A Secret to Success This New Year: Become Committed and Resilient

Mom and son celebrating the new year in the Bahamas in 2025! "Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." – Confucius 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. 2025 was intense. I faced a convergence of pressures: the stress of navigating life as a single mom while paying considerable  alimony ,  an intensifying family situation since we lost my beloved aunt, my dad, and my cousin’s mom—work related stress—learning a new job after an imposed job change, all while navigating the rapid pace of raising my kids and trying to maintain a standard of living for them with fewer resources. Together, these factor...

Thirsty Thursdays (a/k/a a mom seeking votes!)

Blog Readers! As you know my daughter is a finalist in the Pinxav Cutest Baby Contest on Facebook.  We are still in third place and we are in the last hours of the contest.  (Votes received before 2:00PM 11/4/11 count.)

The baby with the most LIKES wins. Please show us your support.  However, be careful and like the correct photo. There has been some confusion. So, be sure and "like" the ladybug! :-)

Please use this link below to vote and to direct your friends to vote in the contest. The link is: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.294268830601483.86550.214203651941335&type=1&l=fdc857243c.

Thanks a bunch!

Please have your friends vote too. The ladybug and her fan club thank you!




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