Some people use cloth diapers because they are environmentally friendly. Others because they don't want to put something full of toxic chemicals on their baby every day. Still others enjoy the economic benefits of investing in reusable cloth. And of course there's the comfort that comes from swaddling babe in cotton, velour, and feece, as opposed to paper and plastic. These are all good reasons to use cloth diapers, but I must confess that I love them because they are so damn cute!
Before my daughter became pregnant, I thought cloth diapers were disgusting. Who the heck wants to wash poopy diapers?! But then I started seeing pictures of today's cloth diapers. Oh the colors, the prints, the choices! And I found out, laundry was not nearly as troublesome as I'd thought. There are plenty of cloth diapering websites online where you can learn all about cloth diapering, but this blog is about my addiction.
Like with anything else, when I want to buy something, I scoured the Internet researching, and trying to find the best, prettiest, and most inexpensive diapers I could find. I found some adorable little newborn all-in-one's in pretty pastel colors, and ordered those. Then I started obsessing over pastel-colored fitteds that everyone raves about for newborns. I had to have some of those. I actually found a local store with them. I also ordered some custom pocket diapers in the cutest prints-monkeys, ducks, stars.
Little did I know that I was playing in the amateur league in my cloth diaper quest. It came about as an offhand comment from the woman who runs the local cloth diaper store. I had commented that even if one purchases at the high end of the cloth diaper spectrum, money is still saved over buying disposables for several years. It was then that I was informed that people did in fact buy diapers that cost $50-$100 a piece! What?! Where?! Hyena Cart-I'd heard of it before, but was overwhelmed when I looked at their listings. But, I decided to take a peek.
After finding out how to navigate Hyena Cart, which is an online marketplace for hand-crafted goods, I started scrolling through the daily listings using the calendar. It didn't take long till I found a beautiful all-in-one called Duck, Duck, Goose in a store called Clothmopolitan. It had a green on green star pattern all over, and a duck on the butt! I HAD to have it!!! So I hit the "buy" button. The next day I saw an aution for a diaper with gorgeous blue celestial pattern. I checked back all day, till it hit $51.50. OK, I'm addicted, but I do know I can't spend that much on one diaper!
And so the saga continues. It will have to end eventually. After-all, I'm only diapering ONE baby!
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Sunday, June 1, 2008
We're Going Green!
No, it's not just the new color of my page. We're becoming Suburban Homesteaders!
We've started a vegetable garden, and gotten a rain barrel. (we will be getting more) And I've got a cart-full of cloth diapers online to be shipped.
Why are we doing this? We're doing it so that we can survive in the future. Peak Oil is here, and that mean the gas prices, along with everything that is transported in any mode of transportation requiring gas (everything) will be going up, up, and up! And it's not just the regular old gasoline in the car that is going to be affected-oh no! How do you think they make all those lovely fertilizers that grow our food-oil! And what do you think all your plastics are made with-oil!
So basically, you've got two choices, prepare now, or starve in the future!
http://www.peakoil.com/
Anyway, here are some great sites you have to check out to get you started on your suburban homestead:
http://www.foodnotlawns.com/
An excellent resource on why we should not be spending hundreds of dollars, time, and resources to grow-grass.
http://www.terracycle.net/rain_barrel.htm
The coolest rain barrels made from recycled OAK wine barrels for only $100!!
http://www.cottonbabies.com/
This company has a cloth diaper "try-it" kit for only $30, which includes two diaper covers worth $26 alone! Also, you can get a great deal one one-size fits all (babies, that is) Bumgenius 3.0 Pocket Diapers if you buy 6 or 12. Look under "gift ideas". Check out the Bumgenius diaper sprayer and Bumgenius cloth wipe set either. And Bumgenius PD are made in the USA!
We've started a vegetable garden, and gotten a rain barrel. (we will be getting more) And I've got a cart-full of cloth diapers online to be shipped.
Why are we doing this? We're doing it so that we can survive in the future. Peak Oil is here, and that mean the gas prices, along with everything that is transported in any mode of transportation requiring gas (everything) will be going up, up, and up! And it's not just the regular old gasoline in the car that is going to be affected-oh no! How do you think they make all those lovely fertilizers that grow our food-oil! And what do you think all your plastics are made with-oil!
So basically, you've got two choices, prepare now, or starve in the future!
http://www.peakoil.com/
Anyway, here are some great sites you have to check out to get you started on your suburban homestead:
http://www.foodnotlawns.com/
An excellent resource on why we should not be spending hundreds of dollars, time, and resources to grow-grass.
http://www.terracycle.net/rain_barrel.htm
The coolest rain barrels made from recycled OAK wine barrels for only $100!!
http://www.cottonbabies.com/
This company has a cloth diaper "try-it" kit for only $30, which includes two diaper covers worth $26 alone! Also, you can get a great deal one one-size fits all (babies, that is) Bumgenius 3.0 Pocket Diapers if you buy 6 or 12. Look under "gift ideas". Check out the Bumgenius diaper sprayer and Bumgenius cloth wipe set either. And Bumgenius PD are made in the USA!
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