November 2011
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March 2011
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Ditching More Disposables
This is from my recent class at Birth Connections of Stillwater, OK
Being a frugal mom or dad doesn’t mean we have to give up the convenience factor, but if you are a frugal semi-crunchy mom consider these facts and try to help our earth and your wallet a little bit more!
THE KITCHEN
PAPER TOWELS:
Average of 8 rolls/month $8.00
Yearly cost: $96
3 years: $288
UnPaper Towels: $1.10...
February 2011
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January 2011
4 posts
December 2010
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November 2010
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September 2010
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August 2010
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July 2010
4 posts
June 2010
5 posts
May 2010
11 posts
April 2010
8 posts
Here is a video on a Diaper Sprayer installation.
Upcoming April Events
Cloth Diaper Disscussion with Birth Connections of Stillwater
April 12th: 7pm-9pm
First United Methodist
7th and Duck St.
room 312
April 22nd: OSU EcoFest
10am-4pm
Library Lawn
April 26th: At Home with Baby
Iowa Tribe of OK Early Head Start & Expectant Families
5:30pm
RSVP limited space
contact Jennifer 405-547-4271
New Squigglers
Which would be better for the Little Squigglers May open house?
Saturday, May 15 from 2-4pm or
Tuesday, May 18 from 6-8pm
March 2010
15 posts
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Nighttime Cloth Diapering Solution
When Ainsley turned 8 months something changed, her bladder expanded! Now we were having to change her diaper every four hours at night instead of the usual six hour change and then four hour change. I tried everything except for reverting back to disposables. That is when I heard of Vilate Thacker and her company Nifty Nappy! She had a 2 part solution for cloth diapering and she claimed it worked...
51 Weeks Without Wal-Mart
Post from 2nd week of January 2009
New Year’s Resolution #10, go without shopping at Wal-Mart for one year.
I have decided that my immediate family; Chris, Ainsley, myself and our dog Chloe shop at Wal-Mart entirely too much. In our small town of Stillwater, OK we have two super Wal-Marts (includes grocery store). The reasons for this resolution are; we spend too much money on disposable items...
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Breastfeeding Blues turned Breastfeeding Bliss
Nobody told me that breastfeeding would be difficult, hard, and exhausting in the beginning so I wanted to tell whomever chose to read this blog, that it is! They suggest going to breastfeeding classes beforehand and I should’ve listened. Instead I just trusted that the hospital’s lactation consultant would help me if I needed it! Right after my c-section they wheel my daughter and I...