Q&A; Vlog Part 1

Thanks for the questions, y'all!
Here's a vlog that answers some of them - but not the loaded ones yet. :)

Ashley's Q&A Vlog Part 1 from Ashley Shelley on Vimeo.

Some mentions that I need to link to from the vlog:
The Nest
Ralph Lauren bathing suit from Dillard's
YouVersion Bible app
The Duggars 20 and Counting book
Ruthie Hart's baked spaghetti recipe

Thanks for watching and reading! I'll be answering more questions in the near future. Hope you had a wonderful Monday.

Ask Me Anything!

So I've had a few requests for a Q & A type thing. 
This is your chance to ask me anything.

Okay, maybe not ANYTHING, but mostly anything. :) 
Here's how it will work:
1. Ask me a question in the comments, on the CWL Facebook page, by emailing me, on Twitter, wherever.
2. I will answer as best as I can in multiple ways - I'm going to do a vlog for things I can answer quickly, I may write full blog posts if it's a heavy question, or I'll email you back if it's super personal and you wouldn't want me discuss it in a public way. But I'm not going to call anyone out or anything, so don't be afraid to ask! 
3. I will be reminding people to ask questions for one week, then I'll do the vlog.
I have been a HORRIBLE, awful, no good, very bad correspondent when it comes to email and such, so this is how I want to get the ball rolling for me to improve on that and to open it up for any and all questions!
Now that things have changed around here I have more time to attend to these things. I also realized yesterday that I've had people's emails sitting in my SPAM section that I had not idea about. Ugh. So I'll go through those questions that I already have received and haven't answered as well!
So, have at it. Whether it's "What's your favorite type of bean?" or "What type of blush do you use?" or  "How did you know Jordan was the one?" all questions are welcome.
Except for "What's your social security number?"  That's not welcome. :)
And I'll just go ahead and say butterbean.

The Girl Behind the Blog Vlog!

That was me warming up for my vlog. 

I love The Girl Behind the Blog Vlog link-up by Erin at Captivated by Grace and Ashley at 5ohWifey! Big thanks to them for hosting it!

This is the prompt:

-Introduce yourself and any other "regulars" on your blog (spouses, kids, pets)

-Tell us a little about your blog. Main theme? Do you have a niche?

-Tell us why you started blogging and why you have continued to blog?

-How do you envision your blog evolving in the future? What hopes do you have for it?

What is your favorite thing about blogging?

What is the most challenging thing about blogging?

What inspires you to blog?

Is there anything else you'd like readers to know?

I was supposed to keep it at 3 minutes, but it's a little over that, so I apologize! Hope you enjoy learning a little bit more about why I blog and have fun watching my weird self.

If you're a blogger, you should do this too! There's still time to link up! :)

question vlog.

It's vloggin' time y'all.
Megs at Shine On...Tales of a Twenty Something did a vlog link up with some interesting questions so I thought I'd participate. Why not.

So if you wanna get to to know me a little better and actually see what I would look like if you talked to me in real life (sort of) then play the video. If not, don't bore yourself. 
Forgive the lighting and video quality please. It's definitely not flattering. Haha. 
Here are the questions:

What's your favorite color?

What's your favorite flower?

What's your favorite song?

What's your favorite book and why?

What is your FAVORITE thing about living in [your city], and your LEAST favorite?

What kind of car do you drive?

What is the favorite place that you have visited? What is your favorite memory from the place?

What is your dream vacation?

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

If you could be a superhero, what would your name be and what would be your powers?

What's the best gift you've been given?

Who's your best friend and why are they your best friend?

If you were stranded on a desert island, what three DVDs would you want? Books?

If you had to choose a fruit to describe you, what would it be?

What cartoon character is most like you and how?

Tell us about the happiest time in your life! What made it so great?

What's your favorite childhood memory?

What's something you want to do before you turn 30?

What's your biggest dream?

Here are my answers:

You should do this too and link up with Megs! Do it!
Hope you're having a happy weekend. I have so many posts coming up that are exciting - that giveaway I talked about a while ago, another episode of The Real Housewives of the Blog World, a cleaning/organization post, and so much more! YAY.
Also, something that I'm going to do tomorrow is look up the Twitters of every single blog that I follow so I can follow them. Since I have this new phone I'm gonna be tweetin' all up in here.

accent vlog.

I did a vlog.

Weird.

But I thought the concept was interesting and it's fun to hear how everybody around the US and even other countries say things. So I added my little 2 cents of a video into the mix.

If you have heard nothing about this, tons of people in the blog world have been doing vlogs concerning their accents. You have to say some words and answer some questions.

So I did. Now you have to tell me how bad my accent is, or if something I say is crazy, or whatever. And then do one yourself!

Disclaimer: The video quality isn't great because it's from my cute little children's laptop haha. Also I'm just weird and awkward so just try to get past that if you actually watch it. At the beginning I don't know what's wrong with me but I guess I was just freaked out from being on camera. Okay disclaimer over.


Accent Vlog from Ashley Shelley on Vimeo.


Okay so what do you think?? Do I have more of a Southern accent than I think? Do I use terms that are completely weird? Do you? Make your own!

Here are the words and the questions:

Aunt, Route, Wash, Oil, Theater, Iron, Salmon, Caramel, Fire, Water, Sure, Data, Ruin, Crayon, Toilet, New Orleans, Pecan, Both, Again, Probably, Spitting image, Alabama, Lawyer, Coupon, Mayonnaise, Syrup, Pajamas, Caught

What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house?
What is the bug that when you touch it, it curls into a ball?
What is the bubbly carbonated drink called?
What do you call gym shoes?
What do you say to address a group of people?
What do you call the kind of spider that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs?
What do you call your grandparents?
What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket?
What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining?
What is the thing you use to change the TV channel?

I got the instructions from the Blue Eyed Bride. I don't know if there's a giant link-up thing for this somewhere but maybe I'll do that too, who knows haha. 

Also, totally unrelated, but the thought of having a Thirty-One party has ever crossed your mind, DO IT RIGHT NOW. In September. Hostesses get DOUBLE the free stuff. So instead of getting $125 worth of stuff for free, I am getting $250 worth of stuff!!!!! Which is awesome and it will be like Christmas morning when that stuff arrives. I'm so pumped about it. If you don't know a consultant, I know like four of them haha. So I can recommend one for your area. HAVE ONE! NOW! :)

Also, thank you for the prayers concerning the Psalm 100 situation. I know they appreciate it so much as they are still struggling day by day. It's so awesome to be able to lift each other up in prayer knowing that God listens to every one of us.

Have a blessed day and post your accent videos!