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Maria is an aspiring "fit mom" of 3 children, writing about cloth diapers, going green, and her life as a single mom. Maria works with many companies within the cloth diaper industry and beyond, providing social media management, product development, and other services.
Coupon Discount Made in Canada Review Sized Diapers Swim Diapers

Kushies Swim Diaper Review and Discount

May 23,2010 / By / 4 Comments

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Kushies is a Canadian company that is the world’s largest washable diaper leader (didn’t know that until now!)

Kushies sent me a swim diaper to review.  I feel like I’ve had this diaper forever; I’ve been waiting to get some “action shots” but as soon as I got it, our weather turned cold, then rainy!

I received the fishy print, which is adorable!  It’s a size medium, which should fit 14-25 pounds.
Kushies has gender neutral, prints, boyish prints, girly prints, and this adorable girl swimsuit diaper!
I wish they made some that looked like swim trunks!
Just like their disposable counterparts, Kushies swim diapers are not absorbent, they are designed just to catch any solid waste.
The diaper has an easy Velcro closure, but the tie closure prevents little ones from turning the beach into an “au natural” beach!
The middle of the inner is super soft fabric. 
It’s lined with a meshy fabric.
It fit wonderfully. 
I’ve never had to put a swim diaper “to the test” so to speak, even in my disposable days.  I don’t doubt this would do the job!  As with any swim diaper, don’t put it on until you’re ready to swim, since they aren’t absorbent (as evidenced by the wet towel not visible in this picture, LOL!)
Kushies doesn’t just make diapers, they make clothing, accessories, blankets, bedding, toys and more!
They are offering a 10% discount to my readers to use at their store, kushiesonline.  Check out the clearance section for a great deal on the girls swimsuit diapers and some other cute stuff.
Enter code changediapers2010 to receive 10% off your order!
Thank you to Kushies for providing the review diaper, the freebie in no way affected my review.
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Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

Winner of the VoodooKitten/Cranky Cat Studio Gift Certificate

May 22,2010 / By / No Comment

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I’ve chosen a winner for the Cranky Cat Studio gift certificate.
If you didn’t win, there there…you can still use code MamaRocks for 10% off your order!
To the point, the lucky winner is TopHat, who, based on her “about me” and occupation, is pretty darn awesome.

Woo hoo!!  Congrats!

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Giveaway Made in the USA Wet Bags & Pail Liners

Planet Wise Wet Bag Giveaway Sponsored by me! CLOSED

May 20,2010 / By / 481 Comments

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From the tiny wipes wet bag…

To the large wet bags…

and the medium sized wet/dry bag.
I love ’em.  So much that I’ve actually never tried another brand’s wet bag.
Why?  First off, they are PVC free and lead free. The bags come in awesome prints and are incredibly functional. They have a locking zipper and hidden/sealed seams for no wicking. They can be washed & dried with your diapers, though I hang mine dry.

Planet Wise is family owned and has very family friendly employee practices. Not only do their products replace their disposable counterparts, their packaging is recycled/recycleable, and uses soy based ink. When your children are no longer in diapers, you can use the bags to transport wet bathing suits, dirty laundry, even use them to separate shoes or toiletries from the rest of your suitcase when traveling.

