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Hi, I’m Lara: mum, wife, and maker of Extremely Nappies.Finding amazing fabrics really inspires me. Some fabrics are up-cycled from pre-loved clothing, some are batiks, some are new. All Extremely Nappies are limited editions and many are one-of-a-kinds.
I believe nappies should be environmentally-friendly, easy and fun. I love seeing children in my designs; and I like helping people go green and save money.
I’m passionate about environmental issues; making Extremely Nappies is my contribution.
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Author Archives: lara
War of the vegetables
My middle child is a fussy eater. Don’t ask me why, but he doesn’t like vegetables. But as a health obsessed vegan mum, I was determined to get him not only to eat vegies, but to love them. Baby-Led-Weaning vs … Continue reading
The Enormous Underpants
A children’s book. This was written by my 5 year old son (with a bit of help from me). It is based on a true story*. *true: we really did see an enormous pair of undies on … Continue reading
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Bad hair days
I’m having a bad hair day. It’s been going for nearly a year. I’m growing out a short hair cut and it looks atrocious. Hubby only just noticed. He said “your hair looks ugly” (but it sounds kind of sweet … Continue reading
Welcome to the Future
Sorry I haven’t been blogging… life’s too busy. I don’t have enough hands. I reckon you should get an extra hand each time you have a baby. Don’t you think that’s fair? So I’d have 5 hands by now and … Continue reading
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Childbirth: reality vs. fantasy.
“Mummy, how does the baby get out of your tummy? Is there a door?” My 4 year old raised a good point. There should be a door. I answered with a vague story about a temporary tunnel opening up for … Continue reading
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Birth Stories: the nightmare, the dream, and the fantasy.
I’m about to have my 3rd baby, any day now. While I’m waiting I want to revisit my experiences of labour and childbirth. They’re pretty easy to categorise- the first birth was a nightmare, the second was a dream, and … Continue reading
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Hooray for Toilets!
We are a 2 toilet household! We’ve officially moved up in the world. Sure, one of them is skanky (unresolved real-estate negotiations), but it’s a toilet. Because when you gotta go, you gotta go (and little people always need to … Continue reading
Home sweet home
As you know, we were looking at houses, desperate to move to somewhere with less dog excrement and more than one toilet. We scoured the online rental sites for months. We researched suburb profiles, did Sunday drives to new areas, … Continue reading
Watch your step
Our suburb is full of dog shit. It’s on the grass up and down our street, where the footpaths should be. When I go for a run, walk, waddle, it’s on the bike track, around the playground, it’s even in … Continue reading
The tale of the gigantic pants
My neighbour was trying on some pants in his driveway (as you do). Over his clothes of course. I should explain that the neighbours are moving so all their belongings are migrating, via said driveway. They’re great neighbours, we’ll really … Continue reading
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My Big Fat Muslim Wedding
5 years ago today, my husband and I got married in a shotgun wedding in the ghetto of Jakarta, where I pretended to speak Arabic, looking like a Betawi princess marrying a corpse, in a punk party beside the open … Continue reading
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Odd changes…
Something strange is happening to me. I’m becoming a squirrel. I don’t know if it’s a side effect of pregnancy or the cold of winter, but suddenly I’m filling my cupboards with backup food, duplicates of stuff we already have. … Continue reading
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Brisvegas on Ice
Winter has ascended from the hell where it surely resides. Semi-tropical Brisbane has been snap-frozen in moment of Melbourne-style coldness, brutal and unrelenting. “Is this a house or a fridge?” asks Hubby… except it sounds more like “ini rumah apa … Continue reading
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Sweet treats
We’ve been going through a desserts phase in the Extremely house. There’s been super-moist apple muffins, choc-chip banana scones, and cherry cake. They were all greatly enjoyed and pretty healthy, but the winners this week were the chocolate almond truffles … Continue reading
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Trash to Treasure
You suggested it, I did it. After making matching bibs to accessorize the nappies, I was given another challenge. A reader suggested I appliqué the bibs. I must admit, I didn’t know what appliqué was… it sounded like something tricky … Continue reading
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