A Day In Her Life

Are you interested in how other women get it all done? Do you like a "What's in her bag?" or a "What's on her nightstand?" Are you overwhelmed by seeing highlight reels on Instagram and want to finally hear some authentic, real women talking about their real life? Same. Join Ellie as she sits down each week with women to discuss their daily lives - the struggles, the wins, their favorite parts. Let's normalize what our every day lives look like, and learn from each other's shared experience. Let's have some fun!

A Day In Her Life is a society podcast hosted by Ellie Rineck, with 177 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Ellie Rineck hosts A Day In Her Life, a society show with 177 episodes published.

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  Episode #38

  Episode 171: A Day In Her Life with Elizabeth Wellington Rollins - Author and Mom in Vermont

  Sep 29, 20261h 7mS4

  Tell us what you think!!! This week, we're sitting down with Elizabeth Wellington Rollins, a former award-winning tech copywriter turned full-time novelist whose debut, "The Three Graces of Pearl Street," just landed on the USA Today bestseller list. Liz shares what it's like to launch a book she's been working toward for 20 years, working "investment banking hours" on a solo book tour across six states, all from a small town in Vermont where she loses cell service five feet from her front door. In this deeply week’s conversation, Liz opens up about spending five years on a first manuscript that never sold, writing her debut in a single year while losing her dad to ALS, and caring for her newborn daughter in a medical bubble for ten months. We talk about the $25 vacuum cleaning article that launched her writing career, weekly pots of sauce from her family's Italian-American recipes, and why surrendering to "the hurricane" produced the best work of her life. What We Cover: Why she describes launch season as very full, tired, and so grateful (and why it feels a lot like postpartum). How she protects her mornings for writing, then uses a dog walk as her transition to shift from Liz the writer to Liz the operator. The path from a college bookstore job to a $25 article on vacuum cleaning methods to messaging strategy for tech unicorns, and why she was set on scaling the complexity of her writing instead of building an agency. The five-year manuscript that got four offers of representation but no book deal, and the month she "left the planet for a fairy prince" before getting back to work. How Caro Chambers' monthly meal plans made dinner "frictionless" for her marriage while she finished the book. The bedtime nightlight trick that lets her four-year-old read as long as she wants (and cut down on nighttime check-ins). Why a walking pad in her favorite window became a necessity for her mental health during launch. Letting go of a "facade of perfection," flubbing the first line of her prologue in front of 200 readers, and learning to feel the bestseller moment instead of just thinking about foreign rights. References: The Three Graces of Pearl Street by Elizabeth Wellington Rollins — Liz's debut novel Under Story by Chloe Benjamin — what she's reading now, a fellow WME author with the same release date Friday Night Lights — her comfort rewatch while packing for tour and doing admin Caro Chambers' What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking and Substack — the monthly meal plans and grocery lists that carried her household through busy seasons, plus her new cookbook Instant Pot — for turning leftover roast chicken into bone broth Sarah J. Maas' A Court of Thorns and Roses and Throne of Glass series — what she read to lick her wounds after her first manuscript didn't sell Jane Austen and Little Women audiobooks — her go-to soundtrack while cooking dinner Costco Parmigiano-Reggiano — her tip for the best Parm on this side of the Atlantic Connect with Liz: Instagram: @ elizabethwellingtonrollins Substack: Spaghetti at the Wall Website: elizabethwellingtonrollins.com Listen and Review Podcasts - Spotify - YouTube More A Day In Her Life @adayinherlifepod adayinherlife.com adayinherlife.substack.com Today's episode is brought to you by Sage Haus, the only nationwide service matching vetted house managers with busy families across the US and Canada. Book a free call using www.sagehaus.com/ellie and use code ELLIE for $200 off hiring services. Episode Music - For Days - Tom Deis via Shutterstock

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  Episode #37

  Episode 170: A Day in Her Life with Carly Martin - Illustrator and Author-Illustrator

