Hey, Green Junkie!
If I say “Cloth Diapers” what reaction do you have?
(Don’t worry, all reactions are accepted here) 😉
For so many people, the idea of cloth diapering is gross, stressful and seems like a lot of unnecessary work. Even if you want to help the environment, giving up those convenient disposable diapers can just feel a little too exhausting.
I cloth diapered with both of my kids and let me tell you….it was amazing. So amazing, I actually miss cloth diapering – if you can believe it.
I was blown away by how easy it was and how quickly it fit into our busy lifestyle with a newborn.
Still skeptical? Don’t worry. In today’s episode I’ve brought on Lacie Wever to help dispel the rumors surrounding cloth diapering and to help you start your own journey with absolute ease.
You won’t want to miss this episode where we discuss,
- The importance of grace during your cloth diaper journey
- What you should do first thing when deciding to use cloth diapers
- Clearing up the myths about cloth diapers
- How to remain flexible while using cloth diapers
- The easy way to cloth diaper
You’ll discover that and so much more in this episode.
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Xoxo Stephanie
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 39
Stephanie Moram 0:08
Green Junkie. I'm your host Stephanie Moram and today I have the pleasure of speaking with Lacie about eco friendly tips for busy parents. Lacie is a mom of two and an eco blogger. On her blog, she teaches practical eco friendly tips to help busy women live with the environment in mind. Sometime after completing her undergraduate degree in environmental science, she married her middle school sweetheart, and now has two amazing children who are two years old and 11 months. Lacie loves coffee, reading, home cooked meals and finding ways to decrease her environmental impact. If you love learning new ways you can reduce your impact on the environment. Please subscribe to my Green Junkie Podcast on whatever platform you get your podcasts. That way you never miss another green living episode. Hi, Lacie, thank you so much for being here.
Lacie Wever 1:06
And thank you so much for having me.
Stephanie Moram 1:08
You're very, very welcome. So let's dive right in. I'd love for you to tell me a little bit more about yourself, you know, maybe about your family and how you came into this green space. Like, I know you have your environmental science degree. But even before that, how did you become passionate about sustainability in the environment?
Lacie Wever 1:28
Yeah, so that was a great intro, by the way. Thank you very much. So I did not really even think of myself as part of the environment or think about nature, honestly, until my senior year of high school. And I read this book as a summer assignment for my AP environmental science class called Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson. Come to find out it like kicked off the environmental movement in the 70s. But I was so fascinated by reading this book, I for the first time, thought, Oh, my actions impact the environment. I just I never considered it before. And it just kind of kicked off this interest in environmental science to me, I think for the first time I asked my parents, I'm like, do we recycle? I remember, my parents were so annoyed with me because I was starting to point out things in the house that I wanted us to change or things that we could do differently. And so when I went to college, I didn't even know that people could major in environmental science, or people could have careers in this. And so you know, when you get to college, and you see all have these options, I'm taking these classes, and I realize, oh, I can actually I can do something with this, I can turn my interest and my passion into a career. And that really just kicked off everything for me that realization, and really just submerging myself in environmental education.
Stephanie Moram 3:02
Yeah, and it's, you know, I love hearing all the different stories, but all the guests that I speak to how they got started, you know, some people it's I went to school, or I was young, and my parents were like this, or I had kids and I need to change my whole life, because that's my story. I just love hearing all the different stories. And so you got your environmental, environmental science degree. And did you jump right after you graduated? Was this like the career you wanted? is, you know, you have a blog? Is this a side gig, your blog? Is this like, you know, your full time and also having your littles at home with you? Like, how did how does that all fit together now?
