WAHM and the treat trove

Having your period isn’t fun and that’s why I’m so happy that I’ve found this lovely little company called The treat trove, and it’s not only because they sell amazing Cloth sanitary pads, cups and awesome sea sponges (I highly recommend you to try sea sponges if you don’t want to use the chemical filled disposable tampons) it’s because of their awesome treat boxes that you can buy on a monthly basis. They always contain a few cloth pads and some other Lovely WAHM made goodies, chocolate, and soap, wax melts and Candles.  I’ve also had one box with a wish bracelet and some bling for my phone all hand made with love from some amazing work at home women.  I’ve received two boxes and I cannot wait to order my next one......


(This was Julys box and I loved it pads where from NGOZI sews and the liners from muff fluff whom I’ve never tried before really loved, there was also a little bath bomb (my husband thought it was a cake) , wax melt, chocolate , a wish bracelet and some phone bling.)





 

The treat trove is a small company run by women for women ( they have however done  a fathers day treat box as well) , even thought my husband used the soap I received in my first ever treat box and we also use the wax melt together. I was happily surprised when I received my first box as it was all lovely well made things in it and well worth the price of the box. They have period boxes, sweet boxes a few different gift boxes like a teen box, postpartum box and a hug in a box. They also havelots of pads and accessories that you might need for your personal hygiene as a woman.


 

(Above are my very first treat box two Amazing pads, soap, wax melt, a little mirror , a small wet bag and choclate.)

Have you run out of Christmas ideas for mum, Nan, aunty and maybe your teenage daughter? Fear no more the Treat Trove is doing a Christmas box this year as well. I can’t wait to order one, and a really of course their sweet box which I haven’t yet had the chance to try. (My husband has said he’ll order one for me next month as I deserve some pampering apparently, so I’ll let you all know how it was with pictures of all the sweets of course)


Most women don’t talk about the pain or the bleeding you have after your babies been born, but you will be in pain or feel uncomfortable at least I was in quite a lot of pain after my last pregnancy. The treat trove has got a solution that might help the new mum feel a bit better after  a pregnancy when your babies born and that is by coming up with a lovely post partum box. I haven’t had the chance to try nor will try as I’m not having another baby. If I’d known about them when I was pregnant I would have ordered a box. So I might order one as a treat to my pregnant friend once baby has arrived or when it’s nearer her due date, as a little friendly gift.

 



I first heard about the treat trove through a Facebook group dedicated to work at home mums which is a really lovely Group, in which you can get some great ideas for presents and other little treats to your near and dear ones.  I also love to support the small businesses and what’s even better is that you always get unique things which are made with love and dedication, some say that they are a bit more expensive to buy from than the local high street shops, which they are if you see to the really cheap stores I will not mention any names but you know what once I’m talking about. The small businesses cannot compete with the mass produced things you can buy in a bigger high street shop, but you know that everything is humanely done and that the person that’s made your item has put their heart and soul in to your custom made object if you buy from a WAHM or other small family business.  Everything is one of a kind in one way or another when you buy from a WAHM. I’m a student mum with two children and I can afford to buy WAHM made things with a bit of budgeting and time planning, so why shouldn’t you be able to do the same?  My husband has been unemployed for a few years and is now himself a college student so we’ve been forced to turn every penny for years, and I’ve become an excellent planner and budgeter.

One way for me to not only save money but to also help the environment was to not use disposable nappies on my Children or disposable sanitary products on myself and that’s how I even got in touch with the WAHM community in the UK at all one thing lead to another.  

The treat trove is a small business that are Selling Amazing Products for women such as different brands of CSPS all Lovely hand made with love from different women round England, some of the makers are:

MUFF FLUFF-  TCS ECO- NGOZI SEW- HUGGALLY WUGGALLY- AUNT IRMA's  - CHUBBY JOES BUMBLEBEES- BEAU BESPOKE- SECRETS CLOTHPADS – HONOUR YOUR FLOW- ECO RAINBOW

 As you can see there are quite a few options of makers and they are all lovely (I’ve got most of them and my plan is to try them all), so I’m certain you’ll find your favourite amongst them all. If you never tried cloth but are curious then I’d like to say please try them you will not go back once you’ve found your favourites. Don’t be put off by your friends and family that tells you they would never use them or if the first pads don't work, try a different maker or ask the one you bought from if they perhaps could adjust them to your preferences sometimes that’s possible as well.
I had plans to add some useful information in this post about reusable sanitary Products, (I know I’ve written a post before about this as well before but it never hurts to redo another one with more information. But I thought that it was more fitting to do a completely new post about this later on, so in my next post I'll add some facts and information about cloth, and also some comments from a Lovely community of cloth addicts.  (The treat trove has got a lovely little chat group as well where you can get lots of help if you ask)

Please let me know if you have any questions you would like answered I'll try to answer them to me best abilities.

