We have been using cloth diapers now for a few weeks. I went to Go Green Baby in Kingston to ask a whack of questions. With Amelia we only used them about 50% of the time. While we saved a lot of money, it wasn't as much as we wanted to save. This time around we were given so many disposable diapers as gifts so we had been using them. When we started using cloth this time we thought "Why are we not doing it all the time?!" I think if you are going to commit to doing it, you should just go for it! So that means cloth diapers to bed. Which was a scary thing for me for some reason! Natalie from GGB gave me so many great tips on how to layer and which ones work best for night vs. day. So I gave it a try and was so excited that she went 12 hours and didn't leak! So then I thought, what about when we go out!!! Again lots of questions for Natalie. She gave me so many great tips. Such as "Make sure you leave a spare in the car because you will always have one there as a back up!". Just remember if you use it to replace it if you use it hahah! I wondered about wipes too. So I have stocked up on wash clothes at the dollarstore. I read somewhere that (had I started from day one) we would have saved the equivalent of 5 years and 2 months mortgage payments!!! So the answer for us was easy. One load of wash a week is all it takes. There is so much knowledge out there! Visit Natalie and check out how far cloth diapering has come!!!!
Dinner tonight was Ricotta stuffed Pasta Shells. They were delish and the girls loved them. It was from the cookbook I mentioned yesterday. ( The Vegetarian Student Cookbook ).
Boil large pasta shells
in separate bowl combine 2 cups ricotta cheese, fresh herbs and a diced tomato
Stuff shells with mixture and arrange in baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil and parm cheese. Bake at 350 for 10-12mins. We eat ours with our hands. MMMMM!!!! I had some of the mixture left over so I froze it to use in cannelloni.
Wish me luck for the yard sale tomorrow! I have hardly anything priced at all. Ruby wanted to stay up late cuddling so I chose to do that instead. The girls are so excited to spend the day with friends.
Have a great (and safe) long weekend!!!!!
Saige is in full-time cloth and she has never leaked. She wears fuzzy bunz or my own Knappie Snaps. Stay away from Bun Genius..they have leaked on every child I ever put them on. (just my opinion) Mother Ease Sandy's are also nice but you need a cover with those.
ReplyDeleteAs for the dish you made for dinner.. that sounds super yummy! I am going to check out that cookbook! love ya! Sam