Ashley Avenu was born out of a deep-seated passion for writing and storytelling. In my younger days, I harbored dreams of becoming a sports journalist, and my blog became the vessel through which I crafted opportunities to narrate the athletic tales of my friends and surrounding athletes. The story of my cousin's odyssey to the 2016 Olympic trials, aspiring to represent Team USA in the triple jump, remains my most viewed and shared article to date. Though now archived, the extraordinary reception it garnered inspired me to pursue my education in journalism at the graduate level, with the aim of melding sports and storytelling into a lifelong vocation.
I'll skip the lengthy details and simply say that I wasn't accepted into the program I desired. Out of disappointment, my blog evolved from a hub for sports narratives to a personal journal, chronicling the challenges and victories of my twenties. It underscored my faith, the journey of self-discovery as a woman, and the significant life changes that shaped who I am today. Back then, I was navigating life, and Ashley Avenu during that period illustrates the path to my becoming.
Where the blog stands today.
Ashley Avenu has been a part of the digital world for nearly nine years! It's astonishing to consider that I've been sharing my writing and cultivating an audience for almost a decade. Throughout the various transformations and transitions my blog has experienced, mirroring the evolutionary shifts within myself, I take pride in having a platform where I can look back at my younger self and appreciate the wisdom I possessed at that age, as well as the resilience of my mindset during some challenging times.
Ashley Avenu has evolved to emphasize the settled state of being as I embrace my thirties, shifting away from self-discovery. This space has witnessed a vast array of life experiences and lessons, and I am eager to present the most refined version of myself, shaped by the wisdom gained over the years. The core mission remains: to document the journey of life's transitions through womanhood, with the sole aim of thriving amid life's beautiful changes, embodying the complete Ashley who has fully emerged and is beginning to find her place within herself.