Lacie Wever 3:37
Yeah, that's a great question. So when I graduated, I ended up getting an internship in my local area. And it was an environmental education. But I didn't really I didn't really understand what it was, I knew that I would be working for a local city. And I knew that I would be doing something in environmental science, but you know, it's an internship, so they're not incredibly descriptive. And so, my parents, you know, I didn't really want to come back home, but my dad's like, listen, you're not going to make a ton of money, you might as well just live here for free, and figure yourself out. And, and that's what I did. It was the best advice ever, because it really kicked off my career. So I was able to learn more about how to inspire behavior change. And it really just set off my career in environmental science. So I currently still do work as an environmental educator for a local agency in my area. And on the side, I have my blog, where I talk about eco friendly tips for busy parents. And that is really like a passion project of mine. I started it almost three years ago now, but originally it started as just an outlet for me, because I was going through some postpartum anxiety and I just I needed to just have an outlet. And I started blogging and I was blogging about any and everything, whatever came to my mind. And then I would say about a year ago is when I really decided I want to take my passions, and I want to be able to help inspire other people to live a green life, even though they're busy parents.
Stephanie Moram 5:24
I started my blog when my daughter when I right after I had my daughter as well, I was like, needed to keep myself occupied. I wasn't going back to work. So I'm, you know, as you know, I'm in Canada, so we get like a year of maternity leave. So I was at home with my daughter, and it was the same thing. I'm like, Well, I'll start a blog. Because that's a great idea when you're super busy with like a baby at home.
Lacie Wever 5:50
I definitely feel that.
Stephanie Moram 5:53
So you started your blog. And it's just a way for you to like get the information out there that you want to share with, like other parents that are busy and trying to live this green lifestyle and potentially work and have like kids at home.
Lacie Wever 6:07
Right? Yeah. As if it's easy, right?
Stephanie Moram 6:11
Right. Because if it's easy, it can be easy. It's baby steps, right? Like literally baby steps. But I love your Instagram reels. I love what you share. So you know anyone if you want to follow Lacie on Instagram, we'll mention it at the end. But you can finally see it's is it? What's your Instagram handle?
Lacie Wever 6:29
It's at Teachgogreen.
Stephanie Moram 6:31
I say go teach green. That is not at my friend's place. She'll say it one more time.
Lacie Wever 6:38
It's at teachgogreen.
Stephanie Moram 6:41
Yeah, so she has so much educational things on her Instagram and on her website. So I just wanted to plug that now. So let's kind of dive into I know you're passionate about cloth diapering. I cloth diapered, both my kids. I love it. It's a little bit addicting. But once you start something you can't stop. So I'd love to talk about that a little bit. You know, we talked about cloth diapering. Sometimes that doesn't really go hand in hand, because it's not as convenient. Most people believe as traditional diapers. So can we talk a little bit about cloth diapering? Just in general, any tips that you have for parents any advice on cloth diapering?
Lacie Wever 7:20
Yeah, I can talk about cloth diapering forever. I'm sure you can relate to that. Right. Yes. So with cloth diapering cloth diapering was something that I knew I wanted to do even before I had kids. And I know that sounds crazy, but I guess because I was already in this environmental headspace. I just knew that that was something that I was going to try. I didn't know how successful I was going to be, but I knew I was going to give it a good try. So my first tip for any parent that is interested in cloth diapering or even considering it is also have disposables. So what I did and on my registry, I had cloth diapers, but I also had disposable diapers because I thought, you know, hey, I just need a backup plan. I need to make sure that I have a way out. I want to give myself grace, honestly. And I don't think that there's anything wrong with that. I don't think there's anything wrong with giving yourself grace and allowing yourself to also have disposable diapers. It's baby steps, kind of like we talked about. So with that, no one believed that I was going to cloth diaper. So no one purchased any cloth diapers for me for my registry. So that's okay though, because I got even more ego. So I actually went to a secondhand baby store, and I got some cloth diapers. I started talking to friends about my desire to cloth diaper. And so they were referring me to friends who had cloth diapers they were willing to give