Hey there! I'm Rachel and Mom of 4 joining you on a quest to be a positive parent! Help me along the way and maybe learn some new things in the process.
Oct 15
Has anyone else been frustrated with those awful pumpkin shaped plastic buckets that kids carry around for Halloween? Every year I buy a new one because they are too big to store in our Halloween decoration tote and I don’t like them to begin with. Half the time they break in the middle of the …
Oct 11
Do you know how to do French braids? I have always loved doing hair and figuring out new hairstyles. However, I have never been able to learn how to do French Braids despite repeated attempts from friends and family trying to teach me. I just can’t figure out how to keep all of those pieces …
Oct 10
A friend of mine posted this article on facebook last week and it was something I wanted to try in my parenting plan series (well, the hugging part of it anyway). I’m all about the baby steps. It’s hard to take on monuments projects all at once, so I’m trying to be a better Mom …
Oct 05
I was at Sally’s one day to get some bobby pins, and I was browsing and saw these giant sponge rollers (only at the Sally’s store, they were a different brand). I wondered to myself, “what could those be used for?”. hmmm… it got the wheels spinning and well I had to try them out! …
Oct 05
I decided one day that I was going to have to learn how to cut bangs. It takes about 30 minutes for me to drive to the salon and it takes the stylist 1 minute to actually do the cutting. It also costs $5 each time I need my bangs cut which is generally once …
Oct 03
I feel like the title of this post is misleading. It seems more like a dance move or a sports game that I am doing a tutorial for. But no, just wait, this is much much better than any dance or sport! It’s food! I love vinegar. I can drink it straight from the bottle …
Oct 02
How to Can Cherry Tomatoes A dear friend and neighbor invited me to her home to pick grapes for my How to Can Grape Juice post. Her entire backyard fence was full of the yummiest, juiciest grapes and I was allowed to take as much as I wanted! Her son ran out of the house …
Oct 01
Hi Everyone, My name is Rachel and I’m a fresh fruit and vegetable addict. Since going gluten and dairy free, it’s my go to food. A friend told me I could borrow her steam juicer and she also gave me a box of jars she wasn’t using. Another friend said I could pick her …
Sep 28
I adore my Blendtec Blender! I have a green smoothie nearly every day and it tastes fabulous. My kids love them too. I use my Blendtec, oh, at least once a day and sometimes multiple times per day. I have become kind of a little famous with my children’s friends because every time they come …
Sep 26
I was at the grocery store the other day looking to buy some jar lids in the canning aisle, when I happened upon instant pectin! Talk about a breakthrough for me, I was so excited to see it there! Instant pectin means you do not have to cook the fruit and the pectin together to …
