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Month: June 2023

  • June 30, 2023

How to Create a Delicious Birthday Party Meal

How to Create a Delicious Birthday Party Meal title over a photo of a baby eating her smash cake.

My secret to accomplishing a versatile and delicious homemade spread for a birthday party? Don't slave over the entire meal. The tasks you do undertake, go whole ham on. This cake required...

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  • June 28, 2023

Coping with My Baby Moving onto New Ages and Stages

Title: My baby is moving onto new stages. The text is over a background of baby items such as little booties and a pacifier.

When babies don't keep My baby is growing up! All the trite sayings are true: Children grow up fast. Where did the time go? Why do you no longer lay placidly in...

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  • June 22, 2023

What is Substitute Teaching Really Like?

From a substitute perspective: An up-close view of cups of art supplies like markers and colored pencils sitting on the art room table.

A snapshot of substitute teaching If you’ve never had the privilege of watching eighteen Kindergarteners skipping, stumbling and pirouetting into the room while you’re on the phone with tech support and a...

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  • June 20, 2023

4 Surprising Realities I Faced in New Motherhood

4 Surprising Realities I Faced in New Motherhood. Title is over a backdrop of a flower pot and watering can.

My foray into motherhood, I thought, should have been gently cushioned by the years I've spent juggling the unexpected needs of children while teaching and substitute teaching. Yet instead of the smooth...

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  • June 16, 2023

Can You Balance Teaching and Motherhood?

New to motherhood, I have to adjust my expectations. Here I am with my daughter looking at jasmine flowers.

Growing up, I assumed teaching was a family-friendly career choice. Educating young minds in the classroom seemed like a natural bridge to instructing and raising youngsters of my own-- but is it...

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  • June 14, 2023

Do Teachers Have Time for Dating?

couple with hands apart

To answer this succinctly, busy teacher or prospective educator: No, teachers don't generally have time for dating. Don't stay out too late, Teach. Photo by Josh Hild on Pexels.com Now for an...

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  • June 8, 2023

Cultivating creativity as a new mom

Cultivating Creativity as a New Mom: The title is next to a an artistic photo of a woman with flowers placed on her head

I'm a new mom and a creative-- guess which identity marker took a back seat in the early days of my daughter's life? In the throes of new motherhood when it seems...

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  • June 6, 2023

Meet a teacher-turned-blogger

The title card from my interview with a former teacher, now blogger and creative.

Today, I'm sharing my interview with Carolyn Mills, a high school teacher-turned blogger and writer. She has a beautiful website full of home decor and organization ideas. I'm inspired by her life-after-teaching...

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  • June 2, 2023

The Ultimate Guide to Leaving Teaching

The title, "The Ultimate Guide to Leaving Teaching" hovering over a background of a scenic outdoor path and a woman walking, her back facing the picture.

I have left teaching not once but twice, so let that serve as a testament to my authority on this topic. (Never thought I'd get to brag about the decision that to...

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Charmaine
Charmaine

Former Teacher ☼ Substitute ☼ Writer ☼ Mom

Recent Posts

  • A teacher smiling happily with smiley faces and daisies in the background.

    So, You Want to Quit Teaching and Better Your Life?

    April 16, 2025
  • "Amos Takes the Skyway" is a children's book about an Amish boy who is determined to cycle over the Skyway Bridge.

    Amos Takes the Skyway: An Engaging and Informative Classroom Readaloud

    December 2, 2024
  • A happy teacher sporting her DIY teacher pencil shirt.

    How to Make a Simple Pencil Shirt

    October 15, 2024
  • How to live your best pumpkin spice era this fall (for cheap!). The author is smiling amongst a pile of mums and pumpkin spice creamer.

    How to Live in Your Pumpkin Spice Era for Cheap

    September 24, 2024
  • Substitute teaching: Pandemic Edition. It features a photo of a face mask over a plain blue background.

    Substitute Teaching: Pandemic Edition

    September 5, 2024
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