Zulily

Have you heard of Zulily? It's a website that offers great daily deals for moms, babies, and kids. Zulily launched in January and offers 25 private sales per week. Each sale lasts 72 hours and offers limited quantities of products with discounts that range between 50% to 70%. I have seen ads for them for a while now but didn't check it out until recently. They have some super cute stuff at some great prices. Right now they have Halloween costumes, so it's a great time to check out this site! If you need an invite, click here. Then pass along the great deals to someone else!

Big Girl Clothes

I am 27, have 2 kids, and still have clothes from high school. I see that as a problem. Yes, it's great that most of them can still fit, but it's time to let them go and for me to get some 'big girl clothes'. My project for last week was to go through my clothing- pack up my maternity clothes and put the clothes I either don't wear anymore or just feel like I won't wear anymore in a pile to take to Plato's Closet. I've been using this store for years now to take my unwanted clothes, accessories, and shoes to and get cash for them on the spot.

Here are the clothes I gathered- a whole laundry basket full of nice clothes:

And they only bought 1 pair of jeans! Based on previous trips, I was hoping to get around $50...I only got $4 and some change! Boo! They were only buying 'casual clothes' and apparently didn't want Express khaki pants, Gap jeans, American Eagle and J.Crew sweaters just to name a few. Oh well...guess I'll have to find somewhere to put all these clothes I don't want until I decide if I want to try again, try a yard sale, or just give them away.

Today's Plum District deal is $15 for $30 worth of Pouch Pals reusable snack and sandwich bags. I would love to get some of these and this would be a great way to do so. I really enjoy using reusable shopping bags and would like to start using bags like this instead of little sandwich baggies. They come in cute designs and can be put in the washing machine or be just wiped out. Head on over HERE to check it out. You should get a $5 credit by using that link- it's me referring you.

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Plum District & Groupon

Here's a great way to get a deal on diapers. Today's Plum District deal of the day is a $40 gift certificate to Diapers.com for $20! That's half price...and if you spend another $9 at Diapers.com, you'll get free shipping. Sign up today for access to other great deals, too! (This 'steal' is sold out for today...but you can still click on the link and sign up for more great deals coming up!)
https://www.plumdistrict.com/?ref=ue034fb20ec1

Another site with similar great deals is Groupon. This site also features a deal of the day (if enough people buy in) in your area. If the deal is an online deal, then you can also buy deals based in other cities. The deals are only good to buy for one day on Groupon then each deal may/may not have a time frame to use.
http://www.groupon.com/r/uu8244290

Giveaways

Another round of giveaways on some blogs that I'd like to win...and maybe you would too.

Vera Bradley giveaway on One Savvy Mom blog (ends 10/23)

Britax car seat giveaway! on Mommy of 1 and Counting blog (ends 10/2)

Sandwich cutter on Lil' Tulips blog (ends 9/23)

Nicki's Diapers Best Bottom Diaper on Chubby Cheeks blog (ends 9/28)

Happy Heiny's cloth diaper on Chubby Cheeks blog (ends 10/4)

Halo Sleep Sack Giveaway on Thanks Mail Carrier blog (ends 10/1)

$25 Amazon gift certificate on Thanks Mail Carrier blog (ends 9/24)

Sportbrella giveaway from Sportbrella on Two of a Kind, Working on a Full House blog (ends 9/20)

Leapfrog My First Book giveaway on Two of a Kind, Working of a Full House blog (ends 10/4)

Chic Monkey Boutique $25 gift certificate on Thanks Mail Carrier blog (ends 10/1)

Casio digital camera on Two of a Kind, Working on a Full House blog (ends 10/2)

Joovy Caboose stroller on One Savvy Mom blog (ends 10/8)

All New Kindle 3G giveaway on One Savvy Mom blog (ends 10/3)

New Mac Mini giveaway on One Savvy Mom blog (ends 9/21)

Softbums cloth diaper giveaway on Chubby Cheeks blog (ends 10/7)

Best Bottoms

When I found out Nicki's Diapers had come out with a new diaper and had read about it, I was in love. The Best Bottoms diaper had everything I liked about different diapers all rolled into one. I bought one Best Bottoms diaper to try, hoping that I would love it and could invest in some of these to complete our stash. They come in cute ice cream inspired color combinations and I just couldn't resist trying them after all the great reviews I had read. I got the Blue Moon color.

Here's what I liked about it:
All-in-two diaper- reusing the cover
Snap-in inserts
Double leg gussets
Option of overnight inserts

After receiving the diaper, here are my likes and dislikes:
I love the AI2 system, but don't love that the insert snaps in in the front and back of the diaper.

If you have to unsnap a soiled insert in both places, you are bound to get messy or wet (the reason I'm not a fan of pocket diapers). Plus, my babies are tummy sleepers and it felt like it would be uncomfortable to lay on the front snap of the insert.

I like the leg gussets and the snaps, but couldn't get quite as good of a fit as I would have liked and the snaps are not symmetrical (for overlap and a smaller fit I know) and this bothered me that I couldn't get them to line up how I would have liked. The overlap was too tight and not overlapping was too loose. The aplix version could solve this problem for me. I did not like that it was a round shape around the snaps because this made it stick out and I like the flaps to lay flat against the front of the diaper. I had the hemp/organic cotton insert to try and loved the trimness of the diaper!

Here's a picture of the Best Bottoms on my 2 1/2 month old:

And on my 17 month old:

Overall, I liked the Best Bottoms diaper, but not quite as much as I had hoped (granted, I had super high expectations for this diaper). I bought a medium sized insert and it would work for both of my kiddos. I would definitely use a medium size even though my 2 1/2 month old is just over 10 pounds now and would prefer a large size for my 17 month old. I would like to try a stay-dry insert and an overnight insert to see how it holds up all night long. I also wish they had more girly colors, but I found several boyish color combos that I liked. I'm excited to see the prints that they have coming out and think the Best Bottoms diapers are great!