Archive - The Elyse Edit

A-Z Summer Favorites

The books, snacks, shows, rituals, and random delights currently carrying me through the sweetest season in Minnesota.

Jun 8 • Elyse Ash

May 2026

The girl in the pink rain boots

I went to Miami trying to reinvent myself. Instead, I became more myself than ever.

May 6 • Elyse Ash

April 2026

Craving a parenting performance review

I don’t want to be a perfect mom. I just want an omniscient third party to tell me how I’m ruining my kids.

Apr 2 • Elyse Ash

February 2026

Crying, screaming, throwing up at Frida's house

When your teenage hero is still your hero at 42

Feb 24 • Elyse Ash

January 2026

"Why is it always Minneapolis?"

A love letter to my city (with receipts)

Jan 26 • Elyse Ash

ICE killed small talk, too

No one in Minneapolis is talking about the weather or the Vikings. Just ICE.

Jan 15 • Elyse Ash

The relentless physicality of parenting

As a 42-year-old mom, my everything hurts 🤒

Jan 5 • Elyse Ash

December 2025

Normalize the lowlights reel

Let's share our 2025 lowlights (instead of just the highlights)

Dec 9, 2025 • Elyse Ash

November 2025

10 fixations this week

My favorite media, memes + mildly unhinged discoveries I can't stop thinking about

Nov 19, 2025 • Elyse Ash

Crying at my daughter’s orthodontist appointment

It’s all fun and Ms. Pac-Man until someone needs a palate expander 🦷

Nov 10, 2025 • Elyse Ash

October 2025

The fall getaway that got away

Because apparently I can’t even relax right

Oct 21, 2025 • Elyse Ash

September 2025

Things my 3-year-old believes with her whole heart

Cookies are fruit. Naps are oppression. Do NOT help her open her banana.

Sep 24, 2025 • Elyse Ash