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Regular household CHAOS!

As promised, this blog is about regular household chaos.

I think, as a mom, it is so important to admit to the chaos that happens in your house.  And talk about it with other mamma’s.  The first thing you will realize it that they are in the same position as you.

Were one minuet the house is tidy and the kids are playing happy together… and you think to yourself,

“I am such a great mom, my family totally has got it together”

Then suddenly, while in the middle of that thought two or more children are fighting, while one has dumped Cheerios all over the floor, there are toys everywhere, you’ve totally lost track of time and the has dog puked on the floor.

(Not that that is what happend here, just as an example)

The other day I was painting something at my craft desk and my oldest daughter was sewing something for me. (I am so proud of her)

And as she was happily doing this, my son was doing this…. The little stinker was eating them as fast as he could so that I could not vacuum them up.  You gotta love em’!

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Homemade Diapers

One of the biggest expenses in the first few years of a baby’s life is the diapers.  It is hard on the grocery bill when there is more than one child being diapered.

 The diapers are also a huge portion of our trash each week.  I wont even mention to awful smell from the garbage cans….

There is a huge movement towards cloth diapers.

 And they are not the cloth diapers that our grandparents were using.

I have to admit, I was not so sure about them at first…. I figured that they were way more work than disposable diapers.

(and they are, but not all the work I thought they would be)

I also was not so keen on the initial expenditure of the cloth diapers.

Then I found Babyville Boutique.

 With some sewing skills you can make your own diapers!  After making the first diaper, I was hooked.  The book of detailed instructions, super cute fabric, snaps, velcro and patches to match make creating your own diapers so much fun. 

The fabric is a specialty fabric called PUL.  It is polyurethane laminated fabric, making leak proof.

 They also sell FOE (Fold Over Elastic).  It is elastic that easily folds in the middle and makes it super easy to “bind” the edges of the diapers.  The Fabric, FOE, snaps and patches come in all kinds of coordinating colors and designs. 

The book provides many different patterns to choose from.  By the 4th diaper I started to take what I liked from each pattern and make the diaper that best suited my baby.

I am currently working on a night diaper for my 3-year-old.  (Oh, to never have to purchase Pull-Ups again)

 *Babyville Boutique did not sponser this post. The opinions are all my own.  (However, I would love it if they did:))

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May Wreath

There is nothing like walking outside in your bare feet.  It is my favorite part of spring and summer.  Unfortunately, it reeks havoc on your feet but I have three secret wepons for great summer feet….

1. a Pedicure.  – get someone else to do the initial hard work, then you are left with the upkeep.

2. the world Kindest nail brush from Lee Valley.  I love these, they are also great for the kids hands, legs and feet.

3. Bath & Body Works Sugar Scrub. I use this for my hands, arms, feet and legs.  It keeps them moisturized and clean.

Okay, as I was saying.  Where I live May is the first month that you can venture outside in bare feet.  So I wanted the May wreath to represent that.

A few months ago I spotted a wreath that looked like it was made of fresh grass.  It took a few months, but I finally found the right wool to make the wreath with.  The only problem was that it was variegated.  Green, white and light blue. So I cut out the green parts and wrapped them around a straw wreath.

I had never used a straw wreath before.  It worked really well for this project.  Although it was a little messy.

Once the “grass” was on I fluffed it up a little.  Then I randomly placed the super cute foam flip-flop stickers and added a little sign.  To hang it I just used a simple green ribbon (that one of the kids threw in the cart while shopping at Micheal’s).

Disclaimer * Lee Valley Tools and Bath & Bodyworks did not sponsor this post, all opinions are my own.