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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...

Wordless Wednesday: Preschool Fashion

A Peek Into the Life of a Working Mom: Eliminating Pay Disparity

A Working Mom's Business Case for Flexible Work

Wordless Wednesday...

Rantings of a Working Mom: Are Yoga pants The Root Of All Evil?

Working Mom Tips: Ten Things that Every Working Mom Needs

Working Mom Thoughts: Spending Time With Your Kids Might Just Matter (Part II)

Working Mom Thoughts: Spending Time With Your Kids Might Just Matter (Part I)

Wordless Wednesday (Guilty Baby)

Ten ugly truths about parenting young children

Wordless Wednesday (not really)...

Working Mom Tip: Eat Well to Manage Stress

Reading on the Run: Articles of Interest to Working Moms (Pregnancy Discrimination is Easier to Prove)