“We’re going to try something here…” I’ve been around enough adventurers in my life to know  when someone says these words, whether...

Hi all! Wow, it’s been a bit and though it’s not from lack of wanting to blog/journal/write, it’s just been very low on my priority list....

March 4, 2023 Dear Brian, I miss you. I wish those words adequately expressed the feelings and emotions swirling around inside of me...

Well there’s a headline you probably weren’t expecting to scroll past this afternoon… why am I about to spill the contents of my head and...

25 Days. 25 days (!!!) until I get my expedition jacket that says, 'Ashley Bugge - Polar Explorer' on it. I'm freaking out. Though this...

Warning: I discuss suicidal ideation in the following post. Please feel free to exit now if this topic makes you feel triggered or...

Do you ever just feel like you can’t anymore? Can’t what? I’m not entirely sure… you just… can’t. I’m there. Today. Tonight. In this...

Raise your hand if you’re ready for a reset. Is this a normal thing to feel at the age of 38? Is this my mid-life crisis? We each get...

“Hey Ash, how’s it going? How are you!?” She asked. “Good, how are you!?” I responded. I lied. I’m not really good. Are any of us “good”...

I can’t sleep. This is the part of grief that nobody talks about or knows how to explain. It’s the stuff you’re not prepared for and...

I jokingly refer to myself as a “friend collector.” Once I meet you and we form a bond, you’ll be hard pressed to get rid of me. We don’t...

It’s as easy and complicated as that; I’m struggling. I had lunch with my best friend this week and she asked me point blank, “How come...

P U B L I S H E D ! ! This seems like a strange day to be sitting down to write – I should be running around getting things ready for the...

“How are you coping through all of this COVID stuff? How are the kids doing? How has it changed things for you?” That’s something we’ve...

People tell you that grief is like a wave, it comes and goes, ebbs and flows. It doesn’t feel like that in the beginning, it feels like...

Mothers Day weekend, 2017. In anticipation of his upcoming Transpacific sailing voyage, Brian competed in a three-day sailing race from...

You guys. I’m freaking out. I did a thing. A potentially awkward, controversial, weird thing… but I did it, and I’m SO unbelievably glad...

The elephant in the room. The burning question. The time to start “moving forward.” The dating conversation. Whatever we want to refer to...

It’s been too long since I’ve posted and I have no excuse, other than I’ve been busy – but aren’t we all!? What do we all fill our days...

Today is 24 November 2019. My late husband, Brian and I would be celebrating our 6th wedding anniversary today, if he were still alive....