One Secret to a Working Mom Success: Make Family Events More Enjoyable With Friends

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Better Together: Why Inviting Another Family Makes Activities More Fun #FamilyFun Sometimes family activities can feel like another item on the to-do list. However, doing those activities with another family makes them more fun! Whether it’s a trip to an amusement park , a visit to the local pool , or trip to a pumpkin patch , including another family can multiply the fun in amazing ways. One of my favorite moms to collaborate with is my friend, Ayana Ledford who's pictured above with her daughter Sahar. We have done all of the things listed as seemingly random examples above and here is how including her and her daughter (and sometimes her son too) has made the events more fun. On the date above, Ayana almost left the venue because parking was a nightmare. That said, she hung in there and we would up having a great time!
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A Peek Into the Life of a Mommy Blogger: The Weekend

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I had high hopes to complete some posts about my life last week. I had the opportunity to attend an event with our First Lady, Michelle Obama. Cool right? I never had time to complete that post. Perhaps I'll get to do it today...

I also wrote a piece about the so-called Mommy Wars inspired by comments made by a political strategist who criticized Ann Romney. I think that my piece is inspired. It needs to be proofed though. And I haven't found the time.  Instead, I had a really fun weekend and wound up falling asleep on my couch on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights with my lap top in front of me.  Don't judge me!

Here's what I was doing. I attended a lovely luncheon sponsored by a wonderful organization, the Bartko Foundation. (Read More About the Bartko Foundation) It was an excuse to dress up and spend an afternoon with my mother and some friends. It also gave me the opportunity to support an organization that provides funding to minority single mothers to help them attain self-sufficiency.  It was started by three sisters who wanted to make a difference.  How cool is that?!

Yesterday, I cleaned up, cooked dinner and then attended a play with friends called "In The Next Room" at the Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theater.  It was funny and creative.  I never thought about how the invention of electricity led to the creation of the vibrator, but I guess it did.  I can't believe that the playwright wrote about it and the play is touring. It just goes to show that when you call it "art" people cut you a lot of slack!

After the play, I had a quick drink with friends and went home for a family dinner.

It was a great Sunday!

Hopefully, I'll complete those other posts today
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