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 colossal fashion faux pas...

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Unless you're at the Prada equivalent of a blue light special, most shoppers believe that “you get what you pay for”. However, Sarah Palin’s new wardrobe has given her much more. Her new clothes not only reveal her style, but also reveal the fallacy of the Republican platform.


I’m not mad at the Republicans or Palin for making sure that she looks nice. Any woman with any ounce of fashion sense would invest serious cash on clothes if she were on the national stage. Let’s just abandon this façade that the Republicans are for the common man and Obama and the Democrats are elitists.

Spending $150,000 indicates that Palin is not common. Allegedly, Palin has a crib in her office—not common for a “hockey mom”. Palin was on Saturday Night Live—not common. Palin’s family accompanies her on business trips at her “boss’ ” expense—this perk is reserved for highly compensated executives.

The Republicans have lots of explanations Palin’s wardrobe. And they all make sense to me. However, that is immaterial.

Whatever the rationale, spending more on clothes than most people earn in a year is a lot of money. So, Republicans should simply confess the truth. Presidential candidates cannot be common. And, do we really want them to be?

There is one relevant question. Is the candidate is qualified to lead?

Presidents should be thoughtful, hardworking, compassionate, and inspirational. Presidents need to handle the pressure of the job. Presidents should not get flustered by policy questions. A president’s greatest claim to fame should not be chugging a six pack, killing a moose, or forgetting how many homes he owns.

Sarah Palin’s fashion budget should be news because they were robbed. They spent $150,000 and she looks like just another hockey mom. At least John Edwards got great hair after paying $400 for that haircut…
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