Now, if it were up to me, I’d run this blog Oprah style, and you’d all have a bag of SWAG under your seat with one each of my favorite things. 
Unfortunately, I’m not independently wealthy.  I have, however, received some great things lately as a result of this blog, so I want to pay it forward.  This is a little different since I’m sponsoring this giveaway.
One winner will get their pick of a Planet Wise wet bag.  I’ll be purchasing it myself from Abby’s Lane and having it shipped directly to you.  Please note: This giveaway is sponsored by me.  It is not sponsored, endorsed approved by nor affiliated with Abby’s Lane or Planet Wise.  Open to residents of the U.S. Only and can only be shipped to a U.S. address.
You can view all in-stock Planet Wise items here.
Here’s how to enter:
1. Leave me a comment.  What’s on your mind?  What’s at the top of your wish list?  Anything you want to tell me is great.
2. Follow my blog publicly, leave me a comment saying you follow to get your entry.
3. “Like” me on Facebook, leave me a comment here saying you do to get your entry.
4. Follow me on Twitter, leave me a comment here saying you do to get your entry.
5. Tweet about this giveaway.  Please be sure to include a link to this post.  Comment to get your entry.  One tweet per day please!  You may use this tweet if you like: @chgdiapers has a #giveaway for a Planet Wise wet bag for your #clothdiapers ending 6/3 http://bit.ly/9Ql4dp
6. Blog about my blog and/or this giveaway and be sure to link back here.  Leave me a comment with a link to your post to get your entry.
I’ll accept entries until Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 at 9:00 PM, EST.  The winner will be chosen with random.org’s true random number generator.
I will send the winner an email and s/he will need to choose an in stock bag and color or print, plus a backup in case the first choice goes out of stock.
Please make sure you leave your email address in a comment if it isn’t in your profile.  If I can’t contact you, I’ll choose another winner!
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All In One Diapers Giveaway Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

Kissaluvs Marvels AIO Diaper Winner!

May 20,2010 / By / 2 Comments

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We have a winner!
I wish I could give all of you one of these, it rocks!
Alas, there’s only one winner…Kay!
Congrats Kay, I’ve emailed you!
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Giveaways Guest Posting

A quick (OK long winded as usual) note from yours truly!

May 19,2010 / By / No Comment

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First off, I’m doing a series of guest posts on Village of Moms starting the first week of June.  I’ll be writing some Cloth Diapering 101 posts about different styles of diapers and basic how-to stuff.  You all know I’m no expert, but I was in that brand new to cloth diapering position not too long ago.  So it will be info and opinions from my point of view, not copied & pasted from any official sources or anything like that.

If you get a chance to read my posts when they’re up, I’d love it.  You might want to check out her blog anyway, she has several giveaways coming up next month that I know you all will be interested in, including GroBaby, Babylegs and more.  I’m reading her recipe posts right now and I’m getting hungry!!

Now, on to the rambling: A comment on my bread post got me thinking and I just wanted to bore you share with you.

I’m very anti-drama and I stay out of it as much as I can.  I feel pretty strongly about the decisions I make for my own family, but I’m not terribly concerned about what others do.  Some people may think that makes me lame because I don’t protest or write letters or try to sway people, but that’s just how I am.  I don’t care if you are so crunchy you churn your own butter, or if you drive a Hummer.  *ducks from tomatoes thrown at me*

Anyhoo, I know that I would never win any awards for world’s greenest family and I’m OK with that.  I’m making small changes as they work for me.

I know that different people are at different stages in “going green” and people are looking for different things.  Some people use only baking soda or vinegar for everything from washing their hair to washing their countertops.  Other people have certain chemicals they want to stay away from and some just want something biodegradable and not tested on animals.  So, you may see me reviewing a product that you don’t think is green enough for you, that’s OK!  Someone else may be interested, I’m just putting the info out there, do with it what you will.  I review products based on my opinions and how they work for my family, and you may not feel the same way that I do.

As far as the H  F  C  S (hoping someone’s Google alerts don’t ping and come a-knockin’ on my door again!) some people don’t care, some people aren’t sure, some people hate it and yeah, some people are allergic to corn!

My blog and reviews aren’t a platform for any agenda I have.  Yes, I love cloth diapers and I want people to get the info and love fluff too.  That said, if you end up sticking with sposies, I still love ya and I still want you around.

I am trying to grow a thicker skin, but that’s easier said than done.  I’m glad to share my opinions when asked by someone who honestly wants the info.  However, I’m not interested in trying to defend myself to someone with their own agenda, nor do I wear my decisions as a badge!

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