• This week I started back at work (more on that in a minute)
• My little man took one more step towards growing up as he started Prep this week. It is very exciting (and a little sad for his poor mum)
• I have had two nappy consultations this week
• I discovered that Alipants will be at the Sister’s Market market in Brunswick next Saturday
• Alipants was featured twice on Hip Little One’s Ditch the Disposables
• Tess has been booked for her first modelling assignment at the tender age of 7 months
• My other little side project the Sugar & Spice market was officially registered and gained three very lovely sponsors. Also I finally stopped procrastinating and  booked in market dates for the next twelve months (but that is another post for another day).
• Lastly but certainly not least, I also found out that I will be at the very beautiful Mathilda’s market in Hawthorn next month, which is very exciting for Alipants!!!

I am exhausted just typing them all!

As mentioned above I have returned to paid work as a part time Science teacher I love teaching and my school is just so lovely however, teaching is not a job that you get to leave behind when you clock off. So please be a little forgiving if I take a little longer to reply to your emails than I normally do. Emails sent on a Thursday may be particularly prone to receiving slow replies. It also means that I will be largely restricted to posting your orders on Mondays and Wednesdays, so please take this into consideration when ordering.

I am off to get some beauty sleep, I am in desperate need!

Good news then, scoot on over to Little Sooti to get the chance to win a Mini LaLa AND an Itti Bitti. Little Sooti is the lovely Thetis reviewing children products as well as featuring wonderful childrens and parties. Heaps of inspiration!

Go on, get going …… have fun kids

Ali xx

P.S. Speaking of giveaways you are going to adore Hip Little One’s ‘Ditch the Disposable” event.. or as it has been nicknamed Fluffy February! There will be a give away every day for the entire month …….. it will almost be too much (almost)

Today was an absolutely beautiful day here … not too hot, not too cold and plenty of lovely sunshine. Naturally I popped on a load of nappies and let the washing machine do its thing. When I hung them out I noticed that one of my Bitti D’lish snap in inserts had a stain on it…. was I worried? nope not a bit because not only does the sun dry and sanitise the nappies it is also great at removing stains. I took a few photos to show you all what I mean:

This one was taken at approximately 10.30 this morning and I took the next photo around 5 this afternoon when I fetched the washing back inside.

Ok, so the lighting is not exactly the same in both photos I am not a professional photographer you see (no you couldn’t tell? get away with you!) but trust me, the stain has all but gone …  Thanks sun! Also using liners, such as the biodegradable Eenee liners will help prevent any stains the the first place.

Ali xx

He got to have a “silly” photo too; afterall school is not all work and no play!

In all of my spare time I have managed to jazz up my twitter home page, so pop on over! I have been spending a bit of time over there recently ……..

If you are after some lovely organic clothes then I highly recommend a visit to cornflowerblue I just adore their labels, especially La Queue du Chat and Green Eyed Monster …… and as an extra bonus they are having a huge summer sale.

I have been a bit naughty and not posted on my blog for a few weeks, but that is because I have been working very hard behind the scenes on Alipants and trying to get myself organised for Christmas. Thank goodness for online shopping! Next year is shaping up to be VERY exciting (not to mention manically busy). There will be a few new brands joining the Alipants family, expect to see a fair bit of Alipants in the media next year, lots and lots of markets to attend not to mention launching another side project that I have been working on too. A good friend pointed out recently that there is no rest for the wicked, somewhere along the line I must have been very bad … something I am sure my parents would readily agree too (horrid teenage stage).

Owen has been talking about what he will be leaving out for Santa tonight which is what inspired the choice of picture….. it would appear that Mr Alipants has convinced him that Santa would much prefer Coke Zero with salt and vinegar chips rather than milk and cookies!

Wishing you all a wonderful, relaxing and joyous Christmas with your loved ones. And heres cheers to an exciting 2010 for us all.

Ali xx

P.S. The aliphants are still in the making stage,  but I have not forgotten about them promise

Does this say “busy modern mum of two” to you?

A couple of Tess in her pretty nappies, first up her pretty pink Bitti D’lish

And finally tess in her MiniLaLa Coca Kimono

Enjoy

Ali xx

P.S. How gorgeous are my kids????

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