08/12/2026
I had a conversation recently that made me realize something about AI that I think we’re getting wrong.
I use AI. A lot.
I’m also very open about it.
But using AI doesn’t mean AI is doing the work for me.
Most of what you see on this page starts with me - something happening in my life, a project I’m working on, a client I’m helping, a photo I took, an idea I had, something I learned, or something that made me laugh.
Do I use AI to help me turn those thoughts into content? Absolutely.
I actually use several different AI platforms, depending on what I’m doing. I use them to brainstorm. I use them to help me research. I use them when I know what I want to say but can’t quite get the words right. I use them to help me organize ideas, create visuals, and sometimes just to bounce an idea around.
And I can’t tell you how many times I tell one of them:
“No. That sounds stupid” 😂
Then I change it.
Because that’s the part I think gets lost in the conversation about AI.
AI can give you words.
It can give you ideas.
It can even give you a really pretty picture.
But it can’t give you your experience, your judgment, your sense of humor, your relationships, your opinions, or the years you’ve spent learning what you know.
AI doesn’t replace my creativity. It helps me do more with it.
I use Canva, too. That doesn’t make Canva my graphic designer. 😉
AI is another tool in my toolbox, and it’s a pretty incredible one.
The goal isn’t to let AI create a version of you.
It’s learning how to use AI without losing the YOU in what you create.
And the more I work with it, the more convinced I am that that’s the skill worth learning.
P.S. The 64 oz Owala has nothing to do with AI. 😂 Stephanie posted hers on Facebook and apparently that’s all it took. Can’t wait to haul this beast to the Y and pickleball. I got goals.
