If you are a parent you understand that when Phyllis Diller said " picking up after children is like shoveling snow during a blizzard" she was right! With 4 children running around it's definetely a chaotic blizzard of kids stuff more often than not in our house. If you were here you'd frequently hear me saying " I hope you're cleaning that up!" to whatever major catastrophe I heard crashing down in another room.
So today I had another mommy moment. My mommy moments are those sweet moments that stand out in my mind and make me emotional about my kids. Today my 3 year old went into her sisters room and after a few minutes I followed her. She had dumped out my older daughters HUGE bin of Barbies and all those little clothes and microscopic shoes. I said "what are you doing with all this stuff out?" and she looked up at me serenely and said very sweetly " I'm cleaning it up" as if that was all she was doing in there all along then she went about playing! All I could do was shake my head and laugh, after all, it was a very good answer.
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Monday, June 1, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Tester Diapers Coming Soon!
The launch of Smartipants has been so much fun so far! We've sent out over 200 samples of our diaper to be used and reviewed by moms around the world. If you are one of our testers thank you so much for taking the time to try our product. Please remember to use this form to leave feedback. Once your feedback form is sent to us you will receive a special thank you via email from Smartipants!
We are looking forward to sharing the reviews of these moms with everyone very soon. We value the opinions of all our smartimoms and their babies. We strive to create products that are a great value as well as comfortable, modern and durable for you.
We are looking forward to sharing the reviews of these moms with everyone very soon. We value the opinions of all our smartimoms and their babies. We strive to create products that are a great value as well as comfortable, modern and durable for you.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Now Open For Business!
Hello World!
I am so proud to announce the arrival of the most innovative one-size fits all reuseable diaper with a design so advanced we had to call them Smartipants!
Now available in a beautiful selection of 7 colors sure to please you and your baby at www.smartipants.com . Smartipants feature a sleek new design and are the easiest one-size fits all reusable diaper available. Visit our site www.smartipants.com to learn more about our innovative design, the company mission, and meet our designer. Feel free to call, email or message our Smartimom (that’s me!) I have 4 kids and over 8 years experience in cloth diapering. Ask me questions and learn more about the amazing value Smartipants can offer your family.
Our diapers were designed with you in mind. The modernization of cloth diapers has come a long way over the last few years, but we can still do better. What we need are diapers that:
- DON’T leak
- are NOT bulky
- can be used day and night
- are easy to use on the go
- are easy for use by daycares and babysitters
- do NOT require a complicated laundering routine
- are economical
- will LAST
Smartipants fit the bill! They are designed specifically to meet these needs!
Check out www.smartipants.com today to check them out. Try a Smart Start pack and be amazed at a diaper that really works! Trim, absorbent, easy- what’s not to love! Such a great deal and the Smart Start packs are discounted!
Oh did I mention that these are the best priced diapers on the market today compared to other major brands? Did I also mention that they are made completely in the USA- even the inserts? Did you know that Smartipants are backed by the best warranty in the industry? Did I tell you that smart moms everywhere are loving the simplicity of using and caring for their Smartipants?
Yup it’s all true! This is the diaper you’ve been waiting for. If you are new to cloth or a seasoned mommy, you will find that Smartipants are easy to use, easy to care for and easy to love!
Join us at www.smartipants.com and find your smart solution today!
I am so proud to announce the arrival of the most innovative one-size fits all reuseable diaper with a design so advanced we had to call them Smartipants!
Now available in a beautiful selection of 7 colors sure to please you and your baby at www.smartipants.com . Smartipants feature a sleek new design and are the easiest one-size fits all reusable diaper available. Visit our site www.smartipants.com to learn more about our innovative design, the company mission, and meet our designer. Feel free to call, email or message our Smartimom (that’s me!) I have 4 kids and over 8 years experience in cloth diapering. Ask me questions and learn more about the amazing value Smartipants can offer your family.
Our diapers were designed with you in mind. The modernization of cloth diapers has come a long way over the last few years, but we can still do better. What we need are diapers that:
- DON’T leak
- are NOT bulky
- can be used day and night
- are easy to use on the go
- are easy for use by daycares and babysitters
- do NOT require a complicated laundering routine
- are economical
- will LAST
Smartipants fit the bill! They are designed specifically to meet these needs!
