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The baby room

Today, I thought i'd tour our baby's bedroom. Truth is, the whole house is his bedroom, happily falling asleep anywhere. Please don't assume he's a perfect sleeper. During the day he has cat napping down to a fine art, and midnight through to dawn, I'm up every two hours. Luckily, I get one solid four hour bloc…

Why hankies make a handy gift for a new mum

This is my collection of handkerchiefs. I never used to love hankies or have a collection of them. Prior to going plastic-free, my purse always contained the tissue pocket pack. You know the ones I mean; the small collection of disposable tissues, wrapped up in plastic, that too would be disposed of in a bin. When I decided …

A reply from Elevit

I forgot to mention in my last blog post, the reply received from Elevit. Er, whose Elevit? Isn't that a pregnancy multivitamin? Remember last year when I questioned who was responsible for making and reducing rubbish? Here is the blog post . For those who don't want to click through, in a nutshell, I was challenging wh…

Welcome to the world, little one

Early last week, I got to birth this human being into the world.  Weight, perfect. Length, long enough. Name, still deciding. Even though he does not have ginger hair, I decided to keep him. This is of much relief to the Builder, as he is very smitten with the squishy and snuggly bundle of joy. We are happy and healthy, swimming in…