On Friday, the meeting I was at all day got out a little early, so I headed over to pick Ethan up from daycare before I usually do. When we got home, it was gorgeous outside–so we spent about 20 minutes playing in the sun. It was really the first time he’s played outside–what a [...]
This week is going to consist of a lot of pantry/freezer meals so that we can go into February with a clean(er) slate. The only things on our grocery list for the week include fruit, tomatoes, and lettuce. Wow! Breakfast all week will be crockpot oats–made with almond milk, brown sugar, cinnamon and raisins. Lunches [...]
The 2012 Bloggy Moms Blog Dare (see the button in my sidebar) is a year’s worth of writing prompts–366 in total. I’m not committed to doing each of them, but I’m trying to participate when the prompt is a topic that interests me or that I’d like to explore. Today’s prompt is “an impactful book [...]
This is my favorite thing to talk about–my favorite cloth diapers! Here are my picks (with links): Newborn stage: Prefolds: Cottonbabies unbleached Indian Cotton prefolds (Infant size) Fitteds: Kissaluvs Kissa’s Cotton Fleece Fitteds (Size 0) and Thirsties Fab Fitteds (Size 1). If you want to get into fun custom-made diapers, check out Green Humbug’s newborn [...]
Now that you know what different types of diapers exist, this post will talk about the logistics of using cloth. Before you use cloth diapers, they need to be prepped. Prepping diapers ranges from SUPER easy to easy and time-consuming. Here’s what we do: -Natural fibers (prefolds, bamboo, hemp): Wash twice, dry once. Repeat 3-4 [...]
This post in my three-part cloth diapering series will give a quick, but hopefully easy-to-understand overview of the four different types of cloth diapers, and the different “accessories” you’ll need to be successful in using cloth. First, the four types of diapers. They are: prefolds, fitteds, pockets, and all-in-one’s. Fitted, pockets and all-in-ones come in [...]
This is the first in a three-part series on cloth diapering. I’ve been getting questions lately from friends and family considering cloth, so I thought I’d put my thoughts here. First things first. Why cloth? We chose cloth for several reasons–what I call the 4 C’s–cost, chemicals, crap, and convenience. Cost was a primary reason [...]
This week, we have a four-day work week. Exciting! We’re working on doing more meal prep on the weekends so our weeknights are more relaxed–part of this includes trying more slow-cooker and freezer meals. We’ve done a stellar job eating through our freezer and pantry, although we have more stews left in the freezer to [...]
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