Who decides when to potty train: you, baby or Big Diapers? by Kirsten Dirksen on August 17, 2009 At my moms’ group a few months ago, another mother noticed my then 2-year-old & 1 month daughter wasn’t wearing …
How to choose a diaper: one size does not fit all by Kirsten Dirksen on July 21, 2009 My sister, pregnant with twins, emailed me last week saying she was overwhelmed by all the options for non-disposable diapers …
A composting bag: lazy person’s compost by Kirsten Dirksen on May 31, 2009 If you’re interested turning your garbage into compost- to support the planet and/or your plants- there is a very simple …
A landfill that only buries 25% of its waste by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 Sending all of our garbage- from construction to garden waste- to landfills may be a thing of the past. In …
Where used clothing is about germs and dead people by Kirsten Dirksen on January 26, 2009 There are repair shops so specialized in Barcelona that you’d think no one would ever trash anything. Besides clocks, clothes, …
Fashion guide I: Slow Fashion by Kirsten Dirksen on March 6, 2008 We’re wearing more clothes, more often and throwing them away. Wardrobes don’t even last a year. But fast fashion is …
How do you flush a diaper? by Kirsten Dirksen on May 8, 2007 The diaper debate has raged ever since plastic diapers hit the market in the 1970s. For the past 3 decades, …
In polite company, never discuss… diapers by Kirsten Dirksen on May 3, 2007 I wanted to write this blog about how diapers can be political. And by political, I mean politically correct- that …
Diaper wars: cloth vs disposable & now flushables and EC by Kirsten Dirksen on October 30, 2006 Endless rows of diapers on our backyard clothesline were a staple of my childhood. Being the ’70s to the early …
