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...

Wednesday Words of Wisdom

"Stop while you're ahead."-Anonymous

I should have left work early, begun my walk/run earlier and been in bed before midnight.  If I had done those things, perhaps I would not be in Chaton's World. Things in my world tend to be chaotic. So, being exhausted while typing on my computer is par for the course. Perhaps if I stop work earlier, I might go to bed earlier.

Oh well, like Scarlett O'Hara said, I'll deal with that tomorrow... Tomorrow is another day!

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