In 2017 I woke up one morning after a tough night that came after a challenging few years, with a clarity I hadn’t had in years. I had a child who had some significant struggles that made parenting an extreme challenge. I had unknowingly added to it with my lack of understanding…that all came to…
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Vacation On Any Budget With These Helpful Strategies
Click HERE to listen to The Highly Unlikely Podcast episode on Vacationing On A Budget. In the summer of 2007, I was rushing around my house finishing laundry, cleaning like a madwoman, stuffing clothes into suitcases, and sweating in the sweltering heat as I prepared for an entire summer of travel. So rather than sit…
Want Happier Kids? Invest Where It Matters Most and See Amazing Results
The week before Christmas in 2007 I was digging through the closets of my children’s rooms brutally reducing the number of toys my children owned. As I stuffed toys into boxes and bags, keeping only a handful of toys for each child, I was plagued by the existence of another pile of toys. There was…
Simplify Your Life, Get Brilliant Results
Juggling work, family life, caring for my home, taking care of the finances, the cars, the yard, and trying to keep up with my other responsibilities can get overwhelming. I know I am not alone in this constant juggling act! A few years ago, all of the stress and busyness became too much, and I…
Big Things Happening at A Highly Unlikely Life!
Those of you who have been following me for a while know that I have been focused on my studies to complete my finance degree for the last couple of years. So it’s been a long three years! Finishing my degree was one of the things on my vision board for the longest, and anything…
More Than Just Boots- A Gold Star Widow’s Perspective
It’s been almost four years since we lost my late husband, Jason. Since that time, most of his personal effects have been in storage because it was just too painful and overwhelming to even think about going through them. I started feeling like it was time to have them delivered and start working through this…
Time to Talk About the Silent Crisis
Mental health is a subject that is near to my heart. It is not because of my own issues, but because it has detrimentally affected my family and those I love, and I have seen firsthand the damage caused by mental health issues that go unaddressed. We have a mental health crisis happening in our…