A Secret to Success This New Year: Become Committed and Resilient

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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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Celebrating my Birthday!

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Candles spell out the traditional English birt...
Candles spell out the traditional English birthday greeting (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

"The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate."–Oprah Winfrey

Like most people, I think that my birthday is a major deal. It is one day where I feel good and am incredibly grateful.  Years ago, I worked for someone who always took her birthday off and I usually do the same. This year though, I had an interview. So, I went to work. Despite that, it was still an amazing day!

Celebrating my birthday


My birthday was punctuated by two events. My husband who struggles to get up early made me breakfast, and that was awesome. Also, my busy, work obsessed mother arrived in Pittsburgh to surprise me for my birthday.

My mom, me and the baby


That surprise was the icing on my cake, the flame on the top of my candle the pot of gold at the end of my rainbow. Like most women, I have come to realize that I would be nothing without my mother. So, having her with me for my birthday was the best possible present. Also, she surprised me with great style. She arrived at Soba, where we were having dinner, with an orchid in her hands and a smile on her face.



Andre, our daughter and I at Soba

I also managed to take a nice walk. When I was an avid runner, I would run on my birthday. Since having my last baby I haven’t been resumed running yet. Still my walk was filled with sunshine and smiles. It was over seventy degrees in Pittsburgh, which made it a great day to be alive!

I am grateful to have made it another year and I am excited about what is in store.

Happy birthday to me!!!

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