to me because their babies had outgrown them, or they were potty trained. So I ended up having an entire secondhand stash of cloth diapers to start out, which was even better because I didn't have any necessarily financial investment. I had all of these diapers and I was I was scared, but I was ready. So the first couple of weeks, we just use disposables, because let's be honest, you're exhausted. You have to keep, you know, a new human alive. And so my husband was like, I cannot even I can't even think about trying to learn how to cloth diaper. So we gave ourselves a couple of weeks and while I was still on maternity leave, I thought now is the best time to try. I'm home right now. It's just me and him. Let's just give it a go. And I never looked back. I put it on and I probably I'm sure that it was so wrong, you know, but but it was fine. He he didn't leak or anything. We figured out how it worked and we just got better and better. So my second piece of advice, I think, is just try it and just practice. There are tons of YouTube videos and resources that can help and guide you. But I would definitely just saying not to get too bogged down and different types and all of that, just just give it a try, give it a try and know that it doesn't have to be all or nothing. And
Stephanie Moram 10:24
I think the other thing is, when it comes to call it that brings are so many different types of cloth diapers, and I'm sure you're gonna talk about that. But there's just so many, there's ones that are super easy to use for that person that just wants it to almost be like a disposable. And then there's other ones where there's more inserts, and that's a little bit like, oh, we have the diaper. Now we got to put on a show and then we got to do like a headstand where it's a little bit more intense. But I think there's just so many options out there that to mimic more of the conventional so that more parents would want to cloth diaper and just keep it easier on parents. Yeah.
Lacie Wever 10:57
And that's one of the things that I think is so cool about cloth diapers, it's just, it seems like it's inconvenient. But once you get the hang of it, it's really not. It really is it and I'll say that my mom, I think you asked me this question before. And I don't know if I've answered him on the podcast yet. But you asked me about whether or not I grew up in a sustainable home? And the answer is no, I did not. So when I told my mom who watches my son, she watched him while I was going into the office full time. I told her I was cloth diapering and I was gonna stick with it. She was nervous. And what I say she was like, Listen, I don't I don't know. I don't know if I could do it. But she is a total believer now. I mean, she is full circle. She thinks they're the best thing she brags about them all the time, she'll tell anyone who listens. Because once you get the hang of it, it really is something that it's fun. It's not as difficult as it may seem. And it's so much better for the environment. It just decreased waste so much and save so much money.
Stephanie Moram 12:06
And a little cloth they bring balm is like the cutest thing on the planet. Yeah. And they're like the fluffy little bomb. I'm like, Oh, that's so cute. Because it's like, if anyone listening has ever cloth diaper, their bum is bigger just because of the cotton. And they're so cute. And then when they put like little pants over top, it's like even bigger. It's just like the cutest thing. And when they fall doesn't hurt as much because I've got all that cushioning.
Lacie Wever 12:29
Yep. And I have to tell you so now that it's finally getting warm out, you know, my daughter can wear a tarp and just have her cloth diaper on for sure. Oh, it is the cutest thing her juicy little legs are out. It's so cute.
Stephanie Moram 12:44
It really is and like you said it. You can come into like a routine with it. Right? I was very adamant on cloth diapering and not using disposables. And so I went a little extreme in the sense of like, we traveled I brought the cloth diapers, I found out there was a laundry mat and wash the I washed the diapers everyone thought I was a nut job. And I said, No, I'm not buying disposables. I'm gonna stick with this. But it doesn't have to be that. Right. You have a great cloth diapering guide. And before before we chatted, I looked through it and at some point you said it doesn't have to be all or nothing. You know, and I think that's true for anything in life. And specifically, you know, we're talking about sustainability. It doesn't have to be all or nothing. So it could be I know a lot of parents that they caught they were at home. But when they leave the house, they have disposables. When they take their kids to daycare, maybe they use disposables, and at home, it's cloth. It just depends what works best for you. And so I feel like if somebody just cloth diapers half the time, that's still better than none of the time. Right.
