My latest interests #3

Another little bit of a green living, frugal, baby themed week I am afraid! On the plus side I don't have much longer left at work no so I am hoping I can actually get some of these things made and tried.

• I cannot remember how long I have wanted to make my own Borax free washing powder and all purpose cleaner, I think probably since we moved into our lovely home and I still haven't gotten around to it. This recipe has been formed by and tested by a lady using the mixture primarily on cloth nappies, whilst I loved the idea of cloth nappies its just not something I felt I could give my time to, but it means to me that the recipe should be effective but safe on our babies clothes. A massive plus for me. 
• This Mama blog always has some interesting content, so much so I leave it a couple days to head on over and then catch up with a few posts at a time because I always end up following links and investigating things further. A good read!
• The wooden toys and colours of these toys look so cute for a baby to play with. I am holding off buying toys for the moment because I just have no idea, I have been investigating toys good for development but essentially this isn't something you can go wrong with - the child is always going to develop, I just want a variety so that I have some fun playing too!!
• Although the girlies are older I like to pop by and see what they have been up to, some of the home decor ideas are really inspiring. 

My latest interests #1

I am regularly searching the internet and coming up with random places for inspiration, I have so many draft blog posts full of links to things I have found interesting. So I have decided to share them under the title of 'my latest interests' hopefully you will find things you like from my searches, if not I have one place to go when I think ...oh I saw a tutorial for that.... where's my link :)

• I cannot explain why I suddenly have this green vibe around me, we shall blame my hormones, but Citric Acid as a household cleaner seems like a cheaper and safer alternative for household cleaning with a baby around it has so many uses - it can be used to clean surfaces, keep cats from areas you don't want them to go, in the shower to get rid of mineral or hard water deposits - on the doors and shower head, toilet cleaner, floor shiner. The list is endless really, plus I assume the whole house will have a citrus scent!
• Granola! I love natural yoghurt at the moment, but I just cannot have it plain so I figured I will try to make my own healthy addition to the yoghurt, again to save money but as a healthier tastier alternative to just raisins all the time!
• Baby shower presents gets me all excited for making things for our baby and as gifts for my friends who are having babies. I especially want to make one of these.
• Ok, I know I shouldn't be thinking about christmas already but I just know its going to be such a different one this year with the baby that I am genuinely excited to make it special for the 3 of us. A beautiful photo turned into an ornament is just what grandparents want - isn't it?!
• Christmas, baby and green living is apparently all I have on my mind at the moment. So a beautifully girly tutorial that I would definitely love to use - if I knew what I was having I would probably have already made this - don't know if it would look the same in neutral fabrics........

I hope you have enjoyed my interests this week and would appreciate any feedback or suggestions along the lines above.