  Sep 22, 202658 minS4

  Tell us what you think!!! This week, we're sitting down with Carly Martin, an illustrator and mom of two boys in Denver who spent over a decade building a custom wedding stationery business before pivoting to align with her passion. Carly shares what it's like to wake up at 5am for a workout before her early-rising kids are up, and why she's now pouring her energy into writing and illustrating her own picture books. In this week’s conversation, Carly opens up about growing resentful of the always-on Instagram hustle after her first son was born, walking away from a decade of wedding invitations to chase a long-forgotten dream of picture books, and the calmer way she approached work after her second son arrived. What We Cover: Why she describes her days as structured, fragmented, and colorful, and the 5am Sculpt Society workouts she credits with making her less reactive to her kids all day. The path from studying painting in college to a curatorial job in New York to teaching herself watercolor in a tiny Union Square apartment, and how a friend's save-the-date request accidentally launched her stationery business, Clementine Studio, in 2014. Why she walked away from a decade of word-of-mouth wedding stationery work after becoming a mom. How she approached becoming a mom the second time completely different than her first, from the postpartum anxiety to the business pressure. The realities of being an author-illustrator right now: building a full "dummy book" just to query agents, and learning new skills as an experienced illustrator. Her tightly looped weekday food routine and why removing decisions there frees up brainpower for the rest of a fragmented day. Running a household where both parents work from home: a shared Google Calendar, tag-teaming pickups, and letting date nights stay mostly aspirational for now. Why in-person friendships were the first thing deprioritized this year, and how she's kept them alive through constant texting and quick, no-pressure hangouts nearby. The five-minute sketchbook rule that keeps her creatively playful, and why overthinking a project is the fastest way to kill it. References: The Parisian Heist by Joe Piazza — the book Carly just finished and loved These Summer Storms — the book she's currently reading, optioned for a TV/film adaptation Ted Lasso and Crew Girl — what she's currently watching Sculpt Society — her go-to at-home workout app, with class lengths from 5 to 45 minutes Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) — the organization she joined for critique groups and conferences as she pivots into picture books Caro Chambers' cookbook ( Make it Fast ) and Substack — her go-to when she needs a new way to make chicken Ursa Major skincare — her go-to clean skincare brand, especially the Alpine Cream and Mountain Glow Serum Connect with Carly: Substack: Carly Martin Studio Instagram: @ carlymartin.studio Website: carlymartin.studio Listen and Review Podcasts - Spotify - YouTube More A Day In Her Life @adayinherlifepod adayinherlife.com adayinherlife.substack.com Today's episode is brought to you by Sage Haus, the only nationwide service matching vetted house managers with busy families across the US and Canada. Book a free call using www.sagehaus.com/ellie and use code ELLIE for $200 off hiring services. Episode Music - For Days - Tom Deis via Shutterstock

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  Episode #35

  A Day In Her Life Coffee Chat - Lessons Learned from 168 Episodes (and counting)

  Sep 8, 202616 minS4

  Tell us what you think!!! Welcome to this week's episode - a quick coffee chat of sorts - about the lessons I've learned from guests over the past 3.5 years. I went through every episode - honest - it took way longer than I thought it would, and distilled down the biggest lessons I've learned so far. There's no right or wrong way to do something. Just what's working for each person in this season, and seasons change. Time is abundant, and how you choose to use it is up to you. You can make time for what works for you. Talking about outsourcing is important, but outsourcing isn't for everyone. Managing your time and family is sometimes like a business, and proper weekly and quarterly reviews are important to keep things running on track You can be many things - and that's both exciting and scary So many guests have solved a need for something they wanted to see in the world What's something that's stuck with you? Whats an episode that lives rent free in your brain? Looking for a past episode? Check out the Episode Index here Today's episode is brought to you by Sage Haus, the only nationwide service matching vetted house managers with busy families across the US and Canada. Book a free call using this link and use code ELLIE for $200 off hiring services. Episode Music - For Days - Tom Deis via Shutterstock

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  Episode #34

  Episode 168: A Day In Her Life with Kate Zeitler - Founder of Zeitler Design and Mom of Three

