A Secret to Success as a Working Mom: Turn Burn Out Into Bliss and Embrace Joy

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Last weekend my youngest was committed to going to the "Water Steps" a man-made water fall in Pittsburgh by the rivers. (Fun Fact: Three rivers converge in Pittsburgh--The Ohio River, The Monongahela River, and the Allegheny River.)  He kept asking. I knew he was serious when he said, "If you won't take me, I'll ask  daddy!" Given that it was highly unlikely that would happen on an unscheduled day, I relented. So, we went. It wasn’t planned in the way most things in my life are. No calendar block. No checklist. No “productive” purpose attached. And, so in some respects it was uncomfortable. And yet, it seemed necessary. It was the idea of my 8-year-old—offered with the kind of urgency only children possess when something is profoundly important to them.
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Everybody wants something...

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Christmas is the season of giving. Children want gifts. Mothers and fathers want their kids home for Christmas. And lovers want kisses, and then some.

A lot of my friends want to "hook up" this holiday season.

More people have shared their desires with me this year than ever before. Friends have told me whom they crave and whom they desire. One friend even revealed how excited he was about the possibilty of a rendezvous with a woman that he met through jury duty. He disrupted his entire holiday plans because of the promise of passion. Nothing else mattered.

I don’t know if I will get the final report of these true confessions, especially since I have this blog. However, I still thope that my friends get what they want this holiday season. That will help to inspire me. I will start to believe that we all get what we want in 2009! Here's hoping!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
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