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

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...

Us Working Moms Love Our Weekend Breakfasts

Delicious breakfasts...
One of my favorites things about weekends is the ability to enjoy a leisurely breakfast.  As a working mom of three, there are so many sacrifices that I make for my kids. Some of the sacrifices have happened organically and some have happened unconsciously. I just look back over the things that have changes since I've become a mom and realize that this. 

Life. Is. Different.

Still, one thing that has remained the same is the joy I get from enjoying my weekend breakfast.  It is one of life's greatest pleasures and I enjoy it. Now, I make the kids' breakfast first. So that I ca enjoy mine. Sometimes, mine is interrupted in order to fill a glass of a small person, give someone more sausage or to replenish a cereal bowl. Still, I get time to enjoy my weekend breakfast. And the laughs of my children that provide the soundtrack to my weekend mornings make the meals that much sweeter...     

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