I’m going to go drink a glass of water.
OMG “the part of you that still believes in more.”
Jesus this preached all the way into my sinful soul!!!! If you need me, I shall be course correcting. ❤️🔥
New subscriber here! This post reminds me of my current adult beginner guitar classes. I wanted to do it for fun. I’ve always wanted to learn. But, I suck so badly and get so mad at myself, and my teacher is like…. it’s okay to be a beginner at something; it’s literally mandatory. So I’m trying to remind myself to enjoy the process of learning and not just cursing my weak fingers every week.
Oh no way – that sounds like SO much fun!!!! Isn’t it just so lovely to do things for the sake of pleasure? I remember when I first started taking salsa classes, all of my friends thought I was a psycho. 🤣 But, these are the things that enrich our lives. Go, Laura!!!!!!!!!!! And, hi!!!!!!!!!!!!