A longtime friend of mine, local realtor, Heather Newman really knows her stuff. I read that Phoenix is now the #1 fastest growing city in the nation so I asked Heather if she was seeing a spike in home sales. She told me about what’s called Spring Selling Season. She also told me that the […]
My More Organization, Less Stress Morning Show Segment
February 12, 2020 By
Are you an internal or external organizer? Watch this segment to get the answer. Knowing which one you are streamlines the get organized process making it easier to have more organization and less stress in your life. Check out these inexpensive and easy get organized ideas for your home, travel, car and more. Here is […]
Rachel Recommends-Tips For More Organization & Less Stress
January 28, 2020 By
As seen in my KTVK Your Life Arizona segment today. More organization and less stress are my New Year’s Resolutions. So far, I’ve been slowly but surely tackling this goal. It works! I’m feeling less stressed. Less clutter means more calmness. Look at some of my tried and true tips and tools as well as […]
Rachel Recommends: My $5 Top Tool For New Year Organization
January 5, 2020 By
My favorite new year get organized tool only cost five bucks and I swear by this handy item. This is my top tip for starting out the new year organized and for keeping it that way! Believe it or not, it is simply an empty cardboard box…but it fills so many useful needs. It also […]
DIY All-Natural Scorpion/Bug Killer Tip & Other Household Hacks
August 20, 2019 By
Want to know the best do-it-yourself all-natural scorpion/bug killer tip? And this tip truly is killer, I must say! This is everyone’s favorite household tip and it’s simple to do and have on hand when an unwanted creepy crawler shows up in your home! What does a broom and a roll of sticky tape have […]
Quick Tips: Helpful Household Hacks
July 8, 2019 By
Ready for some helpful household quick tips? Doesn’t it feel good when money is saved by using one item for several useful purposes around the house? I love discovering those kinds of helpful household hacks. Today in my 3TV morning show segment on the Your Life Arizona show, I shared stuff that works all […]
Great Go Green Ideas In Honor of Earth Day Week!
April 22, 2019 By
Happy Earth Day week! I try to be green all year round as my parents taught me. Recycle, caring for our environment and being less wasteful are some of the examples they set. So I usually do an Earth Day segment on my morning show each year. This year, due to my eye emergency, I […]
Going Green: Why I Drink My Water Out Of A Box
August 24, 2018 By
Manic: Trying to be as earth-friendly as I can, even though, like most of us, I am on the go. A lot! Managed: Found a way to let go of our convenient, but not earth-friendly, water bottle-by-the-bunches habit by switching to something kind of cool that I eyed in a Nekter store one day. Boxed Water. Yep […]
Movable Cool Closet Organization System
January 17, 2017 By
I may be just a little bit jealous of my teen daughter because she got a closet makeover and now I want one! When she asked for a new closet for her birthday, we liked that idea because she works hard in school and aims to be organized. Since she is on the right track […]
Helpful Home Decor Idea: Dress Up Cabinets
January 15, 2017 By
Just when we think we are done with home improvements, we think of another project that was small, but definitely made a significant difference. In fact, this is something that I had wanted to do before, but simply forgot about through the years. We have lived in our home for 12 years and once the […]
My Thanksgiving Table Decor Deals & Ideas
November 21, 2016 By
Warm and inviting Thanksgiving table decor can set the mood and get the festivities going. After I posted a quick picture of my Thanksgiving table on Facebook, I had a lot of compliments and some questions about where I found my festive items. Love that and love my holiday table! So I decided to share in […]
5 Tips To Successfully Sell/Rent Home Plus $100 Fox Restaurant Gift Card Drawing, Too!
June 15, 2016 By
A lot of my friends are either trying to sell, rent or are considering making a move so when husband and wife realtor team, The Kay-Grant Group shared with me their top five tips for moving a home in the market, I was intrigued to share with my blog readers. AND when they told me that […]
New Hardwood Floors Makes Our Home Feel New Again!
March 25, 2016 By
Manic: Trying to keep our 11-year-old carpets clean and looking nice in a busy home that houses two teenagers and four cats! Managed: Decided to have 99% of the carpet removed so that real hardwood floors could be installed. The result? Wow! What a difference new flooring makes. The house looks and feels like a […]
Our Big Small Yard Makeover!
November 9, 2015 By
Manic: Having a small backyard that, for the last 10 years, would flood every time it rained Lucky for us, it doesn’t rain much here in Phoenix, but a year ago September, when we had record rain, we had to sandbag our home and the water came right up to the sandbags! Managed: Finally, after […]
