Mom Making Money: 6 Side Hustles I’ve Actually Tried
Some of the side hustles extolled by Internet gurus sound too good to be true. And honestly, most of them are. I find a whole bunch of success stories skim over all...
Charmaine
Journalism school + editing + university newspaper 2010-2013
Education grad school + full-time teaching internship 2013-2014
Teaching elementary grades + Substitute teaching 2014-2023
My Side Hustle as a Substitute Teacher
Substitute teaching can sound like a pretty sweet gig at first-- filling in for a teacher on your selected days, carrying out the lesson plan and actually getting to go home, free...
Is Babysitting a Good Side Job? My Experience
Welcome to my series on my personal experiences in earning side income! Here I share details of my own stories in order to bring to light honest reflections. It should be noted...
My Experience with House Cleaning as a Side Job
Welcome to my series on my personal experiences in earning side income! Here I share details of my own stories in order to bring to light honest reflections. It should be noted...
Is Starting a TPT Shop Worth It? My experience
Welcome to my series on my personal experiences in earning side income! Here I share details of my own stories in order to bring to light honest reflections. It should be noted...
Can a Home Bakery Be Profitable? My Experience
Welcome to my series on my personal experiences in earning side income! Here I share details of my own stories in order to bring to light honest reflections. It should be noted...
New Motherhood: Adjusting Expectations for Myself
I'm a new mom-- and I'm in the throes of a messy breakup with my unrealistically high expectations for myself. This seems like a no-brainer, right? Before my child was born, I...
How to Throw a DIY Ice Cream Birthday Party
My baby turned one this summer, so I chose a seasonal and crowd-pleasing favorite as the theme for her birthday party: ice cream! This was a real winner of an idea to...
How to Create a Delicious Birthday Party Meal
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...
Coping with My Baby Moving onto New Ages and Stages
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...
What is Substitute Teaching Really Like?
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...
4 Surprising Realities I Faced in New Motherhood
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...