Check out www.smartipants.com today to check them out. Try a Smart Start pack and be amazed at a diaper that really works! Trim, absorbent, easy- what’s not to love! Such a great deal and the Smart Start packs are discounted!
Oh did I mention that these are the best priced diapers on the market today compared to other major brands? Did I also mention that they are made completely in the USA- even the inserts? Did you know that Smartipants are backed by the best warranty in the industry? Did I tell you that smart moms everywhere are loving the simplicity of using and caring for their Smartipants?
Yup it’s all true! This is the diaper you’ve been waiting for. If you are new to cloth or a seasoned mommy, you will find that Smartipants are easy to use, easy to care for and easy to love!
Join us at www.smartipants.com and find your smart solution today!
Friday, May 1, 2009
Mommy Moments #1
Do you ever get those moments where your heart swells when your child does something new? It’s so easy to be proud of their milestones yet difficult to let them grow out of their babyhood to reach some of them.
One of my sons is 6 years old and in Kindergarten. This morning when I took him to school he politely informed me that I no longer needed to walk him to the gate. He said “you stay here and I will walk over there by myself” so I kissed him goodbye and watched him walk away from me. As I watched my little boy walking all on his own with his little lunch pail going off to school, I knew he was saying “ I can do it on my own” but I was hearing” I don’t need you anymore”…
As he turned to wave at me, I smiled and waved back, and he disappeared into his classroom. Then I smiled at my toddler who was with me, got back in the car to drive home and cried all the way.
As soon as we got home my daughter informed me that she needed a diaper change and I remembered that some things are way easier to let them do on their own so we had another little chat about using the potty and I had to laugh at myself!
One of my sons is 6 years old and in Kindergarten. This morning when I took him to school he politely informed me that I no longer needed to walk him to the gate. He said “you stay here and I will walk over there by myself” so I kissed him goodbye and watched him walk away from me. As I watched my little boy walking all on his own with his little lunch pail going off to school, I knew he was saying “ I can do it on my own” but I was hearing” I don’t need you anymore”…
As he turned to wave at me, I smiled and waved back, and he disappeared into his classroom. Then I smiled at my toddler who was with me, got back in the car to drive home and cried all the way.
As soon as we got home my daughter informed me that she needed a diaper change and I remembered that some things are way easier to let them do on their own so we had another little chat about using the potty and I had to laugh at myself!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Diaper Care
I came across this article this morning. http://blogs.consumerreports.org/baby/2009/04/how-to-care-for-cloth-diapers.html
It occurred to me that caring for diapers has become more complicated than it needs to be. Honestly, some of this information was not correct. For example, it says to test your diaper by putting water on it and checking to see if it beads up and if it does wash it again. However it fails to mention that with any stay dry material ( ie. Fleece, microfleece, suedecloth) it will ALWAYS appear to bead up so you’d be doing a lot of washing! Stay dry materials are used in many modern diapers and in all of the top 3 major brands and definitely deserve mentioning.
I am going to love being able to give the easy instructions for Smartipants!
I also get disturbed at the promotion of wet pails. Honestly it wastes more water and can be a hazard with a baby or small child in the house. It is no more helpful with stains than line drying your diapers in the sun. Avoid the risk and waste of the water and store in dry pail. If you really need to rinse your diapers then use a diaper sprayer! Very convenient.
When it comes to washing start simple and if you are having trouble with additives and a complicated washing routine then go back to basics!
Wash, rinse dry. Use a detergent that won’t leave residue and if you get stains put your diaper out in the sun-it takes out stains like magic! This also works great on clothing stained with baby food. Just wash and hang to dry in the sun.
It occurred to me that caring for diapers has become more complicated than it needs to be. Honestly, some of this information was not correct. For example, it says to test your diaper by putting water on it and checking to see if it beads up and if it does wash it again. However it fails to mention that with any stay dry material ( ie. Fleece, microfleece, suedecloth) it will ALWAYS appear to bead up so you’d be doing a lot of washing! Stay dry materials are used in many modern diapers and in all of the top 3 major brands and definitely deserve mentioning.
I am going to love being able to give the easy instructions for Smartipants!
I also get disturbed at the promotion of wet pails. Honestly it wastes more water and can be a hazard with a baby or small child in the house. It is no more helpful with stains than line drying your diapers in the sun. Avoid the risk and waste of the water and store in dry pail. If you really need to rinse your diapers then use a diaper sprayer! Very convenient.
