This week, we’re doing something different — and something fun. We asked you, our Not Working Right Now community, to send us your burning (and sometimes random) questions, and wow, you delivered.

In this special Community Ask Me Anything episode, Alicia and Melyse dive into your submissions with their trademark honesty, humour, and a whole lot of messy realness. From parenting hacks to government pay frustrations and to big transitions back to work, we cover it all.

Here’s what you’ll hear in this episode:

• 🛑 The biggest quality of life shifts we’ve made in the messy middle

• 📊 How simple morning routine charts transformed our family chaos

• 👫 Strategies (that sometimes work) for handling constant sibling fights

• 💸 The unresolved saga of government pay (spoiler: still broken)

• ✈️ Why vacations are on pause for now — and what we’re doing instead

• 👩‍👦 The real talk on whether parenting gets easier as kids get older

• 💼 Alicia’s upcoming return to work — excitement, nerves, and boundary-setting

• ☕ And of course, our go-to Starbucks orders

This episode is a mix of laughs, solidarity, and the reminder that none of us really have it figured out — but we’re figuring it out together.

✨ If you’ve ever reheated your coffee three times, felt guilty about mornings, or wondered if you’re the only one fumbling through this season — this one’s for you.