This summer has been pretty low-key due to arrival of the twins. We have been trying to do some fun activities with the older kids, especially before I returned to work last week. Wondering how things have been going for this family of seven? Birthday Party We …
With my maternity leave coming to an end, it probably comes as no surprise that I’ve been feeling sad and anxious about returning to work. My last day at the office was back in March. The transition will certainly be difficult, especially because Mr. Smith is going to be at …
I suspect that we all suffer from a bit of impostor syndrome from time to time. As someone who blogs about frugality and battling debt, there’s no escaping the realization that we don’t always practice what we preach. Our family certainly has made significant changes in our lifestyle over the …
You’ve no doubt already heard the advice to give up lattes and cable in order to pay off debt. What about after you’ve tried all of the basic approaches and still find yourself unable to gain any momentum with your finances? We’ve been there. It’s like you can never bail …
Hopefully everyone recently enjoyed celebrating Father’s Day. My own father hasn’t come up very much on this blog, but our relationship was an instrumental part of my formative years. While our bond has changed over time, I’m very thankful to still have him around. The paths of financial independence or …
What a journey it’s been so far! This is the 200th post on Creating My Kaleidoscope, a little blog I started up at the end of 2014. My original intent was to document our journey out of debt and build some accountability into our mission to achieve financial semi-independence. In …
While I’m working on a very special post about the arrival of our twins, please enjoy this book review. I recently received a copy of How To Be Everything in exchange for sharing my opinion of it with all of you. At this point, my profession remains a secret …
Career breaks are never easy. Yet, they can be the best thing you ever do. My time off from work (due to being very pregnant with twins) has given me quite a few opportunities, including the ability to gain some perspective and have time to think about the future. If …
It has been a very strange week. I have not reported to the office, but I’m not on vacation or at home recovering from childbirth and caring for a newborn. My doctor took me out of work due to the risks involved with twin pregnancy. The crazy thing is that, …
The last few weeks of work have been really rough, even worse because I’ve now entered the third trimester of this twin pregnancy. Before we decided to pursue early semi-retirement, I would usually start thinking about changing jobs or careers whenever work really stressed me out. I enjoyed college, but …
