One Secret to a Working Mom Success: Celebrate the Seasons With Traditions

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Greetings from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ! Things have been busy. I am still a working mom of three, working full time who is trying to make a difference. I do a lot of things and try to be present so that I can learn from them. I share them on this blog so that we can learn together. Below are some thoughts, hacks, and/or lessons that I have learned from navigating my world. "Family traditions counter alienation and confusion. They help us define who we are; they provide something steady, reliable and safe in a confusing world."— Susan Lieberman   Traditions have a way of defining a family, provide stability and give hope. They are especially important for woking moms who spend so much time working to provide for their family that they may miss some of the "traditional" mom things like bake sales, volunteering at the book fair, and a host of actual and seemingly made up holidays.  They are also important for families trying to reinvent themselves in the wake of d...
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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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