Take The Flats And Hand Washing Challenge

Just doing some random blog reading the other day.  It started as it usually does where I just googled some topics that interest me, and searched ‘family cloth’ (family cloth will be discussed another time), and I discovered this cloth diapering Mamma’s blog Dirty Diaper Laundry in particular I read with great interest this post Take The Flats and Handwashing Challenge I understand that money is tight for lots of people at the moment, but can you imagine my shock when I read the article that some families resort to reusing disposable diapers.  Could you imagine reusing a disposable diaper?  Could you imagine making a little baby sit in a dirty diaper one second longer than they need to, because money is that tight?  Just keeping diapers on babies is hard for some families.  I didn’t know this as my little guy is 10 years old, and hasn’t been in diapers for a long time.  So in reading Kim’s blog I was happy to read that she had a call for action.  That she had a challenge.  That she was trying to educate people that there are options.  You don’t have to use disposable diapers.  You don’t have to use a diaper service or pre-fold fabric diapers.  You can save money, and not have to keep buying disposables.  Please check out the link above to read about the Flats and Hand Washing Challenge May 23 – May 30.  I will not be able to 100% join in the challenge, but I will be doing my part, and hand washing a couple loads that week and hanging them to dry.  Kim has some great videos and resources to help get you all ready for that challenge.  The very least please check it out.

Long Time No Post

I was encourage, and supported by my Chris to keep my blog up to date.  He believes in me, and thinks I have a good blog on the go.  I have missed it, and not sure why I stopped posting.  I’m not sure how others do it all.  I see wonderful blogs where people are selling their creations, blogging, reviewing products, tweeting, working & still having time to be Moms create, be artistic as well as everything else they do.  Almost makes me jealous as they see to be much more organized than I.  So those of you who are creative & artistic as well as keep up an with an active blog what are some of your tips?  I mean I would love to do it all, but can I?

Recently I haven’t been very crafty lately just not feeling it.  I have fabric that I need to sew into hexagons.  I have a costume I bought second hand that I need to over haul.  There’s knitting I would like to do just haven’t been in the mood lately ~sigh.~

I’ve been dancing lots two classes a week one belly dance class and one Bollywood class.  I’m really enjoying them.  Our hafla (student showcase) is coming up in June and I’m looking forward to it.  Right now I’ll be doing 5 dances lol sounds like a lot, and I think my teacher might add another Bollywood one depending how fast we learn Jai Ho.  I need to be better with my practicing however.  Right now I need to drill my floor routines for Jai Ho…lol…it is looking like a hot mess.

Check out tomorrows post as I will have a uber ‘green’ challenge to share with everyone.

Wordless Wednesday ~ My Photography

Hey!!!!

Wow I can't believe I didn't blog yesterday.  We had a good weekend.  It was very low key & just us, but we had fun.  We spent a lot of time cooking on the weekend.  Which was great.  Saturday I cooked a whole chicken in the crockpot sooo easy.  Chris then turned it into home made chicken soup that turned out soooo yummy we ate it Sunday before taking jeremy out trick or treating.  Sunday we did go swimming, had the chicken soup Chris made along with home made dumplings, then it was out to with the others for trick-or -treating.  It was a fun time. 

 

On the crafty end of things I'm still trying to finish Jeremy's scarf...lol.  Every time I think I have it long enough he's like Mommy can it be just a little longer...lol.  I sort of worked on some hexies last night.  I mean I cut out the paper, got the pined onto fabric so tonight I can just baste them on.  Still waiting on more 'scraps' to come in the mail.  I have dish cloths to swap & the dish cloths are totally wanting to get in the mail & on there way...lol.

Just Going To Have A Massage Therapist Move In...lol

Fair warning I'm just going to complain.  So if you don't want to read complaining well you've been warned.  I just want to complain today.  Do you ever have one of those days where you just want to b*tch & complain.  Well today is my day.  So here I go:

 

~ Omg my shoulder & neck have been sooo sore for days.  It's caused from my cervical ribs i'm almost certain.  So I might have to check out more aggressive treatment.

 

~ That time of the month & well you know what that means PMS, food cravings, mood wings etc

 

~ Just being in pain for the past 4 days from above mentioned shoulder & neck pain is just draining.  Jeremy has been so sweet trying to massage my neck.  Saying Mommy I hope you feel better.

 

~ My place is untidy & i don't want to clean it ~bleh~

 

~ Still have to get Jeremy's Halloween Costume

 

~ Soooo very tired & that comes from the PMS & my shoulder pain just having a hard time getting comfortable.

 

I think I've complained enough.  I'm just going to have a massage therapist move in so that I & Chris can be massaged any time we need.  Hate food cravings I'm sitting here right now & I'd give my right arm for a Wor Wonton Soup or Hot & Sour Soup.  Yup so if you are near Wetaskiwin & can use an extra right am swing by with that soup & we'll make a deal.

 

There are so many other things I want to write about.  Like the use of to many products in the home, censorship, taking baby steps in cutting down on use of paper.  Did you know there are people out there who don't use toilet paper.  Well what do they use instead?  I'd also love to write more about crafting, knitting, quilting, photography (want to do more photography myself), art, painting (i need to paint more), thrifty christmas & my ideas for gifts.  These are things I want to delve into.  Instead I'm complaining, but that's where I am in my head space at the moment so I'm thinking I should honour that.  Or at least give it a voice & I'll return the regular scheduled posts when my complaining mood passes...lol.

 

Thanks for listening everyone.

Wordless Wednesday ~ Art Photo Rafters ~ My Photography

Ghost Hand Print Art ~ Update With Pics

Here is the craft project we did Friday (I posted about it here for instructions & such) of Ghost Hand Prints all hung up in their glory.  I love how they turned out.  I can hang them up each year :)

Here are our Ghosts: