Save Money, Time, and Energy What would change if your home and classroom felt calm, warm, and simple? For me, a downsizing in 2018 turned a stressful time of my life into a fresh start. I didn’t plan to become an unintentional minimalist. Life circumstances decided it and it gave me back time, money, and…
If you’re a single mom or a homeschool mom trying to figure out how to work, parent, and still feel calm at the end of the day, I’ve been there. When I lost my teaching job while pregnant, I was terrified. I didn’t know how I’d provide for my son or what our lives would…
I went back to teaching and thought life would feel easier, when I had a stable income. It did in some ways, but I also lost access to some supports I had before, like food stamps and affordable insurance for my child. Add family court debt, and my teaching salary only pays my bills. Groceries…
Trying to run a business, a teacher schedule, and single motherhood can feel impossible. So many people say that there aren’t enough hours in the day, or that you need huge blocks of time to make real progress. I’ve learned that’s not true. For me, the secret is structuring my time creatively and giving up…
Back-to-school can feel overwhelming, especially when juggling my roles as a teacher, single mom, and business owner. My secret to managing all of this is to spend my time doing the things that will take a little extra time, up front, but will make my life easier, in the long run. By dedicating certain days…
As the new year begins, I’ve chosen a word to guide my decisions, actions, and mindset: commitment. While words like discipline and consistency tugged at my heart, I realized that neither can take root without first making a deep, intentional commitment—to myself, my goals, and my vision for the life I want to create. This…
Journey to personal, financial, and creative freedom. Do you prefer to listen or watch information? Here’s a link to my Youtube Video that corresponds to this blog post. Throughout my life, I have had the same three goals: to gain control over my finances and achieve financial stability and responsibility, to harness my creativity and…
Budget-Friendly Solutions to Living a Good Life on a Teacher’s Budget So, here I am, reflecting on the whirlwind journey from being a stay-at-home mom for ten years to my current life as a teacher. For the first 6 years of my son’s life, I pulled off what seemed like the impossible. I was able…
Creating New Habits with the 5 Habits in 5 Routine Make time for yourself, with small daily habits that bring you closer to your goals. I can’t begin to describe the shame that comes with decades of having the same goals and not achieving them. Since my 20s, I have wanted to break free of…