Preparing my small human for the apocalypse one reusable nappy at a time.
I've discovered that babies are cute but expensive and really bad for the environment. As Tiny has gotten older we've tried to be more environmentally friendly as a family. Here's a few tips to reduce your small human's carbon footprint. 1. Cloth nappies. I recommend Tots Bots. According to The Centre for Sustainable Energy newborn babies … Continue reading How to be more eco friendly with a baby.
Soft play is a necessary evil for me. I absolutely refuse to go after 3pm, at weekends or during the holidays. Reasons I hate soft play include, but are not limited to: 1. Other people's kids. Last time I was at soft play a child took his trousers and pants off at the top of … Continue reading 5 Reasons Why I hate Soft Play.
Tiny and I took our first solo flight this month. Tiny is used to flying as my family are in N. Ireland and we're in England but I've never attempted it without hubby before. I'm such a wuss. Happily we're now in Devon so I no longer have to fly from the godless heck hole … Continue reading Top Tips for Flying Solo with Toddlers.
We've been using Simply Cook for about a year. We started ordering it when I was working full time and we were getting into a rut food wise. Friday night takeaway was a big thing but there was also a lot of pizza and M&S Dine for two and a considerable amount of pesto and … Continue reading Review: Simply Cook
If you missed Part 1 you can find it here: 7. Sleep Deprivation. Because sleep is broken, irregular, and always punctuated with the groans and whimpers of the living or the dead. 8. Unending terror. This keeps you awake and interrupts the little sleep you get with nightmares. Whether it’s the hordes of the undead … Continue reading Reasons why having a small child is a lot like living through a Zombie Apocalypse: Part 2.
As you may have gathered I'm a big fan of zombies... This obsession started in October 2014 when I was brainstorming ideas for NaNoWriMo. I was on a school trip and I wanted to write about something familiar. It occurred to me that a zombie apocalypse is basically the ultimate worst case scenario for a … Continue reading Reasons why having a small child is a lot like living through a Zombie Apocalypse: Part 1.
If I had to pick only one product to recommend to prospective parents (or current parents) it would be Cheeky Wipes. We stumbled across these at a baby show at Kensington Olympia and were immediately sold on the idea because disposable wipes are horrible for the environment and we wanted to try to limit our … Continue reading Review: Cheeky Wipes
Sometimes I feel like I'm the only toddler mum still hauling around such a massive bag! Is it just me? The Essentials: Nappies/nappy bags Changing mat Wipes Hand sanitiser (Apparently I need two) Bum cream Change of clothes Snacks & water. I always have raisins and some sort of biscuits in there. I add other … Continue reading What’s in my changing bag?
We decided to go cloth quite early on in my pregnancy as we wanted to do a little bit towards saving the environment. Cloth nappies can be up to 40% better for the environment than disposable nappies depending on how you use them. The reason we went with Tots Bots was because we happened upon their stall … Continue reading Review: Tots Bots Cloth Nappies
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