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Greetings from Chaton's World in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! My days often start with laundry, early-morning emails, and making my kids a hot breakfast. They often end with late-night homework checks, making Instagram reels, and appearing on Celebrity Court of Public Opinion. Somewhere in between, I’m navigating boardrooms, working towards deadlines, and immersed in the good, bad, and ugly chaos of motherhood and household management. As a working mom of three and a professional carving out space in corporate environments, I share my journey of balancing leadership with loving my family, and I sprinkle it with self-care tips. Here, you’ll find honest reflections, hard-earned lessons, and practical strategies for creating an authentic life that you enjoy. If you’re trying to do it all without losing yourself in the process, you have found your sister in the struggle!  Continue reading to discover some thoughts, hacks, and/or lessons that I have learned from navigating my world.
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A Peek into the Life of a Blogger Mom: A Day at The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh!

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 Toddler and Mommy at the Children's Museum

Today was a spectacular summer day in Pittsburgh! The weather was warm and the sun was bright. Also, as planned, the toddler and I visited the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh and the grand opening of the Buhl Community Park at Allegheny Square. We had a great time!

It was particularly fun for me. Although the toddler visits the Children's Museum often, I don't. She visits with her nanny. So, it was a real treat to go with her today. She showed me around. It was like she owned the place! And although we have a membership, for some reason I was excited because entrance was free. I know that's beyond weird. However, since this is my blog, I can share if I want to! :-)

We made it there in time for the official unveiling of the park. We sat next to the sculpture called the "Cloud Arbor". Its a high-pressure sprinkler by fixing 64 stainless-steel poles in the ground. A towering cloud of mist is created when water is forced through high-pressure nozzles in 24 of the 32-foot-high poles.  Too bad I hadn't read about it before we sat there. When the announcer said, "Behold the Cloud Arbor" or something like that. We just sat there and when the sculpture started misting we were engulfed in a cloud of water, we could barely see. It was cool. However, at the end we were both a little wet. Had I known what it was about, I may have admired from afar... :-) Thank goodness it was hot out!

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl addressed the crowd from the podium. His speech was good, but unremarkable. The most memorable thing was seeing him try to manage his toddler son, Cooper. It was clear that in the mayor's house his kid is in charge. It's nice to know that I am not alone!

Toddler posing in front of an Andy Warhol type photo at the Children's Museum.


The toddler after pretending that the ramp was a slide. Gotta love her imagination!


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Kristen said…
Chaton, Just wanted to drop a line and say a big THANK YOU for helping me out and having such wonderful advice. Your warm heart has calmed a lot of my "newbie jitters" in this big blogging world!! Thanks again for your encouragement & advice with my blogging needs :)

Now, about this post! I was so happy to see some pictures after reading the other night you planned to go with your beautiful girl for the unveiling. Those sandals!! & isn't it funny, my toddler tries to slide on anything "ramp-like" hah! Your toddler is sooo pretty & seems very smart.

~Kristen
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Michelle Reeves - Bod for tea said…
Oh it looks like you had lots of fun! Lovely picture of you both at the top :D
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Unknown said…
Chaton what beautiful pictures of two beautiful ladies. Thanks for stopping by One Chic Mom. Can't wait to read more. I wanted to know how you are following me so I can return the favour. Following you on twitter already.

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Unknown said…
Chaton what beautiful pictures of two beautiful ladies. Thanks for stopping by One Chic Mom. Can't wait to read more. I wanted to know how you are following me so I can return the favour. Following you on twitter already.

One chic mom
http://fabmom12.blogspot.ca/
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