The benefits of part-time childcare for work-at-home parents.. During the short time I’ve been a parent, I’ve also been working 20-30 hour weeks (with the exception of a few weeks off over the holidays- which was much needed and enjoyed!). I know it’s nothing in comparison to those of you working 40 hours or more…
The top 4 items must-have items as a work-at-home mom.. Anyone who know me knows that I love efficiency, time-saving tricks, and (of course) results. As a new mom, I feel like the above 3 have become monumentally important, so I thought I’d share what I’ve discovered. Below are 4 very simple, but (I believe)…
As I’ve mentioned before on this blog, I’m not normally a big fan of jazz music, but for some reason I absolutely love it when I work. I have no idea why that is, but if it helps me enjoy working, and also keeps me productive, I’m all for it. While I’m grading papers or…
When my mom friends told me taking care of a newborn would be time consuming, I didn’t realize how much of an understatement that was- that it would take up about 12 hours in a 24 hour day (when you do just the basics- feeding, changing, burping, getting them to bed, dealing with a gassy…
When I tell people that I work from home, a surprising number of people respond with ‘I could never work from home, I’d just eat all day.’ However, I actually find that (1) when you’re focused on working, you’re not usually mindlessly rummaging around the kitchen, so you’re fine. And (2), it’s easier to…
The nice thing about working from home as an online instructor is that you can create a flexible schedule for yourself and have some much-appreciated freedom. The downside when teaching online is that you have to use and purchase your own resources: laptops, printer, ink, paper, etc. Since I’ve started teaching primary online in the…
There are plenty of things I could work on in my personal and professional life. However, I pride myself on having finally mastered the surprisingly difficult task of working from home (I might regret saying that as soon as Baby joins us in a few months here..). For the most part, I’m organized, efficient, and…
I may not write about it on the blog as frequently as I could, but almost daily I tell my husband how much I love working from home and teaching online. It’s fun to get into the classroom once a week and do things traditionally, but if you have the discipline and a solid routine,…
Mondays are the days that I pack up everything in my life around 9 am to head to a local coffee shop (usually Panera). As many people know, there tends to be a bit of Sunday night anxiousness that’ll remind you about everything you need to take care of on Monday, and that feeling each…
You can go online and look up lists of essential items you might need when working from home (like I’ve done in the past), but I can honestly tell you that different things work for different people. Having said that, here are my general suggestions for anyone working from home, with some advice for making…