What the … is IF?! Unfortunately, some of my recent & accidental selfies have been hinting to me that I could possibly stand to lose a few lbs, so…. I’m trying intermittent fasting (IF) to lose some weight. IF seems to be a “buzz” word these days so I thought I’d give it a try….
Are Screens Taking Over Your Summer? We can’t go anywhere, we can’t play with our friends, school is out and the SCREENS are ON!! Is this how it seems at your house? Well at my house, the tv is the sun and my 6 little planets just revolve around it! And as good as the…
Want to make a dramatic change in your bathroom without spending a lot of money? Then keep reading! My family moved into our builder’s grade track home about 14 summers, 3 kids, and several gray hairs ago. I’ve literally always wanted to change the bland look of our master bathroom from day one. Not that…
I’m excited to announce the opening of my new Etsy store! It’s also called The Crowded Cactus so that’ll be easy to find. I never thought I could create anything worthy to sell in an Etsy store. But, it’s happening, I actually have something to offer! What I love about these items is that…
This week is Independence Day (4th of July) so I planned something very American to make for Make Something Monday. We made an apple crisp. I wanted to make an actual PIE but we simplified…. a lot! We have a big, faithful apple tree in our backyard that grows SO many green apples every year….
TRUTH BOMB ? I took a mental health break. Truth #1: I have crippling depression. When my spirits are low, no exaggerating, it feels like the end of the world! Like, the end of MY world. My mind plays tricks on me and everything seems completely awful. And until my spirits come back up, days…
Today for Make something Monday my older three are gone at camp so I thought the littles would really like these pool noodle planes. I found these somewhere on Pinterest and they looked easy enough for kids to make.(they were not) We must have royally messed up somehow cuz these planes suck! Hear me out…….
Welcome summer 2019! If any of you are like me, you might have mixed feelings about summer. For example, you LOVE sleeping in and having no schedule to surrender to. But, you HATE how quickly your kids get hungry and bored all. the. Time! (I mean, it’s enough to want to pull your hair out.)…
Hello. My name is Rachel and my kitchen needs a makeover. Haha! Chances are if you’ve lived in the same house for 10+ years, then your kitchen needs a makeover too! In 2006 I was completely happy with my dark cherry cabinets and sand brown tiles all through my house! Oh, and all the tan…
I grew up in the 90s and by the time I was a senior in high school, my favorite things in the world were hot guys and… butterflies! Haha! And when you’re 17 all butterflies are awesome, even hot pink cartoon butterflies. Butterflies remind me of my best friends in high school and all the…