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Motherhood

My world changed when I had my daughter. In this section, I chronicle my wonderful and turbulent odyssey through motherhood. Can you relate?

  • 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 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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  • April 4, 2023

How to Embroider a Name on a Sweater

Title: How to embroider a name on a sweater using a chain stitch. Shown over a picture of an embroidered sweater and a skein of pink yarn.

Updated November 28, 2023 A memorable project to embroider Have you seen these cute personalized pullovers sweeping the Internet? I had to try to embroider a few of my own! Even though...

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  • March 16, 2023

A day in a life of a (mostly) stay-at-home-mom

Cover: A day in the life of a homemaker and blogger

I've been hesitant to put up this post, because haven't enough stay-at-home-mom bloggers shared with us their experiences in motherhood? But I realize you haven't heard my version of the events. And...

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  • February 27, 2023

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...

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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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