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 […]

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 […]

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgEjbAIJ4TA[/embedyt] 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The first time I visited a house on a lake, I fell in love. It was my second year of law school. One of my friends invited the rest of our circle to spend a few relaxing days at her grandparent’s lake house in upstate New York. It was a cozy, homey place with a […]

I have been taking my own Christmas family photos from the moment I bought my frist cheapie camera and roll of film. The holiday season is my absolute favorite time of year and I love documenting it with loads of family portraits. In the beginning I stuck with more candid shots but over time I […]