If you've been floating around our website the last week or so you might have noticed some changes. Prices have been going down and specials have been sticking around longer than expected and the clearance aisle is constantly being topped up.
Well there's a reason for that!
We're closing our doors!
We have been fighting a losing battle with our local shire about being able to run our business from home and with business being incredibly slow this year we are unable to justify paying rent on a separate office any more.
We have also had an extremely busy fostering year, although we have only had 5 children placed with us this year, 4 of them have stayed with us for over 6 months and along with our own 5 children, and our permanent foster child the year has been FULL ON! Added to which we are transitioning our Autistic boy into High School and it's taking it's toll on everyone.
Those are the big things, but there are lots of other little bits and pieces that added together have contributed to our decision.
BUT
if we HAVE to go out....we plan to do it with a BANG!!!
Everything is marked down! And it's staying that way until it's all GONE!
And it's not all bad...
I am sure that the Lord has something bigger and better in store for us (secretly hoping it involves a teeny tiny foster bubba...in fact I might even squirrel away a couple of little gumdrops just in case) and I have to confess that I am looking forward to being just a Mum for a while....and being able to keep up with my house work...and maybe even having time to give my poor garden some of the attention it deserves. AND just think of how much fun it will be packing up ALL that fluff and sending it on its way!
So we invite you to take a stroll through our website, and share our sale with your friends...and maybe forgive me if I spam you just a little bit on facebook over the next couple of weeks ;)
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Monday, October 8, 2012
Pockets for the Pee Machine!
In one of my recent posts I wrote about our foster rascal and how he is such a heavy wetter that fitteds were just about the only way to go...
Well I LOVE my fitteds BIGTIME and I am very glad they are getting heaps of use but of late the foster rascal has decided that nappies...or really clothes in general...are highly overrated (as you do when you are 17 months old and a BOY)
He is also EXTREMELY stubborn about it!!!
Now you have to remember that we have had a lot on our plate this year, it's been a busy fostering year for us and we are transitioning our autistic rascal into high school, which was never going to be easy, and then of course there are our own kids and a business to run. Some days getting that extra layer of cover onto a kicking screaming toddler can just seem like too much...I am only human after all!
But then I discovered that we own/stock some VERY awesome pocket nappies. Not quite as soaky as a fitted of course, but soaky enough to cope with the pee machine on an average day :D *cue the Hallelujah Chorus*
AND they're pretty cute too!
First of all is our gorgeous stripety ecoBumba pocket nappy. We use both inserts to give us 5 layers of "soak" and because it is a trim fitting hip snap it fits well on our slender pee machine.
And then there are the gorgeous gorgeous Rarpz Characters! I couldn't help myself, once I discovered how well these work for us I had to get 3! (on top of the one lonely Rarpz that I already had)
These have a rectangular trifold which is made from a layer of bamboo AND a layer of microfibre so once it is folded you end up with 6 layers of awesome soakiness and they hold a LOT of wee!...they even cope with nap time!
They are a more generous fit than the ecoBumba one and a little bit susceptible to wing droop, but that is easily sorted by skipping a snap or two when putting it on.
With some of my other nappies I have found that I get some wicking through the cotton panel...especially if it's on the front (relegating some of my absolute favourites to the bottom of the pile *sad face*) but I haven't found that to be a problem with these at all.
And did I mention that they are CUTE???
Another pocket nappy that I find quite good are our Fluff E. Stuff PUL pocket nappies. These are a side snap, if that is your preference, and are stuffed from the front, so if you are having issues with poop getting into your pockets they may be the way to go. They do only have one bamboo trifold so not quite so much "soakiness and you might need to add a bit of extra boosting (which there is plenty of space for) if you have a pee machine too :D
So there you have it...a handful of nappies that have made my life a little easier AND made the pee machine's butt just a wee bit cuter in time for summer too :)
You can find us on facebook here or visit our webstore here :)
Well I LOVE my fitteds BIGTIME and I am very glad they are getting heaps of use but of late the foster rascal has decided that nappies...or really clothes in general...are highly overrated (as you do when you are 17 months old and a BOY)
He is also EXTREMELY stubborn about it!!!
Now you have to remember that we have had a lot on our plate this year, it's been a busy fostering year for us and we are transitioning our autistic rascal into high school, which was never going to be easy, and then of course there are our own kids and a business to run. Some days getting that extra layer of cover onto a kicking screaming toddler can just seem like too much...I am only human after all!
But then I discovered that we own/stock some VERY awesome pocket nappies. Not quite as soaky as a fitted of course, but soaky enough to cope with the pee machine on an average day :D *cue the Hallelujah Chorus*
AND they're pretty cute too!
First of all is our gorgeous stripety ecoBumba pocket nappy. We use both inserts to give us 5 layers of "soak" and because it is a trim fitting hip snap it fits well on our slender pee machine.
And then there are the gorgeous gorgeous Rarpz Characters! I couldn't help myself, once I discovered how well these work for us I had to get 3! (on top of the one lonely Rarpz that I already had)
These have a rectangular trifold which is made from a layer of bamboo AND a layer of microfibre so once it is folded you end up with 6 layers of awesome soakiness and they hold a LOT of wee!...they even cope with nap time!
They are a more generous fit than the ecoBumba one and a little bit susceptible to wing droop, but that is easily sorted by skipping a snap or two when putting it on.
With some of my other nappies I have found that I get some wicking through the cotton panel...especially if it's on the front (relegating some of my absolute favourites to the bottom of the pile *sad face*) but I haven't found that to be a problem with these at all.
And did I mention that they are CUTE???
Another pocket nappy that I find quite good are our Fluff E. Stuff PUL pocket nappies. These are a side snap, if that is your preference, and are stuffed from the front, so if you are having issues with poop getting into your pockets they may be the way to go. They do only have one bamboo trifold so not quite so much "soakiness and you might need to add a bit of extra boosting (which there is plenty of space for) if you have a pee machine too :D
So there you have it...a handful of nappies that have made my life a little easier AND made the pee machine's butt just a wee bit cuter in time for summer too :)
You can find us on facebook here or visit our webstore here :)
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