A Secret to Success This New Year: Become Committed and Resilient

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Mom and son celebrating the new year in the Bahamas in 2025! "Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." – Confucius 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. 2025 was intense. I faced a convergence of pressures: the stress of navigating life as a single mom while paying considerable  alimony ,  an intensifying family situation since we lost my beloved aunt, my dad, and my cousin’s mom—work related stress—learning a new job after an imposed job change, all while navigating the rapid pace of raising my kids and trying to maintain a standard of living for them with fewer resources. Together, these factor...
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Wordless Wednesday: Yet another purse surprise...

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Like all working moms I occasionally feel guilty about being away from there. The good things for me is that my kids are always with me...


I don't know whether the kids are secretly planting toys in my purse so that I am entertained. However, I keep getting pleasantly surprised by what I find in there. this morning I found a toy cell phone that was in my purse. 

The baby loves playing with this thing. So, I better be sure to put it back in my purse after taking this selfie or there will be hell to pay!!!

(The other thing is, it rings. I really hope it doesn't ring in a meeting!!! #WorkingMomProblems)

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