Go ahead and have fun with this one, but looking for real answers too. ‘Older’ creative here; my husband and I are starting to downsize.. close to retirement. Tossing stuff, donating, selling. But I’m stuck at a box of heavy awards. My first couple of Cannes lions, some one-show pencils, a slew of metal local awards. Too useless to donate. Too meaningless to sell. Too sentimental to toss. Scrap metal value? Melt down into coins and give the homeless? Serious though? What would you do?

How soon after getting a new job is it OK to get pregnant?

Does anyone actually raise their hand when they’re having a slow couple weeks? Or do you keep your head down and enjoy the chill because it’ll inevitably pick up anyway?

So do creative resource managers not realize that art directors do way more work than copywriters? Always confused why I’m resourced at the same percentage as my partner when I’m doing 80% of the work.

What advice would you give to your past self about working in the advertising industry?