Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Diary of a Wetbag

          Hi! I'm Goldie, the large wetbag designed by BumEssentials ClothDiapers. Those Bumbino diapers are always getting ALL of the attention, so I'd figure I'd share my story with you.

           I first arrived at the Sayers' residence on August 23, 2010 all nice and cozy wrapped in plastic. I was quickly removed and placed in the washer along with those Bumbinos. A few tablespoons of Rockin'Green soap and a hot wash -cold rinse later, I was found staring into the wide-eyes of my new owner (I'm not TOTALLY sure, but I think she fell in love with me based on the starry-look in her eyes).
Notice I'm to the left in this picture :)



          Next, I was placed on a 30-gallon black trash can to await my first dirty diaper... The owner was observed from time to time with her nose sniffing close to me, always followed by a goofy grin...


          When I reached my full capacity (about 20 or so diapers), the lid of the trash can was removed, my drawstring was pulled, and off to the laundry room I went. My owner placed the drawstring over her shoulder and easily carried me down to the basement to be cleaned. Dirty diapers were removed, I was thrown in and enjoyed a cold soak followed by a hot wash and double cold rinse.



          After I was done spinning, my owner threw me on the line, and I was dry in about 15 minutes. The owner asked me to inform you to please ignore the hot-mess of a picture above and also to not hold it against her that laundry is that exciting- I guess I make it easy for her....

Ok, so I'm kind of in a goofy mood today but really wanted to share my love for the Bum Essentials wetbags! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them! Not only are they practical , keeping the smell of dirty diapers at bay, but they also are color coordinated to the Bumbinos and  are reversible- so fun! The small wetbags are equally as fun! I ended up purchasing another one for on-the-go and now carry two small wetbages-one with clean diapers, and one for dirty in my diaper bag! I highly recommend these wetbags for their stink coverage as well as the awesome material. Even if you don't cloth diaper, they are amazing for dirty clothes and especially wet swim gear! 

Paper Mama Photo Challenge- "Hint of Color"

Diaper changes are wrestling matches these days so I thought I'd use it as a photo opp- LOL!
This one's entitled "Escape Artist"

The Paper Mama

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Overheard at the Mall...

Me (upon entering Pac Sun); "Are we getting too old for this store?"

        Looks around to see various 16 -year olds dawning skinny jeans and beanies.


Hubcap: "Maybe..."

Me: "OHMYGOSH! This is so cute!"

:)

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Living Well on a Budget

         So I love to buy organic food and healthy products for my family, however, on one income, the truth is, it's sometimes really hard to fit natural, organic, and healthy products into our monthly budget. Luckily, I've found some awesome resources that I wanted to pass along to you all that actually have ideas, coupons, and deals all for ORGANIC/ natural products- hooray! Posted below are some blogs that I have found very helpful:





          If you check them out, please let me know what you think (which ones are the most helpful, user-friendly, etc.) And, if you have any sites that you use that I didn't mention, please share them with me :) I'm learning more and more that you can still live well even on a budget! 

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Paper Mama Photo Challenge- "Fingerprint"

Here's my submission for this weeks photo challenge. Not expecting to be picked, but I had a lot of fun taking the pics and playing with my camera :)




Here's two more I played with:

 

Homemade Pumpkin Spice Lattes

          Nothing says, "Autumn" to me like Pumpkin Spice Lattes...mmmm. They bring back so many awesome memories of my days sitting out by the Dilly Deli in Mariemont with some of my favorite girls after work talking about life. Somedays I long for those days again... 
          Anyway, I LOVE Starbucks signature drink, but not the price tag. I recently came across this recipe and have decided to try it: 


Ingredients:


2 cups milk
2 tablespoons canned pumpkin
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 cup of strong brewed coffee

      Can't wait to try it and share the results with you all! Making a Wal-mart trip today :) Anyone else have any tried and true Pumpkin Spice recipes that they want to share?