One Secret to Success for a Working Mom, Expand Your Village (Jack and Jill of America)

Jack and Jill of America member and her daughter Recently, I have become keenly aware that good kids are created by accident. They become good because someone made a concerted effort to pour positive things into them--things like, honor, discipline and respect for others. These qualities are taught through lessons and by observation. For that reason, I have been actively considering how to give my children more examples of people who embody those qualities.  Indeed, raising my children to become good people is my most important job.

Confessions: My Love Affair With Summer (#SummerTimes)

I've had a love for Summer for some time. I first publicly documented this love sometime ago in a blog post entitled, "The Summer is my New Boyfriend". (Below is a link to that post.) Now, I think it is more accurate to say that the Summer is my tried and true lover with whom I've having an intense affair.
 
Since I live in Pittsburgh, my time with Summer is fleeting. Also, as a mother who works full-time outside of the home, I am pulled in a lot of directions. Many of those directions involve attending meetings in conference rooms that have re-circulated air. So, I spend a great deal of time indoors staring at the sun but unable to feel the heat. 
 

I savor my summer experiences.

 
For these reasons, I savor every moment that I get to spend enjoying the summer. I try to run along the river on most mornings. Feeling the sun shine on me and the intensity of the sun reflecting off of the water energizes me.
Because I can't get enough of being on the river, after work we generally walk or run along the river too. So, often, I get two doses a day, which is a great treat.
 
Even though we've had some storms we've had a hot summer full of sunshine and it seems like it will never end. I know that Summer won't last forever. So, I have been chronicling our Summer in photos!
 
Link to the original article.

Chaton's World: A Working Mom's Quest for Balance in Stilettos: The Summer Is My New Boyfriend...: I have fallen in love and this love has been a passionate one. And while it will not last forever, I know that this love is special...

PHOTOS

Climbing trees.

 
 
 








 
 


Finding sticks is great fun!


 
 








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