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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Pittsburgh Marathon 2012 (a/k/a "How Mommy Got Her Groove Back")

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As you know I participated on a relay team for the Pittsburgh marathon.  I wrote about my team's performance in my recent post (Lessons Learned from Pittsburgh Marathon 2012).

Well I just learned that my relay team did better than I thought.  We actually finished 17th out of 920 teams!!! I know that the guys made up for my speed, but I was still on the team so YAY!!!

I wonder if the other 16 teams had any moms running? We should get extra points for that! LOL

As I mentioned in yesterday's piece, I had such a great time competing. I understand why so many men are weekend warriors. Being part of a team makes you try harder.  I know that I would not have run as fast if I was just trying to make good time. However, having my team members rely on me made me dig a little deeper and brought out my best performance. 

I was proud yesterday, but even prouder today now that I know we were among the best relay teams. I may even manage to walk taller and switch a little bit, if my knees aren't too sore...

Thanks to Dick's Sporting Goods for bringing the marathon back to Pittsburgh. Training for the marathon four years helped Andre and me fall in love and participating in the relay this year helped me get my groove back.  (Pittsburgh Marathon 2009: My Experience) It took me 19 months, but I now feel as strong as I did before having the baby.

Watch out world, mama is back!


Have a great day!

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