A Secret to Success as a Working Mom: Use Dresses to Stay Cool and Stylish in Hot Weather

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Greetings from Chaton's World in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! My days often start with laundry, early-morning emails, and making my kids a hot breakfast. They often end with late-night homework checks, making Instagram reels, and appearing on Celebrity Court of Public Opinion. Somewhere in between, I’m navigating boardrooms, working towards deadlines, and immersed in the good, bad, and ugly chaos of motherhood and household management. As a working mom of three and a professional carving out space in corporate environments, I share my journey of balancing leadership with loving my family, and I sprinkle it with self-care tips. Here, you’ll find honest reflections, hard-earned lessons, and practical strategies for creating an authentic life that you enjoy. If you’re trying to do it all without losing yourself in the process, you have found your sister in the struggle!  Continue reading to discover some thoughts, hacks, and/or lessons that I have learned from navigating my world.
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A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: The Weekend

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At The Children's Museum
Last weekend we got to have family time. And family time is always good!  We spent our Saturday at  the Pittsburgh Children's Museum. I think they are a great community resource and recommend that parents of small children buy a membership. (This isn't a sponsored post. I'm just a fan!) 


If you follow this blog you know that we have been in the throes of renovation hell working on our new home since April. I swear I didn't sign up for this lengthy project. When we bought the home it was explained to me that we had two weeks of work to do. We can debate why that presentation was made. However, what is not debatable is that the resulting time invested on the renovations has been necessary.


Necessary or not, since Andre is doing all of the work himself (with intermittent help from others) he doesn't have a lot of time to hang out with us as we amuse ourselves doing the activities I come up with to occupy the kids, take the pressure off of me, and wear them out so that they are ready for nap time. And yes, at four years old, my daughter still usually takes a nap and I know that makes me very lucky!
Well last weekend, Andre surprised us at the museum. We were busy learning how things work in the Make Shop and along comes daddy to join the fun. He also joined us for a concert by Three Rivers Ringers in the theater. 
Enjoying the Three Rivers Ringers


It was a rare treat.  Hopefully, it will become less rare as the project comes to a close. I hear that like pregnancy, home renovations don't last forever. Well here's hoping!

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