I just have to say how impressed I am with the Roof Rack Shop! I ordered a new car seat for Sunshine yesterday at about 2pm and it just arrived this morning! Dead impressed! I wasn't expecting it at least until tomorrow! Top marks for the shop on three counts:
I just finished this book and it was fabulous! A real page-turner from beginning to end. I didn't too badly time wise...about 2 weeks (but really only because I was away from family duties for two weeks!). I picked it up at the airport a couple of months ago (along with 'The Fourth Bear' - Jasper Fforde) and finally got around to reading it! I liked the title and the cover of the book...I know you should never judge a book by it's cover...but when it comes to books and wine I tend to go for quirky!
Read it! (my copy is currently on loan to my mother-in-law, but will be available shortly I would imagine!)
How cool is this!? I was just shopping for some more Ecoballs (the ones I bought last year have come to the end of their life) and I saw that the Ethical Superstore had USB rechargable batteries! These would be a definate improvement on taking regular batteries or rechargable + charger on trips (as long as my laptop was coming with me of course!)
After reading Mandy's post I got to thinking about making small changes around our home...I started with a Biocare bathroom cleaner (all natural ingredients including Tea Tree oil) which smells lovely! Then when the dettox ran out in the kitchen I went for a 'green' cleaner which for some reason had Anthony Worrall Thomson all over it...The next change was the dishwasher tablets....we're now using Ecover tablets and they clean the dishes just as well as other brands and smell quite nice too!
Finally, I stumped up the cash for some Ecoballs and after using them for a few washes in one day I am quite impressed...I'm not sure how they'll cope with Sunshine's orange food stains...but I guess I can always fall back on the regular powder and Vanish!!
oh, and I was really surprised at how big they are!
I decided that it was time that my dancing shoes should be retired at least for the time being...they have taken up residence in the garage for the next six months (probably to make homes for mice). 
They had given me good service and were the second pair of this type as I loved the first pair so much...They saw me through my pregnancy so they have basically had it..no spring left! I've replaced them with a more 'sensible' pair of Skechers...
My spotty Green Flash pumps had also had their day so they went out to the bin never to be seen again on
the arrival of my more fun blue and pink Green Flash (who says you have to be grown up all the time?!)
(And this is just proof that I can throw things out!)
