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...

Friday Tip: International Kissing Day

I have another Friday tip. It's International Kissing Day! Can you believe it?!  There's a holiday that is even better than one encouraging you to eat your weight in fried chicken??? 

If you couldn't get behind National Fried Chicken Day because it occurs during bikini season, you should be able to embrace this one.  After all, there are some aerobic benefits to kissing.  According to  Livestrong.com a person weighing 120 pounds burns an average of 14 calories for every 15 minutes kissing.

Here's the coolest thing, the more you weigh, the more calories you burn. Besides, kissing makes you feel sexy, which can lead to another activity that is an even better calorie burner...  How you choose to celebrate this holiday is your choice though.  In my case I am about to leave work and find Andre.  I've got some calories to burn! 

Happy Friday!!!

International Kissing Day
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Kristen said…
So cute! <3