You know things have escalated when AI isn’t just part of your LinkedIn feed or your 9-to-5, it’s also casually running the after-school shift. I used to think AI was just another shiny tool I’d wrestle into submission for work; cranking out paid media optimizations, refining brand voice…

So, um… I just realized that my last three blog posts all involve chaos. Like actual, keyword-level chaos. If Google starts sending people here because they searched “mom chaos,” I may have to rethink some things. Not the blog. Never the blog. Right @allison ??!! The blog is…

This weekend was supposed to be low-key. I had grand plans: maybe a little laundry, maybe a little rosé, maybe a tiny existential spiral about back-to-school shopping (I got the backpacks for sale during Prime Day at least!). You know – normal mom stuff. But instead, I found…

What’s the craziest thing you were peer pressured to do as an adult? You’d think this BS would have stayed on the playground but in fact, it often follows us into the boardroom and other unlikely places. I’ll never forget how floored I was when a supervisor once…

You know those picture-perfect Pinterest moms who keep a tidy craft corner stocked with color-sorted beads, child-friendly glue sticks, and a jar labeled “Creative Freedom”? Yeah, well, this post is not about them. This is about me—freelance-deadline Ellen—armed only with a laptop, a lukewarm latte, and a desperate…

So many high school friendships used to be based on status points and mean girls ganging up on each other. Luckily, most of us transcended that garbage and found real friends in adulthood, you know– the ones we can share our actual dumpster fire lives with, without fear.…