Lacie Wever 13:47
So really, one of the things that I talk about often just on my platform on my blog, and especially on Instagram is I am a complete believer in doing the best that you can with what you're given at that time. And what works for your family. So what works for environmental Lacie today, maybe different than environmental Lacie tomorrow, you know, and that's, and I think that that's okay, I definitely respect people who are total all or nothing, I have so much respect for that. But when I'm thinking about busy parents and how to make eco living, and it's self sustainable, I think giving ourselves grace is incredibly important. And it helps make the lifestyle a lot easier, a lot easier to understand and a lot easier to continue. So for us with cloth diapers, is it okay if I talk a little bit about our routine?
Stephanie Moram 14:45
Of course, of course.
Lacie Wever 14:46
Okay.
Stephanie Moram 14:47
I'd love to hear your routine.
Lacie Wever 14:48
Okay, awesome. So, like I said, I work from home mostly now. So if I'm talking about my busiest time, although two littles it's pretty busy right now too. But if I'm talking about like, when I worked outside of the home, and still cloth diaper, the way that it would work for us, we would have our, we would have our cloth diapers, and we would make sure they were all washed and ready. And we did use pocket diapers. Those are just the ones I told you guys earlier that we had a lot of them given to us secondhand. And those were the majority of the ones that were given to us. They were pocket diapers. So it's just what I ended up going with and I really liked them. So my husband and I at night, after we washed we would sit on the couch kind of veg out, watch some TV and wash cloth diapers. And when you have your your baby and you have a newborn, you're super tired. And that right there is like living the life just kind of veg out and watching TV. So that's what we do stuff the diapers to get ready for the next day. And I would pack the diapers inside of the diaper bag for my son. At the time we use disposable wipes. And now looking back on it I don't even know why did you use disposable wipes?
Stephanie Moram 16:08
No, I used cloth but I I'm really can be super extreme and like my green living the time down on social media like tenfold. But I can be lazy at the same time. So what I did was I just made Foaming Soap was like Dr. Bronner's. Yeah. And I would spray their bum with it like a pump, and then wipe it with a wet cloth. That was like lazy diapering. And then if I left the house, I would just put, I'd have like, a wet a small wet bag, and I put a bunch of wet cloth in it. And then if I had to change them, I would have the foaming pump with me and I'd spray their balm. I know some people would like pre make it, but I'm like, I'll just spray their bone. When I get there's even I like I can miss a step. You know what I mean? Like, I don't have to now make the actual weights. But that's how I did it. It just, and I still have. It's funny. We're talking about this because I still have those wipes that I used. And they're all full of holes. And most of them are actually in a bag and I have like a first first aid, like a first aid kit. And I put them on the bag. So if anyone bleeds, I just use those to like, wipe off the blood.
Lacie Wever 17:18
I love that. Yeah.
Stephanie Moram 17:21
Every time I look at them, I'm like, I wipe your butt with my kids. I don't know why. You know, like, I use cloth diaper even though you're like so far into diapers.
Lacie Wever 17:34
So we use disposable and like I said, I don't I don't really know why we chose disposable wipes.
Stephanie Moram 17:40
These more convenient, right? For some people disposable,
Lacie Wever 17:42
I would think so. But it's actually kind of an extra step because I'm putting everything in a wet bag to wash. But then I have to take the disposable wipe and go throw it away. So now we use reusable wipes. We make our own wipes pretty similar to you. And I just toss everything in the wet bag. Like there's no getting up to go throw something away because every everything just goes in the wet bag. And I was I just keep thinking, you know, why did I do this to begin with? It's to me, if you're going to cloth diaper, you might as well just use reusable wipes also.
Stephanie Moram 18:15
And you can save them for your first aid kit when your kids get older.
Lacie Wever 18:17
Exactly, exactly. So yeah, we would have our wet bag, and that we would I would just kind of attach it to the diaper bag. And that was the little that's a little kit. That's all you need. You need the diapers and we use disposable wipes but if you make your own wipes, I do pre make my wipes. Most of the time. Sometimes I do just use this spray and you know wipe but a lot of times I do pre make the wipes because then it just makes it easier for me to grab and go. And we use Dr. Bronner's as well. Very gentle soap. And that's pretty much it. That's really all you need. And we wash our diapers about every two days, I would say no longer than three days. How often did you wash your diapers?
