Understanding Pre-k Education: The Four Core Learning Styles
Oh, hi! We haven’t chatted in a while. Like you, I’ve been busy with life. Three growing kids and my own adulting are topics I’d love to cover more often, but I’ve been spending a lot of time over at...
View ArticleAppliance Love: Proper Care & Maintenance
If you’re an old-head like me and get excited about new appliances, this post is for you! Also, sometimes I write things for money. This is one of those things. Proper care and maintenance of home...
View ArticleForty Three Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty Nine Minutes
43,829 minutes, or a month. That’s how long I’ve been a member of the Dead Mom Club. Sorry, probably should’ve prefaced that with a trigger warning, but the gut-punch is kind of the point. “Something...
View ArticlePrepping Teens for the World
Raising teenagers is wild. They want their independence and privacy until they need a snack. They don’t want mom’s help until they can’t find their other shoe. It’s this constant push and pull of...
View ArticleSix and a Half Tips For Tense Moms
As a mom, it is perfectly natural to feel stressed, tense. At least that’s what The Experts say. After all, we have a lot of responsibility, it’s very important work raising kids, blahblahblah. Listen,...
View ArticleSurprise Benefits of a Side Hustle
We typically start a side hustle to generate extra income. Fellow teachers know what I’m talking about because we have Masters degrees and are still woefully underpaid. But I digress. While financially...
View ArticleAfter-School Activities Help Children Build Confidence
Confidence is one of those things that can be difficult to measure, but easy to spot when you see it. It’s a student who used to hesitate participating in class slowly but surely begin volunteering...
View Article7 Activities That Encourage Physical Activity + Help Kids Burn Energy
Kids with endless reserves of energy can mean noise, mess, and even a little damage. Just ask my playroom wall where my son and his friends used to practice dunking on our indoor hoop… These kids are...
View ArticleFinding Balance: The Privilege of Juggling Career Ambition and Family Life
Image credit Unsplash Trying to build a career while raising a family can feel like an impossible juggling act. One moment you’re dreaming of that next promotion, and the next you’re covered in glitter...
View ArticleThe BIG FEELINGS of Pet Parents
Image Credit: Unsplash Bringing a pet home often evokes visions of snuggles on the couch, fun times together, a loyal friend waiting for us when we get home. And while all that can be wonderfully true,...
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