When I left my job as a school counselor I left behind an incredibly supportive network of coworkers. People that helped me navigate not only through my career, but also my adult life. They provided daily encouragement and companionship. I wanted this in my new career, someone to commiserate with. When I had a bad […]
Category: Stay At Home Mom
Creating your New Workspace as a Stay at Home Mom
“And then she realized she was replaceable in every area of her life except her home. So she invested her time, her energy, and her heart wisely.” Jillian Benfield Welcome to life as a stay-at-home mom where your home is your new office. A large part of the work you do each day will take […]
Curating Your New Work Wardrobe as a Stay at Home Mom
In my former career I adored Fridays. It was jeans and a t-shirt with the school logo day at the school I worked at. No dress clothing required. When I became a stay-at-home parent, everyday was Friday. I didn’t even have to get dressed at all if I didn’t want to. At first it was […]
Creating Rhythms to your Months as a Stay at Home
“The most important work you will ever do will be within the walls of your own home.” Harold B. Lee The next step in transitioning to life as a stay at home parent is creating some rhythms to your months. We celebrate everything around here. Being a stay at home parent provides my family with the […]
Creating Rhythms To Your Week as a Stay at Home Mom
Once you have your Job Description written and Daily Routine in place, I suggest creating a Weekly Rhythm. This is going to be when you choose what days of the week you want to go grocery shopping or take your child to outings outside of the home.
Creating Rhythms to your Days as a Stay at Home Mom or Dad
When Anika was a newborn, she didn’t sleep for more than one hour long stretches. The days and nights quickly began to blend together. Days of the week were ill defined. Sundays looked no different than Wednesdays and in general time meant nothing anymore. It was disorienting. Combine this with the shock of abruptly changing […]
Creating your New Job Description as a Stay at Home Mom or Dad
The very first thing I suggest in this process of transitioning to a stay at home parent is creating a formal job description.
Scooby Doo and Mystery Homeschool Unit Study 🕵️♂️
My kids have had a fascination with mysteries for as long as I can remember. Tree House Detectives, on Netflix was one of their favorite televisions shows and A to Z Mysteries were some of the first chapter books I read to them. We’ve played the kid version of Clue, since Jake was two. Jacob […]
Raising Humans From Scratch
The second I saw my daughter after her birth I felt love like I had never experienced. The intense desire to care for and protect this human was fierce. But it was also overwhelming and scary. She was a pure, blank canvas with so much potential and life ahead of her. There were many firsts […]
Tips for the Sudden Stay at Home Parent
In the past couple of weeks life has been turned upside down by the coronavirus for everyone. Among the many reasons, include the sudden school closures and transition to remote learning for students. Overnight families lives have drastically changed. Suddenly working parents have been thrust into the position of stay at home parents. While doing […]