Making money as a stay-at-home-mom
Even though I substitute teach, most of my time is devoted to being a stay-at-home mom. I found out early on that others have misconceptions about the role of a SAHM and...
Month: February 2023
Our Top 3 Tactics For Living Off One Income
Trying to afford staying home with my baby full-time often feels like Michael Scott asking the accounting department to just crunch the numbers again. Find a salary somewhere in there! But despite...
5 Best Time Fillers for Elementary Substitute Teachers
Teachers and subs know the pain of an unfilled minute in the classroom. Your carefully crafted delicate classroom ecosystem that was once manageable can suddenly tip into a chaotic descent. For substitutes...
5 Key Phrases for a Smooth Substitute Teaching Day
As substitutes, we never know what the day holds, but with a few strategic, handy phrases, we can set up an environment for success. Managing student and classroom behavior is an unavoidable...
No, really– I’m quitting teaching
It's an odd feeling when you turn over your classroom keys for the last time. Or at least, for the last time in the foreseeable future. In an elementary teacher's case, the...
True story: I left teaching for motherhood and substitute teaching
It wasn't the usual formula: I didn't wait until having kid #2 to make my exit from teaching. (I didn't even wait until my first child made her appearance!) But I knew...