The Green Mommy: Charlies Soap Powder

In my quest to be more green and because I have been dabbling in cloth diapering lately I decided I needed to try out a more eco friendly laundry detergent. A quick search on my shopping bible otherwise known as Amazon led me to Charlies Soap Powder. First thing I noticed is the rating of 4.5 stars out of 5 with 315 ratings. This is an instanst plus in my world. Next, I saw the words 'non-toxic' and 'safe for the environment'. Getting closer to the purchase button I saw that I could get 80 loads worth for only a little over 10 bucks with Subscribe and Save. Ok sold.

Pros:

• Environmentally friendly
• Non-Toxic
• Biodegradable
• No fragrance which aids in preventing skin irritations
• Perfect for baby clothes and cloth diapers

Potential Cons:

• No Tide fresh smell here people however dont' worry your clothes are clean! The laundry detergent industry has done an excellent job of making us think that if our clothing doesn't smell like lavender and waterfalls its not clean.
• No softening effect on clothing. I dont' use dryer sheets so I noticed my clothes are a bit stiffer with this soap however this is a small sacrafice one must make in the laundry washing world if you are aiming to be more green.

Charlie's Soap Powder is here to stay for me and my quest to be a green mommy. Do you use any type of green soap?

Todays green picture came from here.
Charlie's Soap Powder picture came from Amazon.

Kill My Diet Now: Halloween Cupcakes

Today's Halloween themed post is all about cupcakes! I absolutely must make some sort of Halloween themed cupcakes this year. As my mouth is watering looking at these pictures I just need to decide which ones to attempt. I found the above picture on Pinterest and my brain is straining to figure out how they got that perfect pumpkin shape.

Im a huge cupcake in a jar fan. Like huge. I think the possibilities when you take a Mason jar and a cupcake are endless. I might just do a post one day all about jars of cupcakes. I love making these. These festive ones came from Glorious Treats.

I love owls. I love cupcakes. Enough said.

Im from Pinterest.

I absolutely adore this black and orange marbled cupcake. I think I may just have to go for these ones and then get creative with the frosting and toppings. Can I just say one more time how much I love cupcakes?

OOTD Baby Style: Once Upon a Dress

So as some of you may already know I have an obsession with baby clothes. So do a lot of the family and friends in my life as well. The result of this is an overstocked closet for little baby Z. Result of this? Baby outfit of the day or OOTD: baby style. Plus maybe it will give others with little girls a few moments of cuteness that they can understand and appreciate.

• Dress with matching green onsie were a set a bought at a JBF consignment event. It is by Carters.
• Black leggings are from Target, they are Circo brand. These are surprisingly soft. 
• Socks ( that dont quite match the outfit ) are Trumpette. Bought at a JBF consignment.
• Hat with matching detachable bow are from Stroller Blanket Mom which is a baby boutique on Etsy.

This floral dress used to be long on her. To get more use out of your little ones summer dresses you can easily add leggings and a shirt underneath. Also if a dress starts getting too short, adding pants, tights or leggings underneath instantly turn it into a tunic.

Hauntingly Cute Decor

Ok with Halloween right around the corner I need to do a Halloween themed blog everyday until Halloween. Holidays are way to fun too not blog about as much as possible. =) Yesterday I blogged about some super cute baby cosutumes that I have been loving and today I want to share with you all my favorite Halloween themed decor. Its such spooky fun and I so wish I had time to make each and every one of these items. You can find out how to make the above burlap Halloween wreath here.

This candy corn candle holder idea is way too easy for me to not try out!

These black paper bats would be perfect for a kids halloween party. You can read a bit more about how to construct these here. They actually used black poster board on theirs but I was thinking you could do this with black construction paper you have laying around the house as well.

Buttons and bows on a pumpkin? Ingenius. I found this picture on Better Homes & Garden. They have some adorable pumpkin decorating ideas.

If you have done any Halloweed decorating and/or crafts lately please share! Leave a link to your post below or email me your pictures so I can feature them on here.

Happy Haunting.

Mommy Review: Dr Browns Spoons

I love these Dr. Brown's Designed To Nourish Long Spatula Spoons so much I just had to share it with you all. When I first spotted them while shopping for baby spoons I thought they were the weirdest looking things ever. Not to mention that the word "gimmicky" was crossing my mind as well. Something strange possessed me to buy them instead of the traditional looking Gerber baby spoons and then me and these spoons fell in love.

• The spatula edge makes for easy peasy wiping of excess food that is always all around my daughters mouth.
• The long handle has a awesome grip and really does reach every nook and cranny of your baby food jar and/or cleans out that baby food bowl easily.
• Don't be fooled by the large looking appearance of the mouth part, it really isn't. My daughter has a smaller sized mouth and these work perfectly for her.
• BPA free...always a plus
• Comes in 4 pack and are cute. Cuteness counts.

I purchased mine at Buy Buy Baby but I see that Amazon as well ast Babies R Us carries them.

I give these 5 out 5 mommy stars. Have you tried these?

Tid Bits

No car ride is complete for Baby Z without her toy panda from Disneys Baby Einstein. I dont know if it is the black and white colors or that she simply loves her panda. And as for me, I am loving her little animal print fleece one piece complete with ears on the hood from Carters. It really hasn't been cold enough here yet for any cute winter clothes so on the one cold day we had I jumped at the chance to dress her in it.

Yesterday was my husbands birthday and I ordered this sweet confection from a local bakery. It was the best cake we had ever eaten. It was three layers of vanilla cake with a fresh raspberry filling, topped with a sweet cream layer and then covered in almond flavored green fondant. The bottom of the cake was lightly decorated with almond shavings. Pure heaven.

Here is to more cake and winter weather.

SpookTacular Baby Costumes

Ok, so they may not be spooky but they are pretty darn cute. I have been saving picures I have found of baby cosume ideas for Halloween. Thought I would share the cuteness. Enjoy.

Have a cute costume pic? Email it to me so I can share it on here. =)


First picture from Pinterest.
Second picture from here.
Third picture from here.
Fourth picture from here.