When it comes to washing start simple and if you are having trouble with additives and a complicated washing routine then go back to basics!
Wash, rinse dry. Use a detergent that won’t leave residue and if you get stains put your diaper out in the sun-it takes out stains like magic! This also works great on clothing stained with baby food. Just wash and hang to dry in the sun.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
The Benefits of Cloth Diapers
Frugal Moms use Cloth Diapers to Save Money
I found this article today http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30330852/
I really felt this was a good accurate article and presented modern cloth diapers in a positive light.
I definitely understand the mom who says cloth seems “ick” and it makes me smile to know our new design would really benefit her! No mom I know wants to deal with poop, they just do because they have to. Reducing that as much as possible makes our innovative new design something that will really benefit these moms.
I giggled at the mom who said she washed her child’s poopy clothes separately! I don’t wash poopy diapers together with my other clothes. I have a specific system set up and enough diapers to wash every few days and have the diaper load go in a load by itself. Most cloth moms do it that way. I also laughed because in cloth we have poopy diapers, in disposables she’s washing poopy clothes I guess that tosses the theory of cloth being wasteful of water out the window. This mom quoted in the article actually washes her sons clothes that have poop on them as the result of leaky disposables separately meaning she tosses the diaper into a landfill AND THEN proceeds to use the same amount of water I use to wash my diapers to wash her sons poopy clothes! So we use the same amount of water and energy but one of us creates no no additional waste in the process-just saying!
I really love that our innovative new diaper will solve a few of the problems some mothers present as reasons they might not choose cloth diapers. I also love that cloth is finally being presented in the media as a viable money saving option and that they are presenting modern designs and not plastic pants and pins. Overall I enjoyed the article, what did you think?
I found this article today http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30330852/
I really felt this was a good accurate article and presented modern cloth diapers in a positive light.
I definitely understand the mom who says cloth seems “ick” and it makes me smile to know our new design would really benefit her! No mom I know wants to deal with poop, they just do because they have to. Reducing that as much as possible makes our innovative new design something that will really benefit these moms.
I giggled at the mom who said she washed her child’s poopy clothes separately! I don’t wash poopy diapers together with my other clothes. I have a specific system set up and enough diapers to wash every few days and have the diaper load go in a load by itself. Most cloth moms do it that way. I also laughed because in cloth we have poopy diapers, in disposables she’s washing poopy clothes I guess that tosses the theory of cloth being wasteful of water out the window. This mom quoted in the article actually washes her sons clothes that have poop on them as the result of leaky disposables separately meaning she tosses the diaper into a landfill AND THEN proceeds to use the same amount of water I use to wash my diapers to wash her sons poopy clothes! So we use the same amount of water and energy but one of us creates no no additional waste in the process-just saying!
I really love that our innovative new diaper will solve a few of the problems some mothers present as reasons they might not choose cloth diapers. I also love that cloth is finally being presented in the media as a viable money saving option and that they are presenting modern designs and not plastic pants and pins. Overall I enjoyed the article, what did you think?
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Final Design and Name -- Exciting!
Final prototype is complete-love it!
We’ve chosen 7 colors for our first line. My favorites are definitely in there!
We decided that we need to make our entire product in the USA. Both the diaper and the insert will be made in the USA and I’m so happy about that!
WE HAVE A NAME!!!
It’s a term of endearment, a little bit sweet and a little bit sassy! It also touches on the intelligence of the design, of choosing the best for your baby and making smart choices.
We are getting closer and closer to introducing the world to
SMARTIPANTS!
I love this name! I use this term with my kids when they are being a little bit sassy, but secretly I love that they are confident, independent individuals and growing into young people capable of stating their thoughts on different subjects. Just don’t tell them that I said that!
We’ve chosen 7 colors for our first line. My favorites are definitely in there!
We decided that we need to make our entire product in the USA. Both the diaper and the insert will be made in the USA and I’m so happy about that!
WE HAVE A NAME!!!
It’s a term of endearment, a little bit sweet and a little bit sassy! It also touches on the intelligence of the design, of choosing the best for your baby and making smart choices.
We are getting closer and closer to introducing the world to
SMARTIPANTS!
I love this name! I use this term with my kids when they are being a little bit sassy, but secretly I love that they are confident, independent individuals and growing into young people capable of stating their thoughts on different subjects. Just don’t tell them that I said that!
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