Blog articles
Notes on automation systems, n8n workflows, AI agents, integrations, content pipelines, and the logic behind making messy processes work reliably.
Every Monday, 11 hours. Nobody questioned it.
May 4, 2026
The most expensive task is the one everyone stopped questioning. An ops manager spent 25% of her week assembling a report until someone automated it.
The review step is not overhead
May 3, 2026
Bank feeds post directly to the GL without a checkpoint. The fix isn't less automation — it's building the right layer between the data and the books.
The accountant who blamed the AI
May 2, 2026
AI in accounting is only as fast as the data behind it. Clients who try Claude for bank reconciliation and find it slow — the problem is rarely the model.
Good morning, Diane. New client. Simple task.
Apr 29, 2026
A real business process analysis story about inherited systems, missing owners, and questions hidden behind a simple task.
Before you automate anything, map it first
Apr 28, 2026
Messy processes are the ones worth mapping first: hidden exceptions, tribal knowledge, and the point where automation should wait.
Day three. Still no result.
Apr 28, 2026
A debugging day inside a CRM, payment, and accounting chain where every failed hypothesis still narrows the search.
When the Data Lies — or You're Looking in the Wrong Place
Apr 26, 2026
AI sped up a messy integration debug, but it also showed how easily a model can mistake correlation for cause.
The Mortgage Broker Idea That Breaks on the Third Client
Apr 22, 2026
A mortgage broker AI automation idea looks impressive until the learning part turns into the thing that breaks the workflow.
The website you actually deserve
Apr 20, 2026
A simple Obsidian-to-GitHub publishing setup removes WordPress friction and makes blogging easier to keep up with.
The system broke the moment we launched it.
Apr 19, 2026
A refund automation failed because it ran faster than the accounting system's settlement window — the fix was a simple age check before processing.