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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...

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And the winner is... (Giveaway Results)

A Peek into the Life of a Blogger Mom: A Day at The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh!

Friday Tip: Free Stuff for Kids (The Pittsburgh Children's Museum)

Toddler Tales: Helping is Fun!

Mommy Mondays: Hip and Trendy Childbirth (Having Children the Natural Way)

Giveaway: A Free Massage from East Eden Eden (Enter Contest Soon!)

Chaton's World: Let's Hear it for the Daddies on Father's Day (An Ode to Fathers)

Friday Tip: Free Health Resources for Mothers

Guest Post: Request for Assistance

Biggest Loser Resort: Great Opportunity to Lose the Baby Weight at a discount

Wednesday Words of Wisdom: Lose Weight, Feel Great!

A Peek Into the Life of a Mommy Blogger: Sometimes I am too Tiired to Blog

Mommy Mondays: An Embarassing "Private" Moment

A Peek Into the Life of a Mom Blogger: Housework is Challenging

Friday Tip: Another Free Event in Pittsburgh (Three Rivers Arts Festival)

Friday Tip: Pittsburgh Free Event (Carnegie Library: Sunday, June 10, 2012))

Apologies For My Biased Law Firm Angst...

Wednesday Words of Wisdom: Work/Life Balance is Elusive for Parents and Singles