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Month: September 2024

  • September 24, 2024

How to Live in Your Pumpkin Spice Era for Cheap

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.

For some of the us, the first whiff of pumpkin spice or even a two-degree dip in temperatures can be enough to signal a life-giving change in seasons. (It is me. I...

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  • September 5, 2024

Substitute Teaching: Pandemic Edition

Substitute teaching: Pandemic Edition. It features a photo of a face mask over a plain blue background.

When news of the pandemic spread, its effects began to reach into every sector society, schools included. School systems were upended by sudden changes and totally new ways of doing things. Substitute...

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Charmaine
Charmaine

Former Teacher ☼ Substitute ☼ Writer ☼ Mom

Recent Posts

  • A person holding a pencil filling out test answers for the STEDI substitute teacher exam

    How to Pass the STEDI Substitute Teacher Exam

    October 4, 2025
  • An old-fashioned birthday party: A vintage image of a child blowing out candles on a birthday cake

    Do Less: How to Throw a ’90s-style Birthday Party With Less Stress

    August 24, 2025
  • The substitute teacher and blogger smiling as she looks over her fourth grade classroom.

    Steal My Introduction From Every Time I Substitute Teach

    August 20, 2025
  • Habits for happy motherhood: A smiling mother holding her daughter.

    Only the Best: Kids and Baby Products We Actually Value

    June 20, 2025
  • A photo of someone completing a colorful puzzle. Brain teaseres, bell ringers, and other puzzles can be engaging time-fillers for substitute teachers!

    Classroom Survival Kit: Engaging Brain Teasers

    May 31, 2025
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