Tell us what you think!!!

Listen in to this week’s episode of A Day In Her Life, where Ellie shares a solo update from the heart of summer—juggling a new job, evolving routines, and questions from listeners. From skincare to scheduling, she’s giving a real-time look into how she’s navigating this full season.

In this episode, Ellie covers:

• Adjusting to a New Role: How she’s handling the transition into a new job and the systems helping her stay organized.
• Skincare Favorites: Her current summer skincare routine—simple, consistent, and effective.
• What’s for Dinner: Where she’s sourcing recipes, how she’s thinking about weekly meal prep, and the dinner rotation that’s actually working.
• Summer Scheduling Realities: Balancing kids’ activities, household logistics, and work—all while staying sane.
• Home Help: How she found a home assistant and what tasks she’s learned to outsource.
• Biggest Takeaways from the Pod: What Ellie’s learned from recent guests—and what she’s applying in her own life.

Whether you’re in your summer era, navigating childcare swaps and work travel, or just trying to figure out what to make for dinner—you’re not alone.

References

• Summer Camp spreadsheet
• Future
• Hitha’s Instagram Post about Meetings
• Outset Micellar Cleanser and Caffeine Scrub
• Vintners Daughter - Toner and Serum
• Vinosun
• Caudalie - Reservatrol Serum and Cream
• La Roche Posay Sunscreen
• INNBeauty Extreme Cream
• 8th day for Mom Only Home Assistant Starter Kit
• Sage Haus

Listen and Review

Podcasts - Spotify - YouTube

More A Day In Her Life

@adayinherlifepod

adayinherlife.com

adayinherlife.substack.com

Pepper Ad

Episode Music - For Days - Tom Deis via Shutterstock

Tell us what you think!!!

In this week’s episode of A Day in Her Life, Ellie chats with Lauren Chiriboga—a Miami-based pediatrician and mom of one (soon to be two!). Lauren shares how she structures her work and home life with intention, builds in support systems, and prepares for this next phase of motherhood.

Tune in for a candid look at:

• The benefit of having work that ends when she leaves the office
• How weekend coverage works in her practice—and why she likes working weekends
• The weeknight cookbooks she swears by for simple, satisfying meals
• How she and her husband divide household responsibilities (and how she’s brought him along on the journey)
• Her evolving approach to friendships, and the role her extended family plays
• The simple system she uses to schedule her weeks and reduce mental load
• How she’s preparing for life with a newborn, and what she’s embracing this time around

Whether you’re navigating working motherhood, prepping for baby #2, or craving a peek inside someone else’s routine, this episode offers a thoughtful, grounded perspective you’ll want to come back to.

Follow Lauren

@lauren.chiriboga

References

• Dinner in One
• Budget Bytes
• Caro Chambers
• Molly Baz’s Cookbooks - Cook This Book, More is More
• I, Who Have Never Known Men
• Evlo fitness

Listen and Review

Podcasts - Spotify - YouTube

More A Day In Her Life

@adayinherlifepod

adayinherlife.com

adayinherlife.substack.com

Pepper Ad

Episode Music - For Days - Tom Deis via Shutterstock

Tell us what you think!!!

In this episode of A Day in Her Life, Ellie sits down with her co-founder and friend, Anna Fletcher, to share the behind-the-scenes story of launching Pepper Books—a romance book subscription box business they built from the ground up. Hear how these two working moms balance motherhood, friendship, and entrepreneurship, all while bonding over their love of spicy romance reads.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• The story behind how Ellie and Anna met and became fast friends over romance novels
• What inspired them to start Pepper Books—and how they launched it in just a few months
• A look at how they divide responsibilities based on strengths (tech vs. logistics vs. creative)
• Why branding was one of the smartest investments they made early on
• How they define “spice levels” and curate their boxes by theme and heat
• Real talk about juggling business ownership with motherhood and summer chaos
• How they’re building a community around joy, reading, and a little romance
• Their favorite recent reads and what’s coming in future book boxes

Listen in if you love love reading, are thinking about launching a side hustle, love romance books, or are curious about what it takes to start a joyful, reader-focused business from scratch.

Pepper Ad

Episode Music - For Days - Tom Deis via Shutterstock