Stories and ideas to streamline family life
September 7, 2019 Like most moms, I seldom prioritize my own needs over those of my family’s until I reach a breaking point. Due to unplanned circumstances, our family ended up moving into a home that was twice the size of what we were living in and my mom moved in with us. It worked…
Sonya Barnes August 25, 2019 Have you ever travelled someplace that you didn’t know the language? I have and it can be a very intimidating experience. I recall times of hand gestures, broken words from the language I do know, and looking for another language we may coincidentally know to try and communicate, only for…
August 17, 2019 If you ask most people, they hate the idea of uniforms. It’s expensive and it doesn’t allow for individuality or personal expression are a few of the reasons given. But, if you stop and think about it, uniformity is quite practical. Many powerful world leaders say that they have adopted a uniform…
Sonya Barnes August 9, 2019 Our world today is filled with people struggling. Our classrooms will also reflect that with students facing many struggles in their lives—some privately, some publicly. Some of our students will have been taught how to help others, some will know what it is what they want to have people do…
How I get it all done in 3 simplified steps Sonya Barnes August 1, 2019 Effective time management. Good use of time. We hear these buzz phrases often and we know what it means, but many of us struggle with the application and concept of what it looks like. I’ve been blessed to work with…
Engaging Children in Summer Learning Is Easier Than You Think Sonya Barnes July 11, 2019 I know people on both sides of the fence of summer learning—those that think kids need a total break from learning and those that believe they must stay proficient or they will slide. I’ve thought long and hard on this…
Sonya Barnes June 27, 2019 I love being a teacher. It is not an easy job, especially if you only think of it as a job, and it is not something I ever set out to do. Yet, I always knew I’d be a teacher. It’s strange. I love helping people and I love sharing…
Sonya Barnes June 20, 2019 Traveling is something many people aspire to do when they are older and retire. It is put off until there is more time in our lives or money in our bank accounts. I have often wondered why it isn’t reversed and people don’t travel as their initiation into adulthood. I’ve…
By Sonya Barnes June 13, 2019 What is it that we crave about summer? We count down the days as we race towards it at breakneck speeds—longing for its arrival—but why? Is it the chance to slow down? Is it temporarily doing away with agendas, alarm clocks, meetings and parent communications? Is it traveling or…
I have wanted to be a writer my entire life. I spent much of my youth writing short stories and poems that mainly saw either the inside of my drawer or the occasional teacher’s inbox for an assignment. I spent a good amount of my youth composing the letters of a family member that had…
