Swaddling the Great Tubaloo in the "burrito-wrap" style was one of the most important things we did in the early days of parenthood.  This swaddling style was key for us because it was easy to learn and worked wonderfully. The problem with the traditional style, where you start with a sort of diamond shape and fold a corner over, is that it's difficult to learn.  I'm sure it works for many people, but I had tried learning it long before I had a baby, and it never really clicked for me.  When the Tubaloo was born, our delivery room nurse, who had five kids of her own, swaddled him in the burrito-wrap style right after birth, and we've never looked back. I've included  a printable version of these instructions at…

Have you ever found yourself debating whether or not a plastic container labeled 7 could be put in the bin? Or ever wondered if you really need to rinse things out before you recycle them? Or ever debated whether to throw something grimy and gross in the trash, down the sink, or in the gutter? There are so many little decisions to be made when throwing things away, and I think most of us probably decide out of habit.  You're probably still handling trash the same way you were taught by your mom, or whoever it was that first introduced you to a recycling bin.  What's wrong with that? The problem is that cities update the way they handle waste all the time. Knowledge about the impact we're having on…