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

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.

A Mental Health Break: A Perfect Moment in My Kitchen

My Kitchen

 

I like returning to a clean kitchen after work every day. When I do, I am able to start my evening more relaxed, as opposed to feeling like I failed in the morning and have something to address as soon as I walk in the door. Unfortunately, I cannot guarantee that this is what my kitchen looks like when I get home because I live with four other people and sometimes I leave the house first. When I leave the house first, chances are I shall return home to a kitchen in various stages of disarray because cleaning the kitchen before leaving the house is not a household value, it is just mine.

Fortunately, I have evolved to the point. that my happiness isn't dependent upon the cleanliness of my kitchen. Still... I decided to memorialize this moment when my kitchen was clean and I was happy.  For that reason, I shall gaze upon this photo whenever I need a reminder of what is possible!

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