  Sep 1, 20261h 1mS4

  Tell us what you think!!! This week, we're chatting with Kate Zeitler, founder of Zeitler Design — the creative agency behind A Day in Her Life's own rebrand — who runs her studio on an "intensive model," taking on just one client at a time. Kate shares what it's like to build an entire brand and website in a single week, raise three kids in Natick, Massachusetts, and still make it to oil painting class twice a week. In this week’s conversation, Kate opens up about leaving a stalled retail career for night classes in design, growing Zeitler Design one referral at a time since 2014, and the framework behind building an entire brand and website in a single intensive week. We talk about the chore system that finally stuck after many failed attempts, using Claude and Figma to build award-winning-caliber websites in days instead of months, and why she'd rather have a blocked-off week than the extra income. What We Cover: Why she describes her days as intentional, creative, and connected — and how those words really do play out in her days From seven years in retail merchandising to night classes at MassArt to freelance schedule cards for a yoga studio in 2014, and how referrals alone grew Zeitler Design into a studio with hundreds of past clients. The Skylight chore system that finally stuck after six failed attempts, with star rewards the family cashes in together (150 stars: a trip to see Toy Story 5). Her morning rhythm: Orange Theory or deep creative work before 6:30am, a dog walk with a cappuccino and a podcast, and not sitting down at her desk until 9:00. Why she is intentional about scaling Zeitler Design, how it’s happened naturally as she’s had more capacity, and why she blocks her weeks when she know’s she’ll need it. The twice-weekly oil painting classes she's kept on her calendar since 2020, and what she's learned painting alongside women decades older and younger than her. What surprised her most about being a working mom, and the newest hobby she's taken up: rebinding her husband's paperback library into gold-debossed hardcovers. Connect with Kate: Instagram: @zeitlerdesign Website: zeitlerdesign.com References: Be Present — the app she uses to shut down Instagram after 10 minutes and cut off email and social entirely by 9pm each night Skylight — the family calendar-and-chores console that finally made a star-reward system stick after six failed attempts Tuesday Nights (Milk Street) — the Boston chef's cookbook she turns to for fast, kid-approved dinners One and Done — her go-to sheet-pan cookbook for one-dish family meals Jura — the cappuccino maker she uses every morning as part of her walk-the-dog ritual Listen and Review Podcasts - Spotify - YouTube More A Day In Her Life @adayinherlifepod adayinherlife.com adayinherlife.substack.com Today's episode is brought to you by Sage Haus, the only nationwide service matching vetted house managers with busy families across the US and Canada. Book a free call using this link and use code ELLIE for $200 off hiring services. Episode Music - For Days - Tom Deis via Shutterstock

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  Episode #32

  Episode 166: A Day In Her Life with Emma Shulman - Recovering Executive Turned Debut Novelist and Mom of Two

  Aug 18, 20261h 5mS4

  Tell us what you think!!! This week, we're sitting down with Emma Shulman, a self-described "recovering executive" who left a 15-year tech career to chase her lifelong dream of writing a novel. Emma shares what it's like to be out the door by 4:45am three to four mornings a week to write at her regular Starbucks — where she knows every barista by name — before her kids can "smell her" and end the flow. In this week’s conversation, Emma opens up about querying literary agents for her debut dystopian novel, the writing group note that sent her back for a full rewrite, a solo writing residency on Nantucket that cracked open how much of her mental space usually belongs to everyone else's needs, and what it's really like to run two kids' entirely separate school schedules with zero outside childcare. What We Cover: The 4:45am Starbucks ritual that buys Emma two hours of writing time before her kids can pull her back into mom mode (she knows every barista by name). Why she calls herself a "recovering executive" — leaving a 15-year tech career, including an acquisition that closed the day her second child was born, to write full-time. The writing group note that sent her back for a full rewrite of her debut novel. What a solo writing residency on Nantucket taught her about how much headspace she normally spends on everyone else's needs. The "should, should, should" loop she quiets with a literal 10-minute kitchen timer — and why leaving corporate life means building her own boundaries from scratch. Running two kids through entirely separate school schedules with zero outside childcare, plus the "boomerang tasks" her part-time house manager takes off her plate. The preschool expert's rule for deciding if a five-year-old is actually ready for an extracurricular. Why she deletes Instagram every Friday, saves TikTok for her 10-minute red light mask, and finally let herself get her nails done again without the guilt. The exposure therapy of being a "recovering type A" who's finally comfortable trying things she's bad at, from wedding calligraphy to a new needlepoint kit. Connect with Emma: Instagram: @writewithemma Substack: Write With Emma References: "Alan Ops Out" . Euphoria Oura Ring B Tone Caro Chambers' "What to Cook" Index Louise Carmen Journal/Planner Skylight Listen and Review Podcasts - Spotify - YouTube More A Day In Her Life @adayinherlifepod adayinherlife.com adayinherlife.substack.com Episode Music - For Days - Tom Deis via Shutterstock

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