Mom Notes

Join Sara and Nicole for a Mom Note reunion! We discuss Nicole's life post teaching, what we do with our kids in the summer, seeing other moms in the wild, and finding what brings us joy. We missed you all and don't forget to drop us a note!

Happy Holidays Mom Notes! Sara and Nicole discuss their busy Novembers full of weddings and conference. Then we dive in to one of our favorite topics, the Enneagram! Don't forget to email us your thoughts about this episode or any of our episode.

It's our season 1 finale! Leigh joins us as our first private school teacher and first elementary music teacher! We discuss the pros and cons of elementary versus secondary, private school versus public school,  and life with her 3 boys. Sara shares a recipe note for Shakshuka!

We will be back in the fall for season 2 of Mom Notes. Send us your thoughts about season 1 at [email protected]. 

In honor of Father's Day, we have another Dad Notes special! Today on the pod we invited Tim and Trey to talk with us. We discuss balancing being a full time choir and band director with all of the fatherhood and husbanding that comes along with it. Tim shares with us a director's note on building classroom relationships through discussions with his students, and Trey weighs in on what our true goal as music educators should be. 

Send us your thoughts on today's episode at [email protected]! 

It's our first ever podcast crossover! Whitnee from the Savvy Working Mom joins us on pod! We compare life as a working mom in the corporate world and in education, and Whitnee breaks down the work-life balance myth. You can check out her podcast, The Savvy Working Mom! 

Check out her free self-care book as her gift to our listeners! 

Don't forget to send us your thoughts on the episode! Email us at [email protected]. 

It's our TENTH episode of Mom Notes, and we are flipping the script and bringing in the dads. We talk about being dads, that famed work life balance, marriage, and life being married to a music teacher. Alex shares his director's note about his Tuesday Tunes listening activity. 

Send us your Mom (or dad!) notes at [email protected], we'd love to hear from you! 

Break a leg! We're talking about musical theatre with our guest Lindsay. She breaks down being a single mom, directing shows, and her brand of teaching with us this week on Mom Notes. Nicole shares a director's note she borrowed from Sara called "Pass the Baton." You can follow our guest Lindsay on tiktok @mspack. Send us your mom notes, we want to hear from you - email [email protected]. 

It's our very first band director! Beth joins us to talk about marching band, parenting, military life, giving birth abroad, and even some paranormal activities. Sara shares her breakfast for dinner recipe note. Don't forget to send us some mom notes - email us your thoughts about the episode at [email protected].