Hi there! I am Jamie and I'm going to give this blogging thing a try!
I am a certified teacher, turned stay at home mom/daycare provider/preschool teacher/tutor/direct sales consultant... Basically, whatever I can do to squeeze out some time at home with my kiddos and still contribute to our family's budget!
I've taken care of kids since I was still one myself. Starting around age nine, when my little brother was born, I became self proclaimed mommy #2. Then, at age thirteen I started babysitting for families in my neighborhood. In high school I enrolled in the Child Development Program. I have a knack for kids, educating them, crafting with them, making file folder games... it was perfect! I continued on this track...
Earned my 90 hour Certificate for Preschool my senior year (I had no clue how awesome that was)...
Enrolled in my local community college for Elementary Ed (much to my dismay initially)...
Took my Associates with me to enroll in my State University, and earned my Bachelors in Elementary Education...
Along the track I met my true love (high school sweethearts), dated for years, got engaged, planned & executed a wedding, and found out I was pregnant with our first child! (I'll tell that story in better detail another day).
So, I applied and was (finally) hired to teach in a public school. I put my certification and degree to use in the public school for four years. Just long enough to have two amazing children, and turn my second maternity leave into an indefinite one.
When I considered the cost of putting two children in day care, I had an epiphany (or so I thought)... I am HIGHLY qualified to do that myself! I could stay home with my kids and a couple others and get paid to play, and explore on our own schedule. So, I've been home for almost two years, I've established myself as a licensed Child Care Provider, and I've taken up a couple other jobs to keep making ends meet.
Most of the time I feel like I'm just getting by... counting down the minutes till the kids are in bed and I can plop down with a piece of delicious chocolate. That said, at least once a day I have a successful mommy or teacher moment... and those will be my positive posts! I look forward to telling you more about me, my children, & our adventures and successes... as well as my frustrations, and failures.
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