How are you doing? How is your quality of life? And, how is your government measuring your quality of life? Around the world, there are governments making efforts to measure the genuine wellbeing and happiness of their people when they find that GDP (Gross Domestic Product or the market value of the stuff produced) doesn’t…Read the full article.

On the most commercial weekend of the year, you are bombarded with messages to buy stuff so you can give stuff. If you are trying to keep stuff to a minimal in your house, you can extend that attitude to your giving. My daughter is my model of good giving this year. If you are…Read the full article.

If you are serious about cutting down on stuff, it is simple to cloth diaper your child without all of the extras and accessories because the simplest diapers do the job beautifully. Diaper-free without Stuff If you are very serious about cutting down on stuff, go without diapers altogether. Elimination communication is a beautiful way…Read the full article.

You don’t need a lot of stuff to wear your baby. One baby carrier will cover most situations if you choose carefully. Around the world, women wear their babies multi-purpose lengths of fabric or scarves. Babywearing without stuff is not so difficult. Most of us will probably opt for a commercial carrier for ease or…Read the full article.

If your focus is natural parenting, you might be trying to figure out how to navigate all of the stuff of parenting without letting the material stuff become the focus. How much stuff do you really need to breastfeed successfully? Not much. Really. The key to keeping your stuff simple is an honest assessment of…Read the full article.

The Story of Broke is the new, short film from Annie Leonard’s The Story of Stuff Project. The Story of Stuff looked at the production and disposal of the stuff in our lives and the happiness it doesn’t bring us. The new movie is meant to stimulate thinking about how to pay for economic changes…Read the full article.

Have you heard about Patagonia’s Common Threads Initiative? The initiative encourages Reduce, Repair, Reuse, Recycle, and Reimagine. It’s about de-stuffing our lives—the part of our lives related to consumption of outdoor clothing, at least. They were already repairing used Patagonia clothing and taking back worn clothing for recycling, but now they are pulling all of…Read the full article.

I woke up to 3″ of snow on the ground, and I’m thinking about how to make sure my children continue to play outside. Usually, my children entertain themselves outside. They build forts and pile up snow to create high vantage points—and giant snowmen. Sometimes, though, they thrive on a little bit of structure. When…Read the full article.

Thank you to everyone who came out to share in our Grand Opening celebration last week. We’re thrilled that you feel we are filling a void in the Orillia/Simcoe community. For our customers who aren’t close enough to visit our store, we want to give you a peek at our beautiful space. Come Visit Us…Read the full article.

Prefolds are the most common one-size diaper. They are cloth diapers that stretch any budget through low cost, little need to buy multiple sizes, and very simple care. Below we’ve gathered comments and reviews from our customers, so you can find out what other parents think of prefold diapers. For the advantages and disadvantages of…Read the full article.