CrystalsCreativeChaos

I sat down a couple of hours ago to get started on my weekly grocery list. My husband I have decided to start looking at our spending a little closer, and that means no more eating out. It's easier for me to sit down and attempt a weekly meal plan based off of what I already have and what's on sale that week. I had everything laid out in front of me to get this done! Laptop for Netflix: Check. Notebook and pen: Check. Vape: Check. Cell phone to look at the ads: Check. Cup full of ice with a Coke Zero: Check. Girls occupied with toys: Check. Now all I had to do was find something to watch. Today, this came back to bite me in the ass. I went into the Documentary section of Netflix and found something that peaked my interest. What the Health . This is a documentary that examines links between diet and disease. This hit close to home because my older sister was diagnosed with diabetes this year. It has been a very eye opening experience for not just her, but our entire family. Sh

For my first blog, I thought I would give you all a little background on ME! My name is Crystal and I was born in California, but moved to Las Vegas when I was about 11 years old. I guess I'm what is called these days, Mexican American. My dad was born and raised in Mexico and my mom was born and raised in Texas. I have 2 sisters and 2 brothers. I'll probably talk a lot about my family because I can't think of one thing that is more important. I met my husband when we were 16 years old working as courtesy clerks at Albertson's. We dated for a while when we were 18 and 19 and that did not end well for us. We both moved on and dated other people. Around 2009, I was diagnosed with PCOS (poly-cystic ovary syndrome). I was told that along with this, the probability of ever having kids was very low. It was the most devastating news because I always wanted a family. I remember the pain I would feel when someone would ask me things like, "When are you going to have kids?