A Secret to Success as a Working Mom: Turn Burn Out Into Bliss and Embrace Joy

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Last weekend my youngest was committed to going to the "Water Steps" a man-made water fall in Pittsburgh by the rivers. (Fun Fact: Three rivers converge in Pittsburgh--The Ohio River, The Monongahela River, and the Allegheny River.)  He kept asking. I knew he was serious when he said, "If you won't take me, I'll ask  daddy!" Given that it was highly unlikely that would happen on an unscheduled day, I relented. So, we went. It wasn’t planned in the way most things in my life are. No calendar block. No checklist. No “productive” purpose attached. And, so in some respects it was uncomfortable. And yet, it seemed necessary. It was the idea of my 8-year-old—offered with the kind of urgency only children possess when something is profoundly important to them.
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Wordless Wednesday: Preschool Fashion

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My daughter has very particular thoughts about her clothes. We try to put her outfits together the night before. However, most often they don't come together until the morning of school.She rejects some previously "approved" outfits as "not being fancy enough for [her] friends". I don't know if her friends are actually keeping track of her outfits or if it is just her inner fashionista pressuring her. Either way, she generally nails it! Below is one example.






Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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