Challenging the Drake Passage
“We’re going to try something here…” I’ve been around enough adventurers in my life to know when someone says these words, whether...
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Ashley Bugge
Sep 27, 20234 min read
Research & Rebranding
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....
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Ashley Bugge
Mar 4, 20235 min read
Dear Brian,
March 4, 2023 Dear Brian, I miss you. I wish those words adequately expressed the feelings and emotions swirling around inside of me...
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Ashley Bugge
Oct 31, 20224 min read
Adult Diapers and a 12 day countdown.
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...
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Ashley Bugge
Oct 19, 20225 min read
Ashley Bugge: Real Life Explorer.
25 Days. 25 days (!!!) until I get my expedition jacket that says, 'Ashley Bugge - Polar Explorer' on it. I'm freaking out. Though this...
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Ashley Bugge
Oct 3, 20225 min read
Musings on the eve of a book launch. Trigger Warning: Suicide.
Warning: I discuss suicidal ideation in the following post. Please feel free to exit now if this topic makes you feel triggered or...
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Ashley Bugge
May 15, 20226 min read
Pancakes and apologies.
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...
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Ashley Bugge
Mar 21, 20223 min read
Midlife Crisis
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...
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Ashley Bugge
Mar 8, 20225 min read
Anyone Else Anxious?
“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”...
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Ashley Bugge
Feb 6, 20215 min read
Why Grief, Why?
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...
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Ashley Bugge
Dec 14, 20203 min read
Capturing memories
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...
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Ashley Bugge
Oct 15, 20205 min read
I'm struggling.
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...
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Ashley Bugge
Sep 17, 20204 min read
PUBLISHED!
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...
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Ashley Bugge
Aug 26, 20204 min read
Coping through chaos
“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...
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Ashley Bugge
Jun 10, 20205 min read
Year Two.
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...
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Ashley Bugge
May 9, 20205 min read
Mother's Day Past & Present
Mothers Day weekend, 2017. In anticipation of his upcoming Transpacific sailing voyage, Brian competed in a three-day sailing race from...
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Ashley Bugge
Apr 11, 20207 min read
The untold stories of organ donation.
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...
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Ashley Bugge
Mar 6, 20204 min read
The Dating Conversation
The elephant in the room. The burning question. The time to start “moving forward.” The dating conversation. Whatever we want to refer to...
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Ashley Bugge
Jan 27, 20206 min read
Left to die in the streets of NYC.
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...
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Ashley Bugge
Nov 24, 20193 min read
Until death do us part...
Today is 24 November 2019. My late husband, Brian and I would be celebrating our 6th wedding anniversary today, if he were still alive....
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