The summer season is upon us, and this fleeting time of year needs to be filled with adventures and sunny fun. After a crazy year of Distance Learning, Homeschooling, and Shelter in Place orders, its time to get outside and dive into Nature’s Classroom. Currently, I live in a neighborhood with several families with elementary-aged… Read More Nature’s Classroom: Dirt, Critter and Water Activities for Kids
This last spring I set up two brand new bird feeders outside my office window and bought higher-quality birdseed from our local Farmer’s Market. The reward was a plethora of gorgeous birds that my 54-year-old self hasn’t recalled ever seeing! This prompted the hunt and ultimate purchase of TWO great bird i.d. books. My daughter… Read More Nature’s Classroom | Two Bird I.D. Books Young Naturalists
“Hope for the Future begins with Children.” Anxiety and big emotions are such a large part of our children’s lives these days. Probably more so than ever thanks to the state of our world in 2020. Just think, a year ago many kids had never heard of things like pandemics, distance learning, Shelter in Place orders,… Read More The Magical Mindful Day: a Peaceful Picture Book
A few years ago, I started a book sharing theme on Fraticmommy called Badass Books for Warrior Women. I love books and I read as often as my busy schedule lets me. But thanks to the hecticness of life and work, I’ve gotten away from series…but not anymore. Now is a good time to revitalize… Read More Badass Books for Warrior Women: The story of a Columbine High Shooting Survivor
So how are you? I think we are in the 8th week of lockdown/quarantine? Honestly, my ultra-introvert life hasn’t changed a ton so there are many times (a day) when I am unsure what freaking day it is much less how long we’ve been living under the Fear Shadow called COVID-19. I know it’s hard.… Read More Picking eBooks that Sooth your Soul and Feed Your Brain
I did it! I FINALLY finished the third book in my Work from Home Pros series! If you recall, I wrote and published Book 1 (FREElance FREEdom: Creating the Work-From-Home Life You Crave) and Book Two (MOM BOSSING: The Freedom to Create the Business You Love) during the epically cold winter of 2019. Book #3… Read More A mini victory in a time of struggle and fear
Running a home business is …hard/exciting/exhausting/invigorating. I’d love to tell you that working from home is all unicorns and rainbows, but I won’t. It’s awesome…but challenging to say the least! But, as the old saying goes, “If it was easy, everyone would be doing it.” I have worked from home full-time for over seven years… Read More Business Income -The Spokes of your Business Wheel
Just WRITE. I thought I’d pop in for a second and share some thoughts from a freelancer’s perspective. The world is an uncertain place right now. I could go on and on about business or school closures and job loss, but I won’t. The best advice I can give to humans right now is JUST… Read More Just Write
It’s 10:00 at night. Your eyelids feel like the Sandman is sitting on them and your body is screaming “GO TO BED!” BUT, you want to squeeze in just a few more minutes. Just do a “couple more things…” Congrats. You’ve fallen into the Work-From-Home-Work-Around-The-Clock-Trap. You are SO normal. As the title suggests, Working From… Read More Telecommuting From Home Doesn’t Mean Working All The Time
“I’m scared” a co-worker at my side-hustle job shared. The fear in her eyes backed up the words coming from her lips. This particular person was someone that I occasionally saw in passing during my few short hours every week as a morning stocker, but I rarely conversed with her. “I’m scared,” she repeated. “All… Read More Why I am Grateful to Work Home More than Ever
Please don’t get me wrong…I am NOT sharing this to toot my own horn or “rub it in.” I’ve been homeschooling my highly-anxious teen daughter for almost a year now and it is #1 on my 2019 Victories List. Our school was not “bad”…quite the opposite in fact. But the noise, chaos, pressure, drama, and… Read More e-Learning Links and Resources for those thrown into Homeschooling by #COVID19
Guest Post from Andrea L. Olatunji | Vice President of Education I was gifted this wonderful diverse picture book as a reviewer for Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2020 from TimTimTom Publishing; a company that provides three different stories in 10 languages and with over 100 personalization possibilities to choose from, your child becomes the hero.… Read More A Story of Friendship, Perseverance, and Taking Care of your Body
