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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Friday Tip: Enjoy a Cheap Date Night in the City of Pittsburgh

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Our daughter at PPG Place

I don’t think anybody appreciates a warm night more than Pittsburgh residents. Indeed, what we gain by having three rivers we give up by having lots of cloudy days and cold winters. However, in the Spring and Summer, the City comes alive! One cool thing to check out is the Saturday Night Market at Market Square.


Everybody wants to get lucky on date night, and getting a discount may the luckiest thing of all! (If you had something else in mind, get your mind out of the gutter!)

Saturday Night Market at Market Square
Every Saturday through October 27, from 5:00 - 10:00 p.m., Market Square will spring to life during a night of live music under the Pittsburgh City Paper Stage, along with artisan goods, games, food, and more.
 
This year features 25 weeks of live music in partnership with numerous Pittsburgh programmers. This Saturday, enjoy music from Morgan Erina, Zoob, and Bad Custer in collaboration with LiveBurgh on the Pittsburgh City Paper Stage. Click here to see the entertainment lineup.

Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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