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    Week One Post-Partum Advice

    I hope these little snippets of advice don’t seem like I’m trying to proclaim myself some sort of expert.

    Ha!

    I’m just trying my very best and jotting down my thoughts about it, in case it’s helpful to any of you out there.

    I’ve been at this motherhood thing a little over a week now. I was taken off-guard by some things and well-prepared for other things.

    Here are some of my thoughts about how to have the best possible first week at home with your infant (of course all of our babies are different in many ways, so take my advice for what it’s worth!):

    1. Plan to Stay as
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    Implementing Change in Your Life


    I have two areas in my life that I’m really working to change:

    1. I want to do a better job of keeping our house clean throughout the week. We do a good job of doing our chores once a week, but we let things get cluttered throughout the week.
    2. I want to put forth a concerted effort to speak Spanish fluently, so I can communicate better with many of my students’ families.
    Unfortunately, I’ve made a habit of telling myself that I want to change these things, instead of actually making it a habit of doing them.

    I tried to think back to times in my life when I have

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    Montessori Resources

    As a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade teacher at a public Montessori school, I use the site, Montessori Print Shop, quite often. I can download a material (like informational cards about the planets) for a couple bucks, turn around and upload the pdf on the FedEx Kinko’s website, and then pick up the material printed in color on cardstock the next day.

    I recently learned that they also offer entire teaching manuals. I added the Practical Life one to my baby registry. It’s only $18 for lots of cool activities.