Un-paper towels.

I find myself, on a daily basis, wiping up sticky messes, eewie gooey crud, and just random "what is that!?" spots. So, of course, I love prepackaged wipes. I mean loooove. As in dewy eyed drool on myself trip over my feet L-O-V-E. Not everyone feels this way about wipes but not everyone has kids either. (I'm sure other moms out here have a similar infatuation.)

Small problem with wipes... They're expensive!

So how to solve this? Unpaper towels. A simple linen napkin that I wet with either water or vinegar to wipe up messes. Works just the same as a pop up wipe but I can toss this into the laundry when done.

What's that? Do they scrub? You bet your cookies they do! I never dry these with dryer sheets and most of the time I hang them so they do scrub really well.

Now if you don't like my simple linen wipes they have a ton of cutesy ones on etsy. If you prefer scented just fill a container with 3 parts water, 1 part vinegar, and your choice of essential oil (just a few drops should do). Either put the mix in a spray bottle to spray and wipe or put he mix in a container with the wipes and leave them until you need them. I personally prefer the spray method but I know some people that use the soaked ones.

Either way you look at it unpaper towels will save you a bundle.

Stay green,

Yasha

My fluffy mail

Fluffy mail? What is that?

Fluffy mail is anything received in the post that is, well, fluffy. Clothes, cloth, pillows, diapers, and wraps are some.

Ok and?

Well fluffy mail is good mail. At least to me it is. I just got a giant package in the mail filled with cloth diapers. My fluffy mail.

I ordered these diapers about a week ago and I've been waiting on them. I'm so excited. I finally get to start cloth diapering. I know I've waited for a long while before putting my baby in cloth but I didn't have the money together to start.

Yes cloth diapers will save money in the long run but to start you have to put down a bit of cash up front. It cost me $170 to get started but I know I'm not going to have to spend that in diapers each month. For 'sposies I was spending $8 a week (I buy the cheapest and use coupons.) In 10 weeks I will have made back half of my investment. Sounds like a good deal to me.

It's kind of expensive, I agree, but it does save the landfills and cash. Just not short term. It's like a HE washer. the washer is more expensive but well worth the savings.

So order some fluffy mail and try it out. It may be just what you need.

Stay Green,
Yasha