One Secret to a Working Mom Success: Celebrate the Seasons With Traditions

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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. "Family traditions counter alienation and confusion. They help us define who we are; they provide something steady, reliable and safe in a confusing world."— Susan Lieberman   Traditions have a way of defining a family, provide stability and give hope. They are especially important for woking moms who spend so much time working to provide for their family that they may miss some of the "traditional" mom things like bake sales, volunteering at the book fair, and a host of actual and seemingly made up holidays.  They are also important for families trying to reinvent themselves in the wake of d...
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A public slip of the tongue...

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Recently, Michelle Obama confessed publicly that this election has inspired patriotism in her for the first time. Perhaps her words were poorly chosen, given her husband's current run for president. Indeed, Mrs. Clinton jumped all over her for it, and rightly so. However, I get Michelle's point.

In many ways, Dr. King's dream remains a dream.

Black people, and other people of color, have not enjoyed the full promise of America. In many ways, we have enjoyed a second class citizenship, even if we are highly educated and professionals. The jails, courthouses, and unemployment lines tell the story even better. Quite frankly the most common experience for people of color in America is that justice has been delayed and often denied.
But now that change is upon us, we can hope for more.

When Michelle Obama confessed, "for the first time in my life, I am proud of my country", she was having a moment. It was a weak moment, but an honest one. I am sure that when Michelle Obama was a little Black girl in Chicago, she never dreamed that she would know a Black president and definitely didn't dream about marrying him! This Obama campaign is HUGE. Regardless of the ultimate outcome, Obama’s success is an example of the best that America stands for.

Let’s be honest here, until this election, most people of color haven't had a lot of reasons to feel patriotic. Indeed, feeling disenfranchised is something that we had gotten used to.

Quite frankly, it is nice to finally have something to cheer about.

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