Stephanie Moram 19:09
Probably every couple of days. And like I was at home, right? So it's not like I had I was at home for the first year with my daughter. So even with my son and I probably every couple of days I would wash them Yeah, give or take. Do you hang dry your diapers or do you put them in the dryer?
Lacie Wever 19:28
It's a little bit of both. It's it just depends on how much time I've given myself and how close we are to running out. But I found that they dry pretty quickly, which is really nice. Well the pocket diapers that we have, I know some of the diapers do take a little bit longer to dry. But we don't even so are outside our backyard. We have a lot of trees. So line drawing isn't always ideal for us when the trees are bloomed because the sun just can't read We get in. So we just have a drying rack that we use inside. And so if I wash diapers that night, I hang them on the drying rack and they're dry by the next morning.
Stephanie Moram 20:10
Right? And if they're like a little bit damp, then you just pop them in. Right? Yeah, that's what I used to do even for laundry in general, hang everything up. And if I needed it in the morning, but it's still like a little bit of dampness, but essentially dry, I would just put, you know, put the clothes in the dryer or when it was diapering, I would just, they were still had that dampness. If it didn't get on the crevices, sometimes stuff wouldn't always dry, I would just pop in the dryer. And just like a sidenote, the more times you put stuff in the dryer because it's been heated, like it damages your stuff more. So if you want to keep your cloth diapers in better condition, it's also better to and clothing in general, it's better to hang them up, than having that heat constantly heating up the cotton or the hemp or whatever it is that you're using, it will extend the life of your diapers like I use the same diapers on both my kids. And I still have some that I gave away after. So they're getting like the third and fourth round, try to take care of them as much as possible. And then some of the ones I had I also got secondhand like you did.
Lacie Wever 21:14
Mm hmm. I think it's so amazing. Just thinking about how many people they must have went through, you know, and on the note of the dryer dryers also use a lot of energy, it takes a lot of energy to heat up that air. So it also saves energy not drying as often.
Stephanie Moram 21:35
Oh, for sure. And again, on the topic of dryers and when you use the dryer can also be beneficial because the environment you know, if it's at a busy time, like when people are home from four to nine kind of thing, that's when people are doing dishes or using their dishwasher or they're maybe putting a load of laundry in. So if you maybe use a dryer later before you go to bed, there's less people using the dryer as well. So that could also, you know, help the environment to a certain point as well.
Lacie Wever 22:04
Yeah. One of the things that I feel like people always ask me about cloth diapers is what to do with the poop. Did you ever get that question?
Stephanie Moram 22:15
Yes, I do get that.
Lacie Wever 22:17
Yeah, so the way that I handle poop, so I did breastfeed and then I'm currently breastfeeding my daughter and I did breastfeed my son. And it's super easy you just up until they start solids you just toss it into the washer. So pooping all it goes right into the washer. watersoluble not a big deal at all don't even have to think about it. If anything that is like the easiest cloth diapering stage because everything just goes into the washer. After they start start solids. It gets a little tricky. And I would say that's because you have that like sticky poop phase that thick gross in between poop. And for us we use the dip in swish method.
Stephanie Moram 23:08
Yeah, we I did that as well like with the bucket.
Lacie Wever 23:11
Yeah, well, I just go right in the toilet. And I know that's not for everyone. But for us. It was super easy. I like first so my husband was like not into it so I would do all the gross diapers he called them switchers like that was so if he would change a diaper and it was one of the sticky ones he'd be like hey babe we have a Swisher and I would know All right, you know I have this wish the diaper. But now second go around he like he's all into it. It doesn't even matter anymore. But that like weird sticky poop phase, I think is a little bit difficult for people. But after that, after that little brief period, then they're hooked gets solid, you know, when they're definitely on solids. And for us, I would say 90% of the time, it's just a plop in the toilet. Right? And it's not even. It's not even that big of a deal. You just plop it in there and then you dispose of the diaper like you normally would.
