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nikkitheknitter 
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 Posted: 08 December 2007 at 8:49pm |
I loooove hippys. Well, not smelly ones... but ya know what I mean!
Take it as a compliment  
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Posted: 09 December 2007 at 2:09am |
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Yeah I wouldn't think of being called a hippy as an offence- same as if I was saying it to someone. I guess it would depend on how you're saying it though. If you care about the environment and are saving money to boot then theres nothing to ridicule.
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Posted: 09 December 2007 at 9:34am |
i dont see what is so wrong with being called a hippy... 
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Posted: 09 December 2007 at 8:52pm |
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Yeah revel in it babe. The very definition is a young person who is against the "establishment" so stick it to her next time. If she calls you a hippy, call her the political police!
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mummy_becks
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Posted: 10 December 2007 at 3:37pm |
Well she tried it again and then I brought up the cloth pads I had recently brought (but yet to use this month ) and showed her them, I couldn't resist rubbing it into her face that I was proud to be one (after the nice things you guys said). She couldn't get over the washing of them that the blood might stain the rest of the washing . I told her they would be rinsed first and then machine washed. I think I may have made her sick  with the thought of touching the pad after using it.
Now did someone say that they have used the water that they soak their used pads on their garden and it is wonderful stuff for it???
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Posted: 10 December 2007 at 3:52pm |
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Now did someone say that they have used the water that they soak their used pads on their garden and it is wonderful stuff for it??? |
i have watered the rose buses with it. I have an old ice cream container in my bathroom and i soak(ed) them in that then emptied that water on the roses. the roses always seemed to like it.!
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Posted: 10 December 2007 at 4:35pm |
Good on you Becks!! 
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nikkitheknitter
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Posted: 10 December 2007 at 5:41pm |
GandT wrote:
mummy_becks wrote:
Now did someone say that they have used the water that they soak their used pads on their garden and it is wonderful stuff for it??? |
i have watered the rose buses with it. I have an old ice cream container in my bathroom and i soak(ed) them in that then emptied that water on the roses. the roses always seemed to like it.! |
That's what I do too! I actually saved the couple of huggies wipes containers we did have and use those to soak my pads in...works perfectly. And your plants will love you!
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Posted: 10 December 2007 at 5:44pm |
Sweet, I have an old wipes container floating around the house somewhere. This will sound so silly but I can't wait for AF to arrive this month   .
Do you put Tea Tree in the container with the water like I do with the wipes for Josh??
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Umm yes, well I make my own ice cream, yoghurt, don't eat any artificial additives at all. Yes going to have our own vege patch next year. Ahh but also reserving the use of the vehicle to cut back exhaust emulsions. To be hippy, is not just what one does, It is ones attitude, it is a way of life. Plus one has to wear either a ying yang sign, or peace symbol to qualify lol. And what about cosmetics, eww gross the harm to our pores lol.
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Posted: 14 December 2007 at 12:50am |
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I guess if you hadnt grown up with that kind of thing or tried it out for yourself it might seem a little weird, only because its not familiar though, not maliciously.
We always had a vegie garden growing up and cloth naps all the way, it was just what was done in our family. It doesnt seem weird to me at all but it does to my DH cos his family were well off growing up and just brought everything, both parents worked etc.
Its so much more satisfying to do things for yourself and not be totally reliant on supermarkets etc to feed and cloth your family. Definately be proud of your efforts and maybe if you talk to your friend about stuff like that she will learn stuff and maybe even try it out for herself one day.
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Posted: 02 January 2008 at 11:36am |
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Posted: 02 January 2008 at 3:02pm |
Wow Daphne that is great. I have to say it is so cool not having to pay those rediculous prices for veges at the supermarket (only bad thing is i'm spending the money on wine).
First month with the cloth pads was good, my MIL asked what I had put on my roses as they all of a sudden bloomed. I told her it was blood, I think she thought I was meaning blood and bone.
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Posted: 02 January 2008 at 3:49pm |
Ummm.....what's wrong with being a 'hippy'? It's just another label anyway but to be honest I take pride in the fact that I would undoubtably fall under this title! 
I also have my own vege garden and make most of our meals from scratch. I buy organic, fairly traded and locally wherever possible (and on a limited budget), refuse to buy from any of the 'big nasties' because of their corporate values (done that for donkeys years) use my bike or my legs to take me most places, eat a 90% vegan diet (the other 10% is strict vegetarian) and use eco friendly home cleaners where I can. I'm also constantly thinking of ways to make my footstep on this polluted planet a little lighter. I'm proud that I do this and I'm surprised that your friend makes disparaging comments about your attempts to do the same. I'm still ttc, so haven't faced the nappy dilemma yet but am investigating the best options for baby, me and the environment for when the time comes. I think anyone who makes ANY effort to help the environment is an absolute star, it sounds like jealousy to me....maybe she secretly wishes she cared as much as you do or perhaps would like to do similar things herself but is unsure where to start? Either way, don't stop what you're doing..... you're leading by example which is the best way to do ANYTHING. You go girl!!
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Posted: 02 January 2008 at 3:51pm |
PS: I also use and make my own cloth pads. And occasionally use a mooncup. Saved BILLIONS. My mother nearly uked when I told her. How it's different from the cloth nappies she brought us up in, I don't know LOL
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Posted: 02 January 2008 at 9:00pm |
I've also decided that we may get some chickens this year. I can get my FIL to make a decent size chicken coup for them so they have room to move. And fingers crossed he may also make me a glass house so I can grow things throughout the year.
It was funny we had salad tonight for dinner and everything (apart from the eggs) came from our garden, the egg came from a friend of the inlaws place. It was so yummy.
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Posted: 02 January 2008 at 9:17pm |
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Just ignore her. Vege gardens are great cos the food tastes sooo much nicer than in the supermarkets! |
So SO true Stacy!! My grandads veges are SO yummm, I go round there and he gives me potato's beans carrots and even rubarb! and they all tatse great cos he grew them himself! I love having dinner at nana and grandads!
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