I know It’s What I’m Meant to Do.
Have you ever felt so passionate about something that it hurts that you can’t achieve it in your current situation? I know I’m only 20, but I feel this is what I’m meant to do with my life. I know it sounds silly, but I’ve never felt this passionately about anything in my life. Not even a career choice. I am so unsure of everything else but this. I also know that baby’s come with a lot of responsibility and MONEY.
Now, I’m not completely new to this whole maternal figure thing. Each of my sisters have two children. I have been an aunt (they call me Yaya, how cute!) since I was 9 years old. My middle sister still lived with my parents when she had her first child. Spending so much time with the baby, I learned how to care for the baby from all from experience of helping out my sister.
There were several times where I had to watch the baby for a few minutes. Bathing the baby with proper unscented soap to not irritate the baby’s skin, diaper changes when the baby had diaper rashes. How to make the proper formula at 9 years old and how to properly burp the baby. After so much first hand experience I know I can raise my own baby.
When her second child came along, I continued to do the same thing. I did them so many times, it was practically muscle memory by the time I was 10. I wouldn’t have it any other way though. Those kids turned out amazing and helped me realize I want my own. Soon!
I have the skills, but no time or money currently.
I’ve been a maternal figure since I was 9 years old, so I know how to take care of a kid, but that’s not the part I’m worried about. It’s the whole money part that gets me. I’m not going to have a child until I know I can provide for them and give them everything they need. That’s one of the reasons why I created this blog, to help bring in some money to achieve my dreams.
Not only do I just want some money for the baby, but I want to be able to stay home with them and spend as much time as possible with them. This blog will help me do that too. Becoming a mother has been a dream of mine for so long and I’m so happy I’m finally able to work toward it and create a path to my future. So come along with me on this journey, and help learn from my mistakes. Here’s to becoming the best mother I can be.
Currently, I am a substitute teacher, and it pays well enough for me. Not so much for another mouth to feed. I know that once I get the hang of this blogging thing, that I’ll have more than enough money to finally be able to live the life I dream of. I could not be happier. To save up money for the baby, I plan to slowly put aside a chunk of money every paycheck to slowly accumulate a good bit of money. I will also use all the money I get from this blog to go into a baby fund.
How I plan to generate an income from this blog
I plan to get money form this blog by ads. Ads will hopefully be my main source to bring in money for the blog. Another potential way to make money is making and selling printables for cleaning, budgeting, stuff for the baby, and organization stuff. That’s just a maybe though. I was also thinking about maybe selling cute notebooks and water bottles on my blog as well, but I still don’t know just yet. I plan for this blog to be mainly about the journey of me becoming a mother, and creating a safe space for everyone. Especially women who are thinking just like I am.
Managing Substituting, blogging, and momming
I plan to be able to quit my Substitute Teacher job if this blog does as well as I think it will. Being a full-time blogger would be a really good option for me since I want to be able to bond with my baby as much as I can. When it comes down to it, I will do what is best for my child. So if this blog hasn’t taken off then I won’t quit, but post slower. I need to make a steady income for my child. To ensure they have the best life they can.
No man, no problem.
I don’t have a special man in my life, right now but I don’t want one. Waiting for my “Prince Charming” has become exhausting and I just want to focus on me and the baby I dream of. You’re probably asking “How are you going to get pregnant if you don’t have a boyfriend?” Good question. I’d ask that question too. To answer that question, I have to be completely honest with you. NO judgement will deter me from my goals and plans, but I have a friend willing to “donate” for my dream to become a reality. Yes, before you ask, he will be involved in the baby’s life, just not mine. We will co-parent the baby and keep in contact due to the fact we are friends. If I happen to meet my “prince charming” down the line, it won’t cause any issues. I will be sure that the father is in contact with the baby as much as he’d like to be. We will be sure to communicate for major events and birthdays. Though the baby will be with me most of the time, he will be able to spend time with the baby.
How I’m going to balance a full-time job and a baby
I hope to be able to quit my job when my blog takes off. My dream is to become a full-time blogger so I can be home with my baby all day. My plan is to work when the baby is napping if I’m a blogger. If I’m still a substitute teacher then I have a daycare lined up to watch the baby while I’m at work. I also plan to have my home office all set up before the baby gets here. Lastly, my mother is over the moon that I’m finally in the works to have a baby. She has offered to babysit for a couple hours so I can work and take some time to focus on making money. She has already been so helpful and I’m only still planning and budgeting.
With all of that being said, I would love to hear what your opinions, any advice or your experiences with raising children! I love communicating with everyone and hearing the different perspectives! Thank you!