One Secret to a Working Mom Success: Celebrate the Seasons With Traditions

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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. "Family traditions counter alienation and confusion. They help us define who we are; they provide something steady, reliable and safe in a confusing world."— Susan Lieberman   Traditions have a way of defining a family, provide stability and give hope. They are especially important for woking moms who spend so much time working to provide for their family that they may miss some of the "traditional" mom things like bake sales, volunteering at the book fair, and a host of actual and seemingly made up holidays.  They are also important for families trying to reinvent themselves in the wake of d...
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Celebrating National Daughters Day on my Daughter's Birthday

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My daughter and her birthday bounty
"On the day that you were born the angels got together, and decided to create a dream come true!" --The Carpenters

Today is National Daughters Day, which is perfect because it is also the anniversary of when I became a mom to my oldest child, my daughter. So, this is literally her day! Like most women, becoming a mom was a transformative event. However, in my case, it was truly magical.

I got pregnant about nine months after I had a septic infection. I had been training for a marathon and unbeknownst to me, I had a raging infection raging through my bloodstream. I ran seventeen miles on a Monday and was in the ICU on a Thursday. I stayed in the hospital for a week and after I was discharged, I could barely walk up a flight of stairs. I later learned that I could have died.






Playing at Scene 75 on her birthday! #Scene75

The physicians discontinued my birth control as a result of the entire ordeal and that got me pregnant--well that and Andre. And with that pregnancy, I became reborn. So, if it weren't for the infection, I wouldn't have my precious daughter.

How is that for irony???

Let me tell you, I have never been more grateful for anything in my life. Before I got pregnant, I was on a hamster wheel--running fast, but going nowhere in particular. I had my career, but I lacked a clear focus. When I got pregnant, shit got real and my primary purpose in life to care for her and to protect her.


For the past nine years, I have been doing just that. Life has never been the same. There is no pointless running (figuratively). Each day since I gave birth, I wake up with profound clarity.

One day, I plan to tell my daughter the many ways that she has blessed me and saved me. However, until then, I shall simply say--with my whole heart--"I love you baby. Happy birthday!!!"

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Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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6 Kids 1 Tank said…
Happy Bday Princess! Looking forward to a review of the M=MC2 gift she recieved!
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