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

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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.
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Endless summer...

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God and I are on the same side. He has granted Pittsburgh more days of sunshine than we have had in quite some time. We have warm days, humidity, and all of the other elements of summer.


While Al Roker said that summer ended yesterday, I remain steadfast in my belief that summer remains. Tomorrow, I shall run, drink wine outside, and hang out with my friends. I shall pretend that the calendar is a liar and that I have at least a full month left with my new boyfriend, Summer.

Personally, I don't see my self deception as a problem or unique. Isn't that the foundation of most romances? :-)
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