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...

A Peek Into Life of a Working Mom: The Chick-Fil-A "A List" (#CFAPittMoms)

 Chick-Fil-A® Family Night at the Zoo
I am a Blogger Ambassador for Chick-Fil-A®and have been provided with compensation in exchange for my honest opinions about the product.  

Growing up my mother used to call me "Jacqueline Onassis". I think she thought I suffered from delusions of grandeur. I on the other hand believed that my people and I deserved royal treatment. I don't know where that belief stemmed from, but it may have been my maternal grandmother who had a unique way of getting ALL people to accede to her requests. By all people, I mean waiters, strangers and even politicians!  

In any event, I have been on a lifelong quest to get VIP treatment. So, I was surprised and amazed that I had never heard about the Chick-Fil-A® "A List Program" until I became a part of the Chick-Fil-A® Blogger Ambassador Program. What I have learned about the program so far has been really impressive.

Chick-Fil-A® Family Night at the Zoo

Tweet: The Chick-Fil-A®"A-List" (Information Compliments of #CFAPittMoms)

The A-List is a premier program meant to honor the best and most loyal Chick-Fil-A®customers. This program may not be everything, but it does give you access to some pretty cool things. The company hopes that this program will allow your Chick-Fil-A® Operator to get to know you at an even deeper level and be able to better care for you when you visit Chick-Fil-A®. It can also give you the opportunity to learn about promotional events.  


Tweet: They played Silentó - Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) and the kids went wild! 


Last night, my family and I were guests of Chick-Fil-A® at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. What I learned is that the  Chick-Fil-A operators are not only nice, they also know how to party! In addition to the normal venue activities there was face painting, a photo booth, and a DJ. My kids rocked out so hard that they didn't even want to leave. And they were not alone. All of the kids had a ball.


I'll keep you posted about the next event. Hope to see you there!

For more information about the Chick-Fil-A® "A List Program click here .


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