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Ashley "A.M." Ruggirello

Graphic Design.
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November 30, 2019

when you host an annual chili cook-off…

After my husband and I got married, we wanted to establish an annual event that'd we'd host for our friends. Since we both love food... and beer... we decided upon a late-Summer/Autumn Chili Cook-off, officially dubbed The Festival Of All That Is Chili Eating and Beer Drinking. Our friends loved it, and we loved being able to host it for them. (Did I mention I've become known as a hos[...]

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Interior Design.
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November 18, 2019

when your home bar becomes a home gym…

Originally, this built-in basement bar was an unexpected selling point when we made an offer on our current house. But, through years of disuse, it collected more dust than it did empty bottles. We used it maybe twice a year and eventually came to the realization that the space could be put to much better use. My husband and I, who are big into fitness and working out at home, so that[...]

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November 16, 2019

when you get a totally meaningless tattoo…

It's embarrassing to admit, but truthfully speaking, I only recently (read: within the last few years) realized, or rather learned, that the narwhal is a very real, non-mythological creature of our oceans.I know. And, before you ask: no, I haven't been living under a rock. I merely lumped them in with the magical unicorn—because: horns—and just assumed. I assumed wrong, clearly.Hopeful[...]

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November 14, 2019

when your kitchen gets a makeover…

My husband and I bought our house back in 2017 with the intention of one day renovating the kitchen. The space itself wasn't bad by any means, but it had so much potential for us to really make it our own. Functionally, it worked as well as any other kitchen, so this project took a back seat to other, more important ones, namely the tearing down of our one car garage to build up a new two[...]

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Hello, my name is Ash. I am a writer, designer and fitness enthusiast living in Milwaukee, and my mission in life is to out-type a search bar’s prediction.

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