Better than Fluff!?

About 1 month ago, I decided help out some of our friends by watching their two boys while one of them transitions into a new job. It just so happened that they have two boys the same age as our girls so they can all be playmates. It has been so much fun, but has paid off in more ways than one.

It has actually paid off so much, that I decided to make a large purchases After my laptop battery died (for good) I decided to consider a tablet. Boy, am I glad I did!

I love my iPhone so much, that I decided to try a larger version. I considered an iPad 2 since a lot of reviewers swear you should just buy one of those. Apparently, some people don't think the retina screen makes "The New iPad" a worthwhile purchase.

After purchasing one last week, I would beg to differ. The screen is amazing. Not only do I like that feature, but I am am also liking its speed, convenience and most of all, battery life. In the next few weeks, I plan to buy the keyboard with dock for it, so that I can use it for documents and such also.

I have only had the new iPad for one for one week, but in the week that I have had it, I just can race enough about it. I hope there is much more enjoyment to come! Can't wait to share more about it as I learn more and use it on a day to day basis! I can say that I am more obsessed over it right now than cloth diapers! It has to be serious! Lol

Fluff & the Fourth

I was a little nervous about taking a week to go to my hubby's family's camp, but decided to give it a shot. Of course, this meant I would have to use the dreaded laundromat for my fluff... Ugh... BUT I now realize I was just being negative. It's a lot easier than I first expected!

Here's how I did it...
I use a combination of the Flip system & Bumgenius 4.0 so between both I have enough to last me more than a few days, but didn't want them to be stinky. So, I used them normally, except that when they were soiled, I took them to the bathroom and rinsed them very well in the sink and then basically put them out to dry so they didn't soil in the bag. When dried, into the bag they went to await washing.

Two days later, I had to go in to town to wash. I had two different choices for washers: front & top loaders. After examining them and smelling them (touching and feeling for oils, residue, etc...lol) I decided to go with the front loader. There were no options on either for temperatures or water levels so I ran a "normal" cycle. I also added the normal recommended amount of detergent. When they were finished, they seemed to be clean, but to be sure, I ran one more normal wash with no detergent. Even my inserts were perfectly white.

I decided rather than line drying the inserts that I would put them onto dry. This is what I do at home, so the results were the same. After some gawking from other women folding their clothing, I got out of there in a little under an hour. I was very pleased.

When I arrived back at the cabin, I hung the covers/pockets, out in the bathroom and after discovering that the inserts were very slightly damp, I decided to hang them out on the lawn chairs on the screened in porch. The results were perfectly normal and didn't disrupt any of my restful vacation. Ah... The beauty of fluff ;) I can safely say now, that I will never fear the laundromat again!