cloth diapers 101, part 1.... "pre-folds"
Our son has worn cloth diapers since he was born. For us, it has been a great decision. The numerous choices of styles, fabrics, and types available these days can be overwhelming for someone looking into cloth diapers for the first time. I thought we could begin a discussion today about one of the options.
Over the past couple weeks I have constantly had to remind myself it’s only February. What my mother and I have deemed the longest feeling month of the entire year (despite in actuality being the shortest by number of days) has surprised us Baltimoreans with quite a few bright, sunny days, some of which has even boasted temperatures in the 60’s! I couldn’t think of a more pleasant way to spend the long winter days than being outside on a day that feels like anything but.
We don't have television, and don't yet allow our two-year-old to engage with our computers/iPads/iPhones, except for the occasional video chat with long distance relatives.
As I just made a fresh batch of this today, I thought I'd share the laundry detergent recipe our family has been using for about a year now. The idea of mixing your own laundry detergent may seem odd to some, but since we have been doing it for awhile now, I can't imagine going back. It turns out to be simple, easy, and best of all: cheap. It requires only 4 ingredients in its simplest state. I know some people prefer liquid detergent to powdered for laundry. We already used powder so it wasn't a switch for us.
I have a confession to make. It’s a bit embarrassing, and I only hope I’m not the only one with this problem or, if I am, someone can at least humor me and pretend they suffer from it, too. Well, here it goes:
I am incredibly lazy during the long winter months.
Our family's hopes for the New Year are to continue to expand the breadth of our sustainable lifestyle choices.
As seed catalogues trickle into our mail box, colorful pictures entice us, and dreams of planting various fruits and vegetables abound…
After being fortunate enough to receive a food dehydrator, this will be the year we jump further into food preservation.
Our family's hopes for the New Year are to continue to expand the breadth of our sustainable lifestyle choices.
As seed catalogues trickle into our mail box, colorful pictures entice us, and dreams of planting various fruits and vegetables abound…
After being fortunate enough to receive a food dehydrator, this will be the year we jump further into food preservation.
What do July 4th, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve have in common—other than the obvious, of course, which is that they’re all holidays? One word: Excess. Too many fireworks, too much food, too many presents, too much alcohol, too much this, too many that. Holidays are great excuses to be excessive. But what’s wrong with excess? Let’s take a look at Christmas, the most excessive of the culprits.
As I mentioned in my last post, I recently made my first outing outside the good ol’ U. S. of A. I spent two weeks in Europe with my boyfriend Patrick and had the opportunity to visit some of the world’s most iconic cities: Paris, Zurich, Venice, and Amsterdam. Of course life on the other side of the Atlantic, while in many ways very similar to that in America, has quite a few differences. One of the biggest differences I noticed is the healthiness of the lifestyle.
Let’s take a minute do a little word association. What comes to mind when you see:
TECHNOLOGY?
INNOVATION?
CORPORATION?
PROGRESS?
