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A Secret to Success as a Working Mom: Use Dresses to Stay Cool and Stylish in Hot Weather

Greetings from Chaton's World in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! My days often start with laundry, early-morning emails, and making my kids a hot breakfast. They often end with late-night homework checks, making Instagram reels, and appearing on Celebrity Court of Public Opinion. Somewhere in between, I’m navigating boardrooms, working towards deadlines, and immersed in the good, bad, and ugly chaos of motherhood and household management. As a working mom of three and a professional carving out space in corporate environments, I share my journey of balancing leadership with loving my family, and I sprinkle it with self-care tips. Here, you’ll find honest reflections, hard-earned lessons, and practical strategies for creating an authentic life that you enjoy. If you’re trying to do it all without losing yourself in the process, you have found your sister in the struggle!  Continue reading to discover some thoughts, hacks, and/or lessons that I have learned from navigating my world.

A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: Independence Day Weekend

Reading on the Run: White House Summit on Working Families

A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: The Children's Museum (Almost Wordless Wednesday) #PghKids

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

A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: My Dance with Maya Angelou

A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: Celebrating Memorial Day (#Memorial Day)

A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: It was a Very Happy Easter

A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: Celebrating International Women’s Day

A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: Moving While Pregnant is Stressful (#Stress)

Reading on the Run: Articles of Interest to Working Moms (Happy Friday-#TGIF)

A Peek Into the Life of Working Mom: Fatigue and the Working Mom

A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: Things to Do on a Snow Day

The Joy of Holidays as a Working Mom (#MLKDay)

New Year's Eve Plans: Pittsburgh 2013

Twas the Night Before Christmas...

Tales of a Working Mom: Social Skills Learned from a Toddler

Comments about the Newtown Connecticut Tragedy From a Working Mom: It’s the End of the World as We know it

When a Working Mom's Schedule Turns Upside Down! (#Stress)

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