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1. More tea vicar? (Don't overfill your kettle.) - 17 Feb 2007

   My lovely husband bought me an Eco Kettle for Valentine’s Day

2. Become A Blood Donor - 17 Feb 2007

   Like lots of other Generous people I’ve done this for years with a couple of pregnancy breaks. I’m O Rh Neg too so I hope some newborns have been helped by my donations

3. Give Something Away - and declutter your life - 17 Feb 2007

   This is a real toughie for me as I’m such a hoarder. I love charity shops but always buy more in them than I take to them. It’ll probably take me a long, long time to turn this into a ‘done’ and soon after that I’ll be ‘lapsed’ I’m sure!

4. Use 'real' nappies - 06 May 2008

   We used washables with our two (now aged 4 and 2) since they were newborn. The elder girl went into pants aged a week short of 3. As the younger hits 3 in November I imagine we’ll shortly be saying goodbye to our nappies. Have had no problems with washing, but like others use biodegradeable paper nappies when on holiday (eg camping as we don’t want the nappy bucket to fill up in the corner of the tent!) I endorse the comments of those who recommend buying second hand. We have a mixture of terry squares, done up with a nappi-nippa, and Motherease one-size, plus a few tots-bots. It’s really worth trying one of each type if you can (some councils have a nappy ‘library’ where you can borrow different types to see what works best for the size and shape of your child etc. Having two skinny girls we preferred the terry square (easiest to dry too) and the Motherease onesize (poppers make them go really small if you need them to. A friend who used washables with both her girls really struggled with her son who seemed to wet so much that he needed a whole new set of clothes each time – not quite so green on the washing load! Sio the tip is. Don’t spend loads of money on a full set of birth to potty washables brand new, in case the type you choose aren’t the ones that would suit you best. Borrow from friends and buy second-hand. NCT Nearly New Sales are always worth a look.