Ellen Williams

OK
About Ellen Williams
Ellen Williams is a writer, educator, wife, and mother of two daughters. She is also the proud owner of an M.D. she uses to help her friends, family, and the internet, but is not currently practicing. Ellen firmly believes in the power of duct tape, hugs, and Google searches to fix most things.
She and Erin Dymowski are the dynamic creative duo behind the blog Sisterhood of the Sensible Moms where they prove that funny and sensible are not mutually exclusive. Their writing was honored as a BlogHer 2013 Humor Voices of the Year and they are contributing authors for the anthologies "You Have Lipstick On Your Teeth," "I Just Want to Be Alone," and "I Just Want to Be Perfect." They have been published on The Huffington Post and Mamapedia, and quoted on CNN.com.
Customers Also Bought Items By
Are you an author?
Author Updates
Titles By Ellen Williams
Have you ever felt like you needed some time alone? Maybe a little time to yourself?
Then get the second volume in the New York Times bestselling I Just Want to Pee Alone series!
Don't get us wrong, we love the men in our lives – we do (most of the time). It's just that sometimes we would like them to go away. Not forever or anything like that.
Just for an hour … or a day … or a weekend.
We want some time to ourselves to read a good book or take a walk or do anything other than try to make a dent in the never ending mound of dirty clothes that keeps piling up on his side of the bed.
We just want to be alone. All alone. Is that too much to ask?
I Just Want to Be Alone is a collection of humorous essays from 37 of the most Super Cool Lady Writers you'll find on the web.
Including:
- People I Want to Punch in the Throat
- Baby Sideburns
- AK Turner
- My Husband Ate All My Ice Cream
- Bad Parenting Moments.
Read hilarious essays like:
- Open Letter To My Son (Or: Your Mother’s Top 10 List of Ways Not to Be a Douchebag Husband)
- Exploding With Love, Literally
- Romance is Overrated
- Life With the Thin Guy
- Dear Magnolia, Should I Marry This Man?
Sometimes being a woman sucks. Do you ever feel the pressure to be perfect?
I Just Want to Be Perfect is the fourth book in the New York Times bestselling I Just Want to Pee Alone series.
It brings together 37 hilarious and relatable essays that showcase the foibles of ordinary women trying to be perfect.
The cult of perfection is a thing.
As women, we are constantly inundated with "helpful" and/or "ah-may-zing" tips to improve our looks, please our men, raise the next Einstein (in a wheat-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free environment), and feng shui the crap out of our homes.
Whether it's the hot new diet that involves only eating what you can forage from the floor of your minivan, bleaching everything from your hair to your teeth to your butt hole, or clearing your clutter by mindfully thanking your ratty underwear for its long, dedicated service before you toss them, we've all tried something to be more perfect.
We try to strive for perfection and balance in our lives, and most of us fail--spectacularly.
These are those stories.
Read the seventh book in the New York Times bestselling I Just Want to Pee Alone series!
Remember when we thought motherhood was hard when the kids were little? Ha! Now we realize it's damn near impossible when they're teenagers! The days of potty-training, bubble-wrapping every sharp corner, and begging for a freaking minute to pee alone are long behind us. We don't read bedtime stories or sing lullabies to our children anymore. Instead, we're communicating via TikTok videos and tracking them on their cellphones every time they leave the house. We lose sleep wondering if we've done enough or overdone it.
There was a time when we longed to be left alone and now we can't get our teenagers to spend any time with us. When we're not begging or bribing them to hang out, we're banning them from leaving the house just so we can have some "family time" together.
Raising teens is not for the faint of heart but it's still a wild and terrific ride. For all the angst and drama teenagers cause, they're also smart, hilarious, and fun to be around (if they let you hang out with them).
Enjoy stories like:
◆ The 100% Absolutely True Story of How My Kid Accidentally Joined a Cartel
◆ The Joy of Knowing Middle School Doesn't Matter
◆ Let's Talk About Sex
◆ A Camel, Some Straws, and Your College-Bound Teen
Motherhood never gets easier and you're going to laugh or cry. Why not do both?
Now we’re taking it to the next level with an anthology of original short stories from some of the wittiest women writers we know—stories they would only tell their closest friends, most likely from within the haven of a ladies’ room. Inside you’ll find 39 (mostly) true tales by women, for women, about being women—bodily changes, relationships, careers, motherhood, aging, illness, and more—written with the humor and grit that proudly sets In The Powder Room apart.
But be forewarned: we’re holding nothing back. We’re revealing our deep dark secrets—because it’s through our most vulnerable and honest moments that we forge the strongest connections and discover we aren’t so alone after all.
You have a gimpy boob? Me too. You think glitter is the herpes of the craft world? Me too! You got your fishnet-clad leg stuck to your head on stage in front of thousands of people? Wait…what? OMG. Tell me everything!
We are your friends, sisters, mothers, and daughters. Regardless of what life has dished up for you, chances are, we’ve been there and we can relate. We’ll help you laugh it off, or hold your hand until you’re ready to laugh again.
And we promise: we’ll always tell you when you have lipstick on your teeth.
Contributing Authors:
Wendi Aarons
Keesha Beckford
Kim Bongiorno
Andrea C.
Liz Dawes
Janie Emaus
Lady Estrogen
Suzanne Fleet
Amy Flory
Kim Forde
Rebecca Gallagher
Julie C. Gardner
Noa Gavin
Stephanie Giese
Allison Hart
Abby Heugel
Angie Kinghorn
Leslie Marinelli
Poppy Marler
Janel Mills
Lisa Newlin
Tarja Parssinen
Deborah Quinn
Alexandra Rosas
Kerry Rossow
Anna Sandler
Angela Shelton
Shari Simpson
Mere Smith
Meredith Spidel
Julie Stamper
Suniverse
Bethany Thies
Dawn Weber
Robyn Welling
Lori Wescott
Ellen Williams and Erin Dymowski
Tracy Winslow
Amy Wruble