We went to the movies and came home broke!

Wow I nearly fell over when we went to the movies in Tauranga today and ordered our tickets and popcorn and ice creams and the lady told me it would be $63 dollars.......wow what a rip off!!!!

It was $18 per adult and $12 for a child!!!

All we wanted to see was the princess and the frog and it cost $63. After the movie my husband and I looked at what else we could have done for the same sort of money...

We could have gone to the speedway for 4 hours for only $40

We could have brought 6 dvds from the warehouse and had about 12 hours of entertainment

We could have gone ten pin bowling three times

We could have hired around 12 new release dvds from video easy with our vouchers and $60

I am afraid that after many years of going to the movies, we are now on strike as there is no way I will pay that sort of money again unless it is for something quite spectacular!!

I feel sorry for those who have more than one child as nowdays it would be near impossible to afford to go to the movies.

Goodbye movies....hello speedway

Auckland airport

I just had to blog about my experience at the auckland airport this afternoon. I got off the plane from queenstown and ran off to the loo as normal and i went in sat on the toilet and then all of a sudden it flushed all on its own.....and of course i got a wash free of charge. It gave me a hell of a fright so i got all dried off and i sat again and the jolly thing did it again. When i came out i told the lady who was cleaning the toilet that there was something wrong with it.

She looked at me and said no the toilets are programmed to flush on their own every minute. I couldnt believe it.! What a waste of water! It may be a good idea to keep them clean but every minute seems a bit excessive and if they are not being used it is a huge waste of water.

Also with them flushing every minute it hardly gives u enough time to sit pee and stand up before the free (cold) bum shower commences. You certainly woulnt want to do number 2s because there wouldnt be time.

What is the world coming to? Now the toilets are so convenient they flush themselves and clean your bum without us having to lift a finger!

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The Nappy Lady In Southland

I am in southland this week...yay!! I cant wait to catch up with my friend Tam and her family, but I am also looking foward to being instore at H & J smiths card holders evening and Lots for tots for the day on friday.

I adore the south island especially the people down there because they are always so laid back and casual!!

Ask The Nappy Lady – New Zealand’s Cloth Nappy Expert

Ask The Nappy Lady – NZ's Cloth Nappy Expert

Monday, 23 November 2009, 11:32 am

Did you know that just one cloth nappy could replace over 400 disposable nappies (see attached picture)

While times are still tough and parents are trying to get by on only one income, many are still effectively depositing their hard earned cash into landfill. It has been estimated that New Zealand parents may be using around 1 Million disposable nappies per day which is a huge amount of waste from one singular product going into our landfills.

“If parents purchased just one cloth nappy, they could prevent hundreds of disposables from entering our depleting landfills” This is the message The Nappy Lady™, Kate Meads is getting out to new and expecting parents across New Zealand

„There are couple of common barriers that sometimes put parents off considering cloth nappies‟ says The Nappy Lady.

“The first is generally cost because of the initial outlay involved when investing in a cloth nappy system. The set up cost may be from $500 - $1500 depending on the style of nappy. However when you consider parents will spend thousands on disposables, the cost of cloth nappies is significantly less.”

“The other is, over time we have been led to believe that they are inconvenient and time consuming. When in actual fact, the only time consuming part of a cloth nappy system nowadays is making the decision regarding which nappy you want to use because there are so many to choose from.” Says Kate

Gone are the days of soaking, scrubbing, folding and pins! Today technology does all of the work. With the advancement of fabrics, washing machines and powders there is more time to spend with your family.

The Nappy Lady wants New Zealand parents to know that cloth nappies today are easy, super cute, better for the environment and can save parents thousands of dollars. They are not what most people expect, especially when they find out that there are even nappies being made from bamboo which is sustainable, antibacterial and great for baby‟s sensitive new skin.

Every day Kate talks to parents who are completely overwhelmed because of the amount of information available online. She decided to provide parents in New Zealand with quality, unbiased, unbranded information to help them on their nappy hunt.

It started with antenatal classes, then workshops for different regional councils, some TV interviews where she was originally given the title of The Nappy Lady and then quickly grew to include a dedicated cloth nappy information website www.thenappylady.co.nz .

The website has grown in popularity since it was recently launched and the number of parents emailing The Nappy Lady for advice is growing every day.

Now The Nappy Lady is being invited by different groups around the country to provide parents the opportunity to come and talk to an expert, touch, try and see the different styles of nappies available today.

“I have really embraced the title of The Nappy Lady over the past year, and apart from people thinking I am far older than I actually am, I love being able to offer expert advice to parents and helping them to succeed in using cloth nappies on their babies!”, says Kate

“Using cloth nappies makes cents and the dollars look after themselves.”