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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Confessions: My Love Affair With Summer (#SummerTimes)

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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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Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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