Stephanie Moram 24:12
Yeah, it can be that simple. Do you cloth diaper pretty much 100% of the time or do you still use disposables?
Lacie Wever 24:24
I use disposables at night. So one disposable at night time is what we use. And so that works for us. I did do disposables 100% of the time when they were little. And then as they got older, so right now my daughter is almost 12 months. I just use one disposable, and that's kind of how that works for us.
Stephanie Moram 24:53
Yeah, so you can totally cloth diaper 95% of the time, or 100% or 50% for us. I Pretty much cloth diaper the whole time. I don't remember buying disposables for my daughter. The only time we started buying disposables was for pull ups when they were in daycare, because I bought the disposable pull ups. And they were, I think it was air user error. Personally, but so I would use them at home and it would be okay. But a daycare was you know, they would pee through and then it would get on your blanket, and they hated it. So I just found like, again, organic cotton pull ups. So at daycare, they would have the disposable pull ups, but then like during the day, if they were with me, or like anytime at home that we would use the disposable pull ups.
Lacie Wever 25:42
That because I've had people say, oh, you know, we can't use cloth diapers at daycare, so I'm not going to cloth diaper. But that doesn't have to be the case. You can still use disposables at daycare and use cloth diapers, all the other times that your child is with you. You know, that is a total totally acceptable thing. I have a friend who does that their daycare doesn't accept cloth. So she's disposables at daycare. And then anytime their child is with them, she uses cloth diapers, and it works and it still decreases waist significantly.
Stephanie Moram 26:16
Yeah, so when my daughter was year and a half, or almost Yeah, almost two years old, a year and a half. Two is once you started daycare, and trying to find a daycare in Quebec is already hard enough as it is to get back. But I wanted to find a daycare that would take cloth diapers. It was like finding a unicorn. It was it was hard. But I found a daycare that would take it but I'm 99% sure after both my kids went through daycare, they never did it again. I'm like 100% positive that because once they got to pull ups, it was like, Okay, we can't use a cloth pull ups like this just isn't working. So we're counting down the days that Jackson would not be divers and gloves, and then say it's not working. So I'm pretty sure they don't do cloth diapers for anyone else. I think it was just for us. But it was a private daycare. Okay, you know, way more money to go to a private daycare than a subsidized daycare here in Quebec. But I just remember yeah, we can't use cloth. Nope, doesn't work anymore.
Lacie Wever 27:22
Yeah, definitely. That's very common. And I understand. And I think a part of it is because a lot of those daycare centers they already have so much going on site brings out of the norm for most people. So having that learning curve while also trying to juggle with other kids. I can imagine it's a bit taxing for them.
Stephanie Moram 27:41
Well, I think their their biggest issue was if Jackson or EJ had a poop. They didn't want to they didn't. They didn't want to put in the diaper. Yep, it's the diaper. They didn't want to put it in the toilet. Gotcha too far to leave. They didn't want to leave the classroom. And when you're in the younger with the younger kids, usually there's a bathroom in the classroom. But as you get older there isn't. So I think that was also the issue this then they would just like wrap up the poop in the diaper. And then then they were didn't want to have poop in a diaper in the classroom. So it just became a problem. So they were very excited when we went to disposable pull ups.
Lacie Wever 28:22
I understand that it's a little bit different for everybody. Right.
Stephanie Moram 28:25
So I think cloth diapering, like you said, it's just doing the best you can. And if it's something you want to explore if you try it out. And if it works, it works. If it doesn't then use disposable
Lacie Wever 28:37
MX Yeah, and I think that's fine. It's okay. I mean, something that I think we all have learned as parents is there's no perfection. We're just we're really just doing the best we can. And a lot of times, we don't have the answers. I personally don't know what I'm doing most of the times as a parent, I'm just doing the best I can. And the same applies with cloth diapering and even just eco living as parents just doing the best that we can with what we have at any given time.
