Penny Savers
I love that my daughter is getting into the idea of saving the loose change she finds, but man–when I bought that beautiful silver piggy bank for her as an infant, I never could have imagined that she’d grow up to walk around the house shaking it like a maracca at Mardi Gras.
Mostly when I’m on the phone. With work.
So when I caught the beautiful soft Animal Banks from UK based Cupcakes for Clara at Mahar Dry Goods, my right eyebrow shot high into the air. The little guys are beautifully (seriously) constructed from wool felt and stuffing, then finished with a button/ribbon closure for easy access to all that moolah without quite so much CLANG CLANG CLANG-ing.
They’re definitely on the splurgey side at $75, but my eardrums would beg to differ. –Liz
I never thought twice about diapering my son with the eco-not-so-conscious disposable diaper. I have to admit, I thought that cloth diapers were still big cotton towels that required safety pins, manual dexterity, and a whole lot of free time.
Don’t get any sick ideas, dear readers. We’ve all seen our share of those softies and we certainly don’t need a stuffed one of THOSE laying around the house. 
When my 3 year old was a newborn we planned a trip to Europe and before I could say auf viedersehn, my brain pictured all the filthy traveling potties we would encounter while changing her diaper.