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 …
I hope that everyone enjoyed the long weekend, at least everyone here in the United States. Welcome Summer!!! The twins are a couple of weeks old now, so we’re starting to fall into a new normal as a family of seven and I’m finally beginning to feel like myself again …
With Mother’s Day approaching, you may be thinking about how to make your mom feel valued and loved, without killing your budget. Don’t we all want to give mom a special gift to show our appreciation? Keep in mind that value and price are two very different things. It is …
I’ve been out of work for a couple of weeks now. Thankfully, life is taking on a slower pace as this pregnancy continues to wear on me. I did manage to complete one goal for maternity leave already by reading an actual book, for pleasure! Wondering what else we’ve been up …
“You’re going to have five kids?!?” This is what I’ve been hearing a lot of lately, in conversations that usually start with, “Is this your first?” People seem pretty shocked at the size of our growing family and often start firing off questions about the practical issues, like whether we …
Our family is always looking for new ways to save money, so we can continue to pay off debt and invest towards our future goals. I’m definitely not wearing much makeup these days, as I rest up and prepare to give birth to the twins. However, there are times when …
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 …
Being healthy seems to be the focus of many as we get into the full swing of the New Year. I’m already looking forward to regaining my shape once this last pregnancy is done! As a parent, we’re always trying to make sure that our family is healthy . . . …
We started off January with a lot of big goals for this year, then multiple illnesses slowed us down. We’ve finally been healthy for a few weeks, increasing our productivity, and even finding time and energy for some side hustling and family fun. Pregnancy & Prepping For Twins I …
The details of the phone call seemed a bit strange, but we were enticed by the promise of a gift card for the grocery store. It didn’t take long to realize that we had been duped into subjecting ourselves to a sales presentation. The “snake oil” was a water softening …
