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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...

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Wordless Wednesday (not really): Living in Pittsburgh

A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: Speaking at The Mom Con

A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: Five Tips Dressing for Success (and other advice)

A Peek Into the Life of a Pittsburgh Mom: Presque Isle, the Hamptons of Western Pennsylvania...

An Appeal to All of My Mommy Friends, Let's Work to Protect Our Boys

Reading on the Run: Articles of Interest to Working Moms (The Wage Gap at The White House)

A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: It was a Wonderful Weekend

A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: Almost Wordless Wednesday (National Ice Cream Month)

A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: Sunday Fun

A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: Date Night

A Peek In to the Life of a Working Mom: Volunteers Beautifying Communities in Pittsburgh

A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: Sunny Days in Pittsburgh

Memorial Day News: Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History (Free for Active Duty Military Their Families)

Rants from a Working Mom: Ten Dumb Things People Say to Pregnant Women

Most Working Moms Find Snow Days Challenging, but not Bethenny Frankel (#enoughalready)

A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: Relief From the Winter Blues

Carnegie Science Center to Host Duquesne Light Conservation Day (#FREE)

A Working Mom Shares Vacation Memories on a Winter Day... (#Winter)