Meet Ashley

My name is Ashley and I founded this website as a fun and creative way to express my love for glamorous, healthy living and beautiful, delicious food! I believe in wearing lipstick daily. I believe in manicures. I believe that life is too short not to dress up. I believe that happiest people are the prettiest. I believe in the power of fruits and vegetables to create miracles!

Some of my favorite foods are berries, bananas, spinach, rainbow chard, kale, lentils, dates, and sweet potatoes.   My favorite seasoning is dill, if anything ever calls for dill I double it!

I enjoy reading fashion magazines, health books, traveling, yoga, zumba, tea shops, girl time, shopping, doing hair (I’m a licensed hairdresser :)), cooking, and tasting new fruits and vegetables.

I’m a dreamer and a total glam girl at heart.  I love anything that radiates beauty and femininity. I collect vintage teacups, unique spreaders, and Judith Leiber Minaudieres.  I am a lover of peacocks, hello kitty, crafting, making jewelry, and embellishing.  If it sparkles, I want it.  If it sparkles, I probably have it.  I’m pretty simple. 🙂

I live in Las Vegas and I am married to my best friend, Danny!  I love anything and everything that involves spending time with him. We got hitched here in Las Vegas at a simple, romantic, and FUN wedding with Elvis.  That’s right – just myself, Danny, and Elvis…well and a preacher!Four years and many hairstyles later, I am still the happiest girl in the world! I am so fortunate that Danny supports me in everything I do, and boy, do I do a lot!  I always have some sort of project happening! Another added bonus to our relationship is that Danny follows the same healthy lifefstyle as I do.  It’s incredible to be able to take this journey together!

I eat a Vegan, Low Fat, whole food plant based diet (WFPBD, i’ll use for short).  I avoid processed vegan “junk food” products as much as possible.  They are often full of unsightly ingredients.  I eat a WFPBD because my body feels the best this way! I feel like it is the superior way to eat for my health.  Most importantly I believe you must find your own balance.  Experiment and find what works best for your body.  Balance is beautiful and what makes our universe work.

Chillen with my brother!

My awesome brother, Austin, certainly helped introduce me to the idea of this plant based healthy lifestyle.  I started following his lead and listening to his advice on plant based nutrition.It made sense and I was intrigued.  (He’s a real nutrition guru!) He introduced me to the documentary, Forks over Knives about the same time I happened across the book, Eat To Live by Dr. Joel Fuhrman.

Two Words:  Life Changing.

That day I decided I was ready to make a really cool change in my life and love my body more! It was that simple for me: a new door had opened! I’m so grateful I was given this opportunity to see life in a new way – a life full of brilliant and vivid fruits and vegetables!

I love eating beautiful and colorful food because it makes me feel alive and beautiful!  It’s all about eating whole foods from nature that we were designed to eat.  We are the only animal who gets to choose what we eat!  What a privilege! As the saying goes, you are what you eat… Well I do not want to be a hamburger and a chicken fried steak. If I am what I eat, I would love to be a ruby red beet, kale, a purple carrot, a strawberry, and for sure a pineapple!!

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

I hope Lipstick and Berries will inspire you to make some healthy changes for you and your family. I’m sending lots of hugs your way and warm wishes that you feel amazing and spread the word with your friends!