Category: On a personal note
I’m a mom with a nine (almost 10!) year old girl and a 7 year old boy. And with that comes lessons & activities.
I put my daughter into soccer like every other stay at home mom in this town in Kindergarten. My daughter likes to go outside and run around, and other mothers had commented on her skill with a soccer ball when we were fooling around at the park. Well OK then! Clearly she was meant for soccer!
When I became a mom in 2001 I didn’t even think twice, it was disposable diapers all the way. I was tired and overwhelmed like any new mom and wouldn’t even consider anything that didn’t make life easier in some way. I wish I had seen past all that and looked at the bigger picture. Disposable diapers are going to be sitting in our landfills longer than than you and I will walk the earth. Check out these diaper facts for the real lowdown on why cloth diapers should be explored for your baby’s bum.
Today we have a guest post from Amara Sparacino with some tips on cleaning your cloth diapers effectively. Thanks Amara!
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Going Green and Staying Clean with Cloth Diapers
Diapers are not something to be tossed around lightly. The average little one, in its first year of life goes through more than 2,500 diapers. Wow.
So, you’ve decided to help your baby and the environment by using cloth diapers. Maybe you want to avoid using the chemicals usually associated with disposables. There are lots of good reasons to go with cloth, your baby’s bottom will likely appreciate it, and you won’t suffer from images of landfills and diaper mountains dancing in your head.
It’s a big job. But wait – how do you actually clean cloth diapers correctly?
If you read this blog, you know how frustrated I get trying to get my kids to eat a better variety of healthy foods, especially vegetables. My kids really aren’t bad about junky food, they just have such a limited number of foods that they will allow to pass their lips, especially vegetables that are – gasp! – green. I thought you would enjoy a good giggle at this Xtranormal animated short I created to vent. If you haven’t seen the Mompetition videos on YouTube, then you are in for a treat, check those out as well.
Without further ado…
So I’ve been here for a year. What a year! I’ve shared so much, I’ve made some good friends. Come a long way.
The year in review. The condensed version.
I griped about stuff.
Swore off crappy little freebie toys. Mostly.
Got a shout out from Huffington Post blogger Liz Gumbinner of Mom-101.com (and of Cool Mom Picks) on her 2009 end of year list. I’m #45.
