The Family Career Woman

Lately I've been working on smaller projects that interest me until I'm able to work up the nerve to create what I want. I already posted about how I created a cloth diaper for my newborn David in my last post! This time I didn't forget to include myself. When I made the bonnets for the girls I did't have enough fabric to make a bonnet for myself so I went to Goodwill and then Dollar Tree to see what I could find. As I am browsing the new layout of the items in Dollar Tree I came across the section with shower curtains and pillow cases. I found some satin pillow cases and bought 2. I finally took out the pattern I made for myself and I was able to use it. This bonnet only costs 2.75 to make because I already had a bunch of elastic already at home.  As of late I've been making things for my son Victor III. In a house full of girls my son always feels left out. So when I made my hair bonnet and theirs he was wondering what I would do for him. I began wonde...

I've had the roughest weekend. The pollen had gotten to me so badly that I haven't been well on and off for a few weeks. Speaking to my PCP about my health is on the very top of my list. Being sick has been such a frequent thing that I put aside some projects I intended for my family. This almost bummed me out but I didn't let it stop me.  Back in February I realized that I had a toddler still in diapers, and another baby on the way. This would be the third time we did this! Buying 1 box of Pampers from the store was one thing, but buying 2 boxes for 2 children is another. I wanted a way to preserve our budget. After spending about $80 on 2 cloth diaper bundles that included the 6 covers, 6 liners and bamboo inserts, about $25 on a wipe solution kit plus some more. I realized this journey would be very expensive to start out. Just to get situated I would need at least $300 or more. At the last minute I look on YouTube for anything about cloth diapering. I found a few videos...