I’m struggling to come up with a good housecleaning system. Years ago, I foundReal Simple cleaning chart  I loved being able to see what the recommended time frames are for certain chores. Unfortunately, living in an apartment means many of the items aren’t pertinent. The weekly items were already things I knew. I  developed my Weekly list for myself....

After 3 times trying, it looks like I've got a girl on my hands who can't wear the microsuede diapers. *sigh* Last week another rash developed after only a day in the Bum Genius.  I just don't get it.  I washed the diapers in the free and clear detergent. I did an extra rinse on the cycle. I changed her as soon as she was wet. Still nothing helped. So despite all...

This Friday, we’d had 2 strong days off of cereal and my happy little girl was back! The rash was gone, the naps had returned and so had her sweet disposition. All this led me to believe the problem had been the solid foods & not the diapers. So I put her back in cloth on Friday and she’s been in it ever since.   No rash, no crabbiness, sleeping...

My experiment started last Sunday.  My sweet girl wore cloth diapers from the time she woke up until bedtime. I had no leaks, no accidents and she had her regularly scheduled daily poo with no problems.  However, when it was time for bed I noticed  what looked like the start of a diaper rash. booo!   I was really looking forward to seeing how the cloth held up...

Monday was laundry day! I’d done cloth diapers all day Sunday before hitting a little snag (more on that later….).  A girlfriend recommended that when cloth diapering you set a wash schedule and follow it.  Yes, there’s an increase in laundry, but at least you have a day and a plan in mind.  She does Monday, Wednesday & Friday. That made...

I felt the urge for a movie quote: “You can’t handle the poo!”    Not sure even “a few good men” could handle this. Here’s the stack of beautiful cloth diapers–all ready to go! I stuffed them all and have them stored in a bin in Tenley’s room so that I can just grab one when it’s time for a change. One of the...

We’re making the switch to cloth diapers. I did lots of researching and reading and thinking when I was pregnant and had decided then that I wanted to do this. But wanting to do it and actually doing it are two different things! I talked to a friend who’s done it for more than a year now with her daughter & read a blog I enjoy of a couple who also...