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Why I Almost Gave Up on Cloth Diapers

March 29, 2012 by Anne Marie 38 Comments

I became interested in cloth diapers for one simple reason: to save money. Benjamin was our third child and money was getting tight. One day, while browsing through the ads in the back of my baby magazine, I saw an offer for a free fitted diaper. It was a no-strings-attached offer. If it didn't work, I could send it back. The idea of trying any free baby product seemed fun to me. So I filled out the form and received my free fitted about a week later. There was a long list of instructions Continue Reading

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Women: Have You Ever Said “I Could Never Do That!”

March 6, 2012 by Anne Marie 13 Comments

things I've said this about and where I stand Baking Bread Cloth Diapering Making Our Own Clothes Having a Big Family On one hand, it's been popular in modern times to tell women "You can do anything!" and yet how many women respond to a challenge with the words "I could never do that!" Surely there has to be a balance between knowing our limitations and meeting new challenges. Quite often, when I tell someone that I have 5 children (update...now there are 6!), or that I home Continue Reading

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