A Secret to Success as a Working Mom: Turn Burn Out Into Bliss and Embrace Joy

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Last weekend my youngest was committed to going to the "Water Steps" a man-made water fall in Pittsburgh by the rivers. (Fun Fact: Three rivers converge in Pittsburgh--The Ohio River, The Monongahela River, and the Allegheny River.)  He kept asking. I knew he was serious when he said, "If you won't take me, I'll ask  daddy!" Given that it was highly unlikely that would happen on an unscheduled day, I relented. So, we went. It wasn’t planned in the way most things in my life are. No calendar block. No checklist. No “productive” purpose attached. And, so in some respects it was uncomfortable. And yet, it seemed necessary. It was the idea of my 8-year-old—offered with the kind of urgency only children possess when something is profoundly important to them.
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Wordless Wednesday: Help From My Mommy Village

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Everyone knows it takes a village to raise a child. I've even given a shout out to my village on this blog previously. (Click here to read about it.) Indeed, one of the reason I am able to do it all a lot is because family, our caregiver and other moms help me out. Today, I missed an awards ceremony at my daughter's school because of miscommunication and a minor family crisis. However, because of the kindness of another mom, I did not miss out entirely. 


Below are some photos of our girl at the ceremony wearing her UVA outfit taken by my friend, Julie (compliments of my cousin Korine)--very fitting! :-) 

Julie, I owe you one!!!




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