Soapbox again

Anyone who reads my blog or knows me probably has heard me talk about cloth diapers.

Yesterday I was yet again preaching to the choir (my husband) about why I think that cloth is the most responsible and sensible choice for my family.

I understand that people have to do what works for them. As I work part-time I cherish the time I get to spend with my family and understand why and how people make choices when it comes to parenting.

Disclaimer: (If you do choose to use disposable diapers because that is what works for you please do not take offense at the following post.)

Am I the greenest I can be? No, most definitely not, but I truly think that if we think about the future and try to live more naturally that it will be beneficial for us and the future. In fact I can readily admit that I don't recycle as much (barely at all). On average my household probably produces at least 5-13 gallon bags of trash each week. I don't make all of my sons baby food (actually probably not even half). I also eat fast food all the time. So, no, I am not super green but I am aware of how my actions effect the environment and I am slowly trying to change the way I live.

So after a bit of preaching I think that if you are on the edge of what to do when it comes to diapering your child I thought I would provide some links that might help you decide. I'm sure there are more sites out there to consider and if you have one please post it but these are some that really affirmed me.

Real Diaper Association Why Choose Cloth? & What a Waste

Pam.pers Myths and Facts - I could try to argue against this but I'll let you read it.
(See there is no information about prices or modern cloth diapering)

I will try to post common questions I get and reasons I diaper the way I do.

I'm participating in a blog hop so here it goes.

Belated Happy Mother's Day.

This is a great post that I think should be shared especially since yesterday was Mother's Day.
AnyMommy's blog is always a great read. She is a wonderful writer and here is her post.

My first Mother's Day with my son was awesome! The hubs came through and I thoroughly enjoyed my day and the lack of diaper changing I did! It was like my Little Man knew he was super cuddly yesterday!

Lack of self control

From yesterday...

I think this is quite a common problem.

I'm pretty sure if I had a time machine and I was left back in the 1930s-1940s I would die because I would spend the little money I had way too quickly.

Last night and today = major fail.

Last night it was about 85 degrees here in T Town and my kitchen is usually what ever temp. it is outside. So when I knew that nothing was prepared for dinner at our house I caved and requested we eat out in honor of Cinco de Mayo. So to Elote we went. Which was delish, even though we got stuck with a new server.

Then today, we are totally out of milk, bread and almost everything. We have food don't get me wrong but not the stuff we usually eat, you know the easy stuff. We have ground beef, pork chops, tuna for meat. We have frozen mixed veggies, romaine, arugula, spinach and carrots. It is just the putting it together that is difficult for us.

$Mula$

Have you every noticed that when you try to give up something it is all you can think about?

At Casa de Junger we are trying to go a entire week without using our debit cards/spending any money.

Now I already knew I was totally addicted to shopping online and such but now it is just killing me. Plus we spend a ton of our money on food.
Ridiculous amounts of money.
We gave up eating out for Lent (except for once a week) but that worked really well until the last 2-3 weeks and we totally caved. But even with the no eating out I spent a fortune on groceries. It really is a lack of planning in our family. I work afternoons and so that leaves the dinner cooking up to the Hubs. Who actually is not a bad cook but just really has no motivation or creativity when it comes to cooking. Plus I will admit I am a super harsh critic and I require balanced meals for dinner. Meat and potatoes? No thank you, add some veggies and fruit and then we can talk. The Hubs does great if I write out what I want and how to cook it but that takes tons of work! Something we in this household are very averse to. So after the Hubs went to a check up and had lost 10 lbs in the last 3 months and I reviewed how much money we are flushing away because of a lack of planning viola! The motivation has returned.

So, this is day 2 of no-spending-week and I am hoping I will have pork chops waiting at home for me!

My goals for our new attitudes include:

Eating out much, much less
Going all cloth (except for grease & TP) so, no napkins, paper towels, kleenex (eventually because I would have to spend money to work on this goal)
Making my own cleaners when necessary or prudent
Spending $150 on groceries per month! (This is drastic so I am not sure it will work)
Making lunch so as to motivate the Hub

I'm not sure how we are going to do it but I am gonna try!

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So when I was at work of course I felt inspired to post but now that I can I cannot remember what I wanted to say. Probably blah blah blah Earth Day blah blah blah Land Run Day blah blah blah mommy thought and blah blah blah cloth diapers.


My obsession with diapers is at crisis level. I have a ton! I keep wanting to try new things or something is cute. The hubs thinks I am clinical, I am sure. Right now though I am having laundry issues with my microfiber and Little Man is having rash issues caused by the laundry issues I think.

Today I was just having a reflective moment when I realized that my life is moving fast. All those plans I had are out the window. They have been reinvented. Sometimes it makes me pensive about what the future will bring since the present, the past's future is vastly different from what I thought it would be. Sometimes I just want to say "Hey I'm still trying to be a kid and figure it all out!" But when I really think about it everything is always different than what we expected and that is what makes it great.




Surveying the damage after he dumps the entire bin of toys out.

How do you do it

I'm a new mom. I know it's a learning process but this week my 9 month old is owning me. How do those who work and have a baby stay sane?




Pasta utensil or toy?




My new do and glasses.

I'm just having a weird week.



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Long overdue update

Wow time flies and I have been neglecting my blog. I'm sure my two or so readers are not that upset.

New things: I dyed my hair but it's very subtle. Elliot is no longer army crawling but real up on all fours crawling. So nothing is truly safe because he is getting faster and this week I have learned he's sneaky. He also is cruising some (pulling up to a stand position and taking steps while holding on to something). Oh and I had a major splurge fest at he JBF sale, hopefully I can put some stuff back and spread it out.

I also have become super addicted to my chocolate chip cookie dough, so my last 10-15 baby pounds aren't coming off nor are the 40 pre-baby pounds. I'm pretty sure I have learned all the bad eating habits my mother had before her surgery.

And I'll leave you with some pictures.




At McNellies



With his crib Pappaw built.



Who needs toys?



Let us out!

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