My full metamorphosis into my father is basically complete. (Although I am still keeping the mustache at bay ...) I am now into my third year of maintaining a beautiful backyard vegetable garden and my third year of taking care of that garden in the most cost-effective way possible: by reusing all the crap I refuse to throw away. I use … [Read More...]
Why Öko-Pads are the Best Reusable Menstrual Pads
This year marks my 9-year padiversary! It has now been 9 years since I made the switch to the best reusable menstrual pads on the market —Öko-Pads— and ditched the disposable panty liners I’d been using daily since puberty. Based on some simple calculations, I have prevented approximately 6500 plastic pads from hitting the landfill and saved … [Read More...]
Maman Loup Gets a Tattoo
First up: if the title of this blog post doesn’t rhyme in your head, either you’ve been pronouncing the name of my blog wrong or there’s a P on the end of tattoo that I don’t know about. Segue time! The name of my blog both rhymes with tattoo and is deeply related to my tattoo. But before I go any further … I’m almost 40, and I got my first … [Read More...]
Graco TrioGrow SnugLock 3-in-1 Car Seat Review
The Graco TrioGrow makes so many things simple. If you’ve seen the ads on your social feed, you’ll know it installs in less than a minute. And that’s true. But it also makes safely rear-facing a child well into toddlerhood—even in a smaller vehicle—simple. Most delightfully, it makes my job as a Child Passenger Safety Technician simple, … [Read More...]
Chicco MyFit Review + Coupon Code
I love when a new car seat comes on the market that solves a common problem for caregivers. The Chicco MyFit is the only combination seat* in Canada with a high enough harness height to truly accommodate taller-than-average kiddos until they’re ready for a booster seat. Plenty of kids are well served by convertible or all-in-one** car seats … [Read More...]
5 Truths about Tru Earth Laundry Strips
I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about Tru Earth Laundry Strips. This blog was founded thanks to one of my very first zero-waste lifestyle choices: cloth diapers. After nine years of consistent cloth diaper usage for four children, so many other ways to reduce waste have infiltrated my life. It’s a bit like getting a tattoo … once you … [Read More...]
3 Pokémon Educational Activities
My son has been into Pokémon since he was 5. For almost as long, I've been searching for Pokémon educational activities! Now age 9, he's still a big fan. (Pokémon has outlasted Ninjago and Bey Blades!) He plays Pokémon games on the Nintendo Switch, collects the cards (but doesn’t play the card game), dressed as Ash for Halloween, watches the … [Read More...]
Evenflo Revolve 360 Car Seat Review
The Evenflo Revolve 360 is a seat that turns heads … and itself! As soon as it hit the market, Child Passenger Safety Technicians (CPSTs) like myself were bombarded with questions from curious consumers. My first-look TikTok video of the seat garnered over 100,000 views in a very short time. @carseatcubs*gifted in exchange for my review* Here’s … [Read More...]
Öko-Teens: Cloth Pads for Teens and Pre-Teens
Warning. The following post contains a lengthy exposition about periods and how my relationship to my period has changed thanks to cloth pads. If all you want is a review of Öko-Teens pads, you can skip ahead, I won’t hold it against you! I still remember the moment I first learned that reusable cloth menstrual pads were a thing. I was in a … [Read More...]
Produits de MaYa Liniment: Magic Butt Oil Discovered
A new dad discovers Produits de MaYa Liniment: A guest post by Sean, Maman Loup's younger brother As Maman Loup’s brother, I was always destined to carry the cloth diapering torch after her children were no longer in diapers. This is absolutely true, and I had been grooming him as my successor long before he had his own successor. You might … [Read More...]
Thrift It Up at the TTMAC Sale!
Used Clothing, Toys and Gear for Kids Back in the early days of motherhood, when I had just one little wolf cub to care for and we lived in Montreal, my neighbour introduced me to the wonderful world of second-hand twins and triplets sales. Contrary to what I’m sure none of you are thinking, this is not the sale of twins and triplets whose … [Read More...]
We Love Mother-ease Cloth Training Pants
All aboard! Time to find out why we love Mother-ease cloth training pants! The twins bought one-way tickets for the Potty Training Train and Mommy the Conductor isn’t issuing refunds. With preschool starting in September, I took away diapers in June and we haven’t looked back. Full disclosure: they have not mastered getting 100% of poops … [Read More...]