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: My Daughter and I at The UPMC Children's Ball


A few weeks ago, my family had the opportunity to attend the UPMC Children's Ball. (To see how we rocked it last time, click here.) We had attended previously. However, this time was super special because we had two kids this time and because it was the beginning of Spring Break.

Unfortunately, our two kids often run in different directions and neither the boy nor his father would come over and pose for the Snapshot photo booth with us. Accordingly, we posed without them. See the results below!










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