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This fall my two little ones are hitting major milestones: one is going to preschool and the other is going to college. Though my kids are in two very different life stages, there are two things that they have in common. The first is that neither is cheap. And the second is that they both call for back to school… Read More
It’s been a whole week since I started this new way of eating so I thought I’d share my keto diet results here. Joseph and I set a goal of losing at least 20 pounds each this year. He has already hit his goal and is working on losing even more. I, on the other hand, am actually several pounds… Read More
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
