It is probably because vision is the sense humans most rely on and consequently identify with and therefore you assume yourself to be located there. It appears that there is no physiological reason for that, no special nerve center concerned with awareness or identity that is located there. The level of the eyes is tended to be for many of us, especially for the heavy thinkers, the place where they feel their "I" is located. Have you noticed that you observed your nose from above, that your point of observation, the center of reference, was from the level of the eyes. Just observe and feel the place, just be there. Saturday, July 9th, 2011: Inspired by Cloth - For today’s theme, we’ve asked writers to explore the ways cloth diapering has inspired them to become "greener" overall.Close your eyes and observe for some time the tip of your nose for any sensations.Friday, July 8th, 2011: Cloth Troubleshooting and Laundry Day - Seasoned cloth diapering parents share their best tips and tricks for handling common cloth problems and tackling the diaper laundry.Thursday, July 7th, 2011: Cloth Through the Stages: From Infancy to Potty Independence - Today’s participants explain how cloth diapering has served their families throughout one or more stages of their children’s lives.Link up your own Wordless Wednesday post there! Wednesday, July 6th, 2011: Wordless Wednesday, Inspired by Cloth - We asked parents to share their favorite cloth-related photo with us and turned them into a fluffy Wordless Wednesday photo montage on Natural Parents Network.Tuesday, July 5th, 2011: Cloth Diapering Must Haves - Parents talk about the most important items in their diapering “stash” and why they love them.Monday, July 4th, 2011: Choosing Your Cloth Style - Today’s posts discuss parents' individual journeys to finding the cloth diapering "style" that best suits their families.Sunday, July 3rd, 2011: Cloth Related Recipes - Writers share their best cloth-related recipes and tutorials.Articles will go live on the scheduled theme day: Please take time to read the submissions by the other carnival participants on the following themes. Natural Parents Network for the most up-to-date news on the Freedom of Cloth Carnival! Someday soon I hope to report to all of you that I have overcome my nose issues and am, in fact, using a hanky. I’m slowly trying to get myself accustomed to using a cloth “tissue” in a manner that I am most comfortable with. Every chance I get, I try to blow my nose with a piece of cloth and immediately toss it into the laundry room so I don’t have to look at it. My desire to utilize cloth in every aspect of my life is going to win out. Either way, it is certainly an issue I need to overcome. It might also be that I have nowhere to keep said “tissue” between uses that isn’t horribly disgusting at the same time it’s out of reach of my children. What is it about blowing my nose into a piece of cloth that disturbs me so? It might be the thought of reusing the same cloth tissue over and over, knowing that all the sticky mucous I blew out of my nose is still there. I still haven’t converted completely to family cloth, mind you, but I really would like to if it wasn’t for this odd issue I’m having. In fact, most people would suggest that the nose blowing would come far sooner than the family cloth. One would think that if I could get past the ‘ick’ factor of using family cloth, I would surely be able to get over blowing my nose into a handkerchief instead of a tissue. My collection of burp rags that replace paper towels. Although it took me a while, it is because of using cloth diapers that I gave up paper towels and started utilizing rags for cleaning, cloth for napkins and even began making my own ‘family cloth.’ All of this is fabulous, of course, but for some reason there is still one thing I cannot wrap my head around: not using tissues. Participants are sharing everything they know and love about cloth diapering, including how cloth has inspired them.Ĭloth diapers have been an amazing catalyst for me to live a greener life. ![]() This year’s carnival will run from Sunday, July 3rd through Saturday, July 9th. This post was written for inclusion in the Freedom of Cloth Carnival hosted at Natural Parents Network by Melissa of The New Mommy Files and Shannon of The Artful Mama. Welcome to the First Annual Freedom of Cloth Carnival
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