One Secret to a Working Mom Success: Make Family Events More Enjoyable With Friends

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Better Together: Why Inviting Another Family Makes Activities More Fun #FamilyFun Sometimes family activities can feel like another item on the to-do list. However, doing those activities with another family makes them more fun! Whether it’s a trip to an amusement park , a visit to the local pool , or trip to a pumpkin patch , including another family can multiply the fun in amazing ways. One of my favorite moms to collaborate with is my friend, Ayana Ledford who's pictured above with her daughter Sahar. We have done all of the things listed as seemingly random examples above and here is how including her and her daughter (and sometimes her son too) has made the events more fun. On the date above, Ayana almost left the venue because parking was a nightmare. That said, she hung in there and we would up having a great time!
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Wednesday Wisdom: Enjoy Autumn Even if it's Short Lived!

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Although it often seems as if our planet is reducing the number of seasons from four to two, there still is reason to celebrate and marvel at autumn/fall. This is a time that we celebrate Halloween and Thanksgiving. This is when the trees explode with colors. It is as if God took the time to make them more brilliant to compensate for the dreary short days magnified by Daylight Saving Time. ( BTW--I think that all working moms should boycott that because it wreaks havoc on the kids! To read about my thoughts, click here.)

And it is the time is when we can finally rock our best fashions--at least in my opinion. I am a boots fanatic and I love that autumn allows me to wear cute boots instead of galoshes! (To read about my love for boots, click here.)  Here are two of my favorite autumn in Pittsburgh photos. I'm taking it all in because it snowed this week. So, before we know it, winter will be here! 




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