A friend recently decided to uproot her life and move to a beach town in Mexico, where internet is known to be spotty. She asked me for advice with transitioning from teaching English online to teaching classes in-person after a big move. Keep reading if this sounds intriguing and you want to know how to … Read more
Today I’m continuing the theme of tips and productivity hacks that actually work. Are You Using a Co-Working App? Most people rave about working from home—no commute, you can work in your jammies, more flexibility in your schedule which single parents need, and better work-life balance—but there has been one huge drawback I didn’t expect: … Read more
by Marianne Graff Originally published on Substack https://mariannable.substack.com/p/10-no-cost-ways-to-get-free-child While I was between homes recently, I stayed with a friend who has 3 kids. We both teach English online, so we started coordinating our schedules so one of us could teach while the other looked after the kids for 2-4 hours at a time. And so … Read more
by Marianne Graff, Published Tuesday April 9,2025 This catchy word describes an old concept of single Moms banding together to buy or rent a house to share for financial and emotional support reasons What is a Mommune? Mommunes are not a new idea, but they have been given this new name recently, a combination of … Read more