April showers bring May flowers. And what do May flowers bring? My spring and summer wardrobe out of the basement. It also provides the perfect opportunity to donate the items that no longer bring me joy and to find a few new items that do. Throughout most of my life I’ve gone back and forth between extremes of not caring… Read More

We all want to live better, more fulfilling, and happier lives. Not surprisingly, here on One Big Happy Life, we’re often asked to share insights on how to live a happy life. Or, asked a different way, whether our family is genuinely as happy as we seem. Well let me assure you that our family is actually this happy! It… Read More

As a working mom I am always trying to be better at time management. I look for ways to find more space in my life to fit in all of the things that I want to do plus all of the things that I have to do. And there’s no way I’d be able to balance working full time plus… Read More

Do you have to be frugal in order to become financially independent? Although the answer to the question depends in part on who you define frugality, I would say that the general answer is no. When Joseph and I first started our lives together, we also embarked on the journey to financial independence though we did not know it at… Read More

Two months ago Alexis and I went on a mother-daughter outing to get cartilage piercings. We bonded over the shared pain of that experience and will literally carry a reminder of it with us for the rest of our lives. When my 62 year old mom saw our vlog, she decided she wanted a tragus piercing too. So this weekend… Read More

I’m always looking for ways to be a more organized mom. Between working a full-time job outside of the home, managing One Big Happy Life, and trying to keep up with the kids, my mom schedule is pretty darned full. Then throw in the need to actually eat and sleep and things can get lost in the shuffle really fast…. Read More