Category : Lifestyle

Celebrating Life and Love! #valentinesday

Valentine’s Day is about love. And I have come to realize that love of self is the most important of all. So, on this day of love I make a choice. I choose to celebrate me.& #CHEERS

One Secret to Working Mom Success: Stay on The Right Track (My Lesson from 2023)

& Out of the night that covers me,Black as the Pit from pole to pole,I thank whatever gods may beFor my unconquerable soul.& -William Earnest Henley (Invictus excerpt)So, we are three weeks into the year. I have plans to create a post that includes m...

One Secret to Working Mom Success: Don't let the Holiday Season Magnify Your Insecurities...

Holiday Card 2023 #HolidayCard"Holidays are about creating cherished memories with loved ones and finding magic in the simplest moments." – Jeremiah SayTaking photos for holiday cards have provided me with cherished memories since 2011 and those memo...

One Secret to Working Mom Success: Find Magic in the Mundane

Living My Best Life, With TeaHappy Monday! I write a lot about milestone moments. And, to that end, I'll be writing about my birthday that I celebrated last week later. Today though, I'd like to make a few comments about the magic of the mundane in m...

Wordless Wednesday: Sometimes, I Get to Do Cool Things...

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One Secret to Working Mom Success: Just Keep Going

& Mom and three kids"The days are long, but the years are short." -Gretchen RubinI have been a social media influencer for some time. And, I have have shared my journey as a working mom with the hope of developing a community and inspiring others in...

Sibling Time is THE BEST time!

& Just a random photo to brighten your day!

October Means "Stuff" Gets Real for Working Moms!

Enjoying the last days of SeptemberI read something on Instagram that said that September lasted like two days. It totally felt that way. September is a transitionary period. However, October has entirely different expectations. In September you can...

Even Though it is Fall, You can Still Enjoy Pittsburgh Parks

Me and my kidsThis is not a sponsored post.“In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows.” – Ralph Waldo EmersonDuring the pandemic, I did quite a few projects with the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy to infor...

Motherhood, the greatest gift

My daughter, "The Birthday Girl""The days are long, but the years are short." -Gretchen RubinRecently, my children and I were in a significant car accident. We all survived without physical injury. However, the stress of it has been overwhelming. And...

Overcoming Hardship...

Our familyI find it hard to write when I can't tell the whole truth it's the curse of having an honest mind I guess. As the words have been wrestling in my head and I've had thoughts and emotions behind them, I know this.& & I have been absent for a...

One Secret to Working Mom Success: Be Flexible (A Lesson Learned From Traffic)

Me, making a cup of tea.With the beginning of the school year, it made sense to me to finally publish this post, which is way overdue.& An Old Post From the Archives Pittsburgh is a beautiful city that has three rivers running through, which means th...

Back to School Season!

The coolest kid in KindergartenMy youngest kid is cool. This photo says it all. It was taken last year by his Montessori teacher. I found it on the class website. I have no reason why he was throwing up the deuces in a random class photo taken at his...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie (#TMNTMovie)

At AMC Waterfront 22& watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem& (2023)(#TMNTMovie)We got the opportunity to see an early screening of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem at AMC Waterfront& 22 because& Pittsburgh Public Schools...