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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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A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: How to Deal with Texting Babysitters

Reading on the Run: Articles of Interest to Working Moms (Do You HAVE to Lean In to Achieve Success???) (#TGIF)

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)

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A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: Valentine's Day Working Mom Style

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

Random Thoughts from a Working Mom: An Impractical Valentine's Day Gift

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