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Month: January 2024

  • January 30, 2024

Want to Know What Really Goes on at Your Child’s School?

The substitute teacher and blogger smiling for a quick mirror selfie at a local school. Substitute teaching can be a great part-time work option for busy moms.

We all want better education for our kids. But there seems to be a major disconnect between the politicians that get to set the rules for schools, the educators having to enact...

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  • January 26, 2024

Why Subbing is Great for the Family Building Phase

A mom and substitute teacher going for a walk with her daughter!

My focus in the past few years has shifted. For so long I was a people-pleasing career builder, grasping to be the perfect teacher. (Can you tell I was a straight A-...

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  • January 25, 2024

5 Habits for Saner Substitute Teaching

The substitute teacher smiling and holding her fingers in a peace sign in a classroom.

"I know..." she shook her head and mustered a pitying smile at me when I suggested substitute teaching as means for occasional extra income while raising little ones. "I just could not...

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  • January 18, 2024

What It’s Really Like Subbing as a Former Teacher

The teacher and blogger smiling as she looks over her fourth grade classroom.

"Nice try-- I was born at night, but not last night," I explain coyly to a student trying to pull a fast one on me. How, you ask, are you a substitute...

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  • January 16, 2024

9 Habits for Better Motherhood

Habits for happy motherhood: A smiling mother holding her daughter.

You know that frustrating gap between wanting to get something done and actually getting it done? What are our main obstacles between Wishdom and reality? Can we lessen that gaping discrepancy with:...

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  • January 11, 2024

How Learning Habits Changed My Life

The author and blogger smiling while staring off into the distance. She's standing in front of a mural.

Just as I set it to the night before, my alarm rang like a distant gong chiming its early morning call. I didn't move a muscle. "Noooo!" my brain was screaming. I...

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  • January 9, 2024

7 Things I Love About the Early Toddler Stage

Mom, dad and our early toddler all dressed up for Christmas!

While there's (understandably) much fanfare surrounding baby milestones, like dedicated baby book pages and dedicated doctor questions, I can't help but feel like the firsts of the early toddler stage fade into...

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  • January 4, 2024

How to Chain Stitch a Name on a Swaddle

How to chain stitch a name on a swaddle-- pictured is a swaddle with the name Katherine embroidered on it.

Last spring, I embroidered our friend's name on a knit pullover for her first birthday present. After learning how to chain stitch, I'm happy that the method remains a popular and pretty...

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  • January 3, 2024

How I Like to Help New Moms in Postpartum Recovery

Two new parents smiling at their baby girl.

I could've wept when I scooped up that warm, golden broth of love dropped off by a dear friend. I probably did weep-- I don't remember. But I vividly recall the way...

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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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