You can find the treat trove and try all the goodies for yourself on either
http://thetreattrove.co.uk/products
Or on facebook The treat trove

I have not been asked to write any of this as you know if I find something I believe is great then I’ll write about it, I’d never write anything if I didn’t believe in the Products even if I got asked to do so.

(May sweet box)

My plan is to write a Little Review about all the boxes i get home after everyone thats ordered one has recived their box, as it might be fun to see how different all the boxes can be.

I'm backed....... have you missed me?

As per request by my Nan………….. And most likely a trick to get me to sit down I’ll write a few blog post as it’s been quiet from me lately.

I’ve spent a busy summer working and trying to look after the kids when I haven’t been working which have been most days during my normal shift and also a lot of long extra nights during my summer job. Which has been extremely fun and educational and it’s also gotten me to change my major from studying to become a Swedish and English teacher to a Swedish and Swedish as a second language teacher.  My third semester starts 1^st of September which means only four more years of university for me. It’s fun but challenging it’s a juggling act between trying to work extra, studying and taking care of two kids but nothing is impossible and I’m loving every minute of it, but sometimes I’ve felt like I’m a clown with plates on my head, hands and feet trying to balance it all.

I’m now up north in Sweden with the kids and my grandparents as I needed a break from everything whilst I could since my summer job ended early and I promised everyone that I wouldn’t take any extra shift in the schools until my university course starts up again after summer holidays.  As much as I would have loved to see my friends in England it would have been a lot more stressful to go there than to stay here. This was the better choice as it’s calmer and a better economical option for us at the moment, as both my laptop and phone managed to break down at the same time and I kind of need both for school.

So I’m currently in a small lovely cabin which my grandparents own next to a mountain and the view of a lake on the other side, so it could be a lot worse. Kids can be outside playing round and I can just chill and work out. I’ve finally managed to get back in to exercising other than walking/biking to and from work as I just haven’t had the time over the summer to do anything else. Charley wanted to go for a run every morning with his mum so we have and he’s fast, so that was a good warm up and after I’ve asked my grandparents to look after the kids whilst have had half hour running session to myself. I haven’t run far or fast but loved the fact that 3 km took me only 25 minute which is awesome for someone that hasn’t jogged all summer. I’ve promised myself to try and take some time to myself to exercise regularly again not only to walk everywhere but to actually run or do something else as I feel calmer after which helps my illness a little bit as well. It’s also a bonus that  I don’t feel as stressed when I’ve had the chance to exercise which is good both for myself and also for my upcoming autumn semester in school, as I tend to think clearer if I exercise regularly.

I don’t believe in the word alone time when you are a parent as i believe when you become a parent your children will be the biggest part of your life.  Everything I do is for my children but a healthy happy mum is always good for the kids no one can argue about that.  I’m most of the time happy round my kids even those days when I feel stressed I always make time for my kids. To spend quality time with my kids is something I value every day, even though I’ve got 100 things on my plate like work or a lot of homework I always make sure to read bedtime stories or to play with Lego if that’s what my kids want to do that day. But if I can help not to feel as stressed by doing something simple like running three times a week I then believe I’d be even happier round my kids so therefore I promise myself to do so, as it will be beneficial for everyone in the family one way or another.

 

So now I’ve got that out of the way I’ve got a few reviews to write in the next upcoming posts. I’ve got a huge love for great WHAMs (work at home mums) my kids clothes wardrobes are filled with wham clothes and my own wardrobe has got some lovely wham made underwear and tops alike.

As you also know I used cloth on my children and myself I use cloth CSPs so first out is a lovely little company I found a few months ago called the treat trove, which sells WHAM CSPs and they also have a few amazing monthly treat boxes and post partum boxes. They also have a selection of sea sponges and cups which I’ve also tried of course. So my next post will be about the UK based small company the treat trove, keep your eyes peeled.  

http://thetreattrove.co.uk/