Stephanie Moram 29:06
Oh, I 100% agree. Before we close up did you have maybe one or two other tips you wanted to share not even about cloth diapering necessarily just you know, for busy parents, if you know before they raised their hands in the air and go Enough is enough. I just can't do this. It's like one or two tips you can share for those parents that really want to live more green, but they're a little bit overwhelmed and have a lot going on.
Lacie Wever 29:29
Yeah, I would say the easiest thing is to just kind of incorporate it into your routine. As much as you can just look at what you all do. And see where you can naturally add more eco friendly living into your routine. And I have tons of tips and tons of examples of how to do that on my blog, which is teach go green.com And you can kind of look through I even have like an eco parenting section. And you can see some of the things things that I talked about, but incorporating it into your routine so that it's not another thing that you have to do. It's just something that's normal for you all. So just one quick example of that is something like using reusable as often as possible. So my son knows when we go to the store, we bring our reusable bag. So it's just a habit that we've gotten into. So when we're going to the store, my son who's two, he says, Oh, mama, wait, we need to get our reusable bag. Or when we go on walks, because we try to get outside as often as possible. Even if it's just for a couple minutes, he points out litter to me, you know, hey, Mama, that's litter because he knows that when we're on a walk, we pick up litter while we're out there. And so those kinds of things of just getting in the habit of adding things into your normal routine. So you're going to the store anyway, getting in the habit of adding those bags, you are going to let your son or your daughter or your kids go outside and play, getting in the habit of teaching them how to spot litter and pick it up. Those kinds of things really do make a difference, and it creates a culture of eco friendly living in your life.
Stephanie Moram 31:12
I 100% agree. It's I think a lot of people get overwhelmed because they think they have to add all these components to their life that they weren't doing before. And then they try it. And then it was too much. So I love how you're explaining, you know, it's one thing at a time, it's one baby step, just incorporate that into your lifestyle, so then it doesn't become overwhelming.
Lacie Wever 31:30
Absolutely. Yeah. I mean, it really is all about sustainability. And in talking about sustainability, that also means living sustainably, but sustainably being able to keep up these habits. You know, we don't want to go all in and then realize that it's too much. It's easier if you a little at a time, add things in and make those habits before adding other things.
Stephanie Moram 31:56
I love it. I'm so happy that you came on to chat with me. It's been an awesome conversation. Can you share where people can find you? I know you already mentioned your website, you can mention again, your Instagram and then I will put in the show notes, the link to Lacey's free cloth diapering ebook, so if anybody wants to get their hands on it with some tips and tricks on cloth diapering, that will be in the show notes for anybody to grab.
Lacie Wever 32:23
Awesome. Yeah, so the best way to find me is probably on my Instagram. I'm pretty active there. If you want to follow me there, my handle is at Teach go green. And I also update my blog weekly. And my blog name is teach go green.com. There you'll find eco friendly living tips, eco parenting tips and also some eco product reviews. And I'm always happy to chat with you all and kind of compare notes and exchange and more eco friendly living tips.
Stephanie Moram 33:01
Thank you so much. I really appreciate you coming on taking the time out of your schedule as a busy mom with two littles to come on and chat with me. So thank you so much.
Lacie Wever 33:09
No problem. This was great. Thank you so much for the invite.
Stephanie Moram 33:12
You're so welcome. For more green living inspiration, you can listen to some other podcast episodes that I have. A couple of my favorites are number 29 Keeping green fun with inventor and owner of big bee little bee Amy lineback episode number 21 Eight ways to create a low waste lunch and number 19. 23 ways to reduce your plastic in 2022. You can stay connected with me on Instagram at Green Junkie Podcast and don't forget to subscribe to the green junkie podcast on the platform you're listening to. If you're curious about zero waste, living sustainable fashion, or wondering how to read food cleaning and product labels, I've got you covered. For direct access to me your green living expert click the link in the show notes where you can ask me questions and get a customized plan on how you can live a greener life. I will be your personal #greengoogle and you can pick my brain. Thank you for listening, and I'll see you next Tuesday Green Junkie.
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