Sally's Musings Archives - The Cloth Nappy Doctor

Goodbye Sally and Good luck

January 18, 2018January 12, 2018 clothnappydoctor Leave a comment Apikali, Contributing Authors, Sally's Musings

Farewell Sally.

Its a sad Friday for our Apikali Family as we say goodbye to our Social Media Manager, Sally.

Sally has been with me on this journey for nearly 4 years. Assisting in the background creating images for your … Read more...

Night time update from Sally

December 22, 2016July 29, 2017 clothnappydoctor Leave a comment Night time, Sally's Musings

So a while back now, I wrote about my journey into cloth nappying at night. I hired the library and I tried them all. The options I liked best were the baby bare boosted to the hilt and the … Read more...

Night time cloth library – second week

December 15, 2016August 1, 2017 clothnappydoctor Leave a comment Cloth Nappy Library, Sally's Musings

So I am gradually working my way through the library and just have a couple of pockets to go and the mysterious prefolds.

The Bear Bottoms pocket was probably the cutest print in the night library (love frogs). It had … Read more...

Night Time Journey with the Cloth Nappy Library – first week

December 8, 2016August 1, 2017 clothnappydoctor 2 Comments Cloth Nappy Library, Sally's Musings

So the Night time nappy hire pack arrived Thursday and I washed and dried them over Friday and was ready to go Saturday night! Agatha, however, was not feeling the best on Saturday and woke up several times on the … Read more...

Night time cloth nappy library arrives!

December 1, 2016November 30, 2016 Sally Harvey 1 Comment Cloth Nappy Library, Night time, Sally's Musings

In last week’s blog I pledged to give cloth another go for night time use. I had a chat to Tennille about getting a night time cloth nappy library and she sent me the email that she sends out to … Read more...

Outgrown One Size Cloth Nappy? Step in the humble the pre-fold

October 25, 2016August 1, 2017 Sally Harvey Leave a comment Prefolds, Sally's Musings

The day has finally come, my little girl has outgrown one size cloth nappy before outgrowing their use. Like many thrifty mums out there, I liked the idea of having the one lot of nappies throughout her years of needing … Read more...

Eco Living in a rented unit – part 2

January 27, 2016August 8, 2017 clothnappydoctor Leave a comment Sally's Musings, Sustainable Living

In part one of this blog I focussed on energy, part two focusses on everything else 🙂 I have used the familiar headings of reduce, borrow,reuse and recycle to organise my tips.

Units often have minimal storage – this really … Read more...

Why I write – Sally

January 26, 2016August 8, 2017 clothnappydoctor Leave a comment Sally's Musings

I am Sally from Apikali. Tennille nominated me to continue with the blog hop sometime last year. I have procrastinated on it as reading why others write often makes me feel like a try hard imposter when I try and … Read more...

Plastic Free July – three weeks down …

July 18, 2015September 6, 2016 Sally Harvey Leave a comment Sally's Musings, Small changes, Sustainable Living

Three weeks down and I have had a couple of slip ups. Another balloon made it into the house and my hubby bought me a drink with a straw in it. I kept remembering those reusable bags though and actively … Read more...

Plastic Free July – two weeks down …

July 10, 2015September 6, 2016 Sally Harvey Leave a comment Sally's Musings, Small changes, Sustainable Living

So two weeks in and I felt like I was neither gaining or losing momentum. I kept pulling things out of my cupboard wrapped in plastic and I cooked up a fave winter recipe for a friend who has just … Read more...

Plastic Free July – one week down …

July 6, 2015September 6, 2016 Sally Harvey Leave a comment Sally's Musings, Small changes, Sustainable Living

So I’ve always thought of myself as not doing too bad on the eco-living front but as a working mum who does not enjoy cooking, a lot of the items in my shopping trolley are ‘convenience’ packaged. Before July even … Read more...

Eco Living in a rental unit – part 1

May 19, 2015August 15, 2017 clothnappydoctor Leave a comment Sally's Musings, Sustainable Living

I rent a 2 bedroom unit, which some days can be a bit frustrating as many of the options touted in the media for eco-living are mostly directed at home owners of stand alone dwellings (think water fixtures, hot water … Read more...

Bummis organic cotton pre-folds review

November 20, 2014August 21, 2017 clothnappydoctor Leave a comment Bummis, Prefolds, Sally's Musings

So I had just rediscovered the love of prefolds with the GroVia bamboo/organic cotton blend and I thought, I could do with some more love!

As one of the more affordable organic cotton pre-folds, Bummis offer great value for money. … Read more...

When I was a kid, … Read more...

How soon is too soon for Christmas prep?

November 21, 2013July 10, 2017 Sally Harvey Leave a comment Apikali, Sally's Musings

Christmas is 35 days away, I’ve got ages to get ready! Do you? Do you really? I think it all depends on what you get up to over the festive season and your views on gift giving.

Personally, I am … Read more...

Sally’s Musings

Goodbye Sally and Good luck

Night time update from Sally

Night time cloth library – second week

Night Time Journey with the Cloth Nappy Library – first week

Night time cloth nappy library arrives!

Outgrown One Size Cloth Nappy? Step in the humble the pre-fold

Eco Living in a rented unit – part 2

Why I write – Sally

Plastic Free July – three weeks down …

Plastic Free July – two weeks down …

Plastic Free July – one week down …

Eco Living in a rental unit – part 1

Bummis organic cotton pre-folds review

Let me introduce myself – Sally

Sonia gets a bin – gee thanks ACA

Road Trip … with a toddler

Lessons learnt from my first camping trip with a toddler

Birth Story – Sally’s musings

My hospital bag

Getting ready for birth – Sally’s musings

An aspirational full time cloth user

Christmas expectations vs realities

How soon is too soon for Christmas prep?