u/ArtLoud5269

My lower back is absolutely destroyed after having my second baby and I feel like such an old lady complaining about this but bending over to shove diapers into our cheap little step-can 10 times a day is actually taking me out. To make matters worse my 2.5 year old has entered his feral raccoon era and keeps figuring out how to pop the lid open on our current floor bin to either inspect his little brother's diapers or try to hide his hot wheels in there. It's an actual biohazard at this point.

I've started wondering if a taller diaper pail with more capacity would help since I wouldn't have to bend over every single time. Rn this trash can is clearly not working. So I've looked at the Munchkin step because i'm hoping a step pedal might be harder for my toddler to figure out than a lid he can just pull open. Also, a mom in one of my parenting groups mentioned she has this Momcozy one,it sits higher than the little trash can and its lock actually works against toddlers but then part of me also wonders if i should just skip diaper pails altogether and just get a big stainless kitchen trash can with a locking lid from Target.

TBH, i just want to stand up straight to throw a diaper away and not wake up to find a Matchbox car covered in poop. Has anyone dealt with a toddler who keeps breaking into the trash? Would a taller diaper trash can actually help, or is it just another expense?

So our baby just turned 6months old last week, and now that we are slowly going to incorporate solids in her diet, we have been contemplating getting a baby high chair. Since we did not add the high chair to my registry because we thought we would buy it once the baby arrives, that will make more sense.

We've been looking at different baby high chairs and their reviews, so far only been confused because they all look fine, but we don't want to end up getting the wrong thing. Since we’re doing solids, we want something that’s comfortable and offers that proper 90 posture, something with a good, adjustable footrest to keep her stable while she’s learning to chew. Also we want a high chair that grows with baby so we can use it later in her toddler phase. I know BLW gets incredibly messy, so I need something easy to clean because the amount of food it will get on it I can only imagine now..
What high chair worked best for you? I hvae seen mockingbird, dinerpal, abbie beyond and nuna ones get recommended alot here but I want to know the good and bad of these if you've used any. Will really appreciate the advice.

So my 9 mnth old already destroyed our fisherprice highchair. it lasted maybe 4 mnths before the tray stopped clicking in right and the whole thing started feeling sketchy. like i'd put my son in it and it would lean a little and that was enough for me to stop trusting it. he's not even that heavy i think he's like 19 pounds? so idk why it couldn't hold up.
Anyway I've been researching high chairs for the past week and i think i've looked at every option at this point. i considered the ikea antilop because everyone on here always recommends it and yeah it's cheap but honestly it felt like more of the same plastic stuff. if the fisher-price didnt last i don't see how a $25 ikea chair is going to be any better long term. Also it doesnt have a footrest and apparently that matters. Then I looked at the graco blossom because a friend has it and likes it. it seemed fine but reading reviews a lot of people were saying the same thing i already dealt with, parts getting loose over time and the seat being annoying to clean.
I also looked at the abiie beyond and the momcozy dinerpal which are wooden ones and look nice in photos but not sure in real life. I cant figure out the difference between the two except the momcozy one has a bigger tray and supposedly fits suction plates better which is a big deal for me because our plates end up on the floor like 10 times a meal right now.
My main concern is just stability though. my son is a very active eater. he kicks, throws food, tries to stand up in the seat. i need something that's heavy enough that it's not going to wobble or tip when he's being crazy in it. These two have actual wood construction which seems sturdier than plastic but idk i've never bought a wooden high chair before so maybe i'm just falling for it looking nice.
has anyone tried the dinerpal or abiie and can speak to how stable they actually are with a wild toddler? because i'm about to pull the trigger on something and i just want to make sure i'm not wasting money again

my garage has slowly turned into the place where everything goes when i don't know where else to put it lol. the bikes were probably the biggest problem because they were always leaning against something, falling over, or somehow ending up right in the middle of the floor. every time i needed to get anything from the back, i had to move at least one bike first.

so i finally got tired of it and decided to make a simple bike rack myself instead of buying one. i had some leftover wood from another project and a few hooks sitting around, so i figured i'd try to use what i already had.

i didn't really have a proper plan when i started. i measured the wall, made a very rough sketch, and kind of figured things out as i went. the first attempt was honestly not great. i had the bikes too close together and the handlebars kept getting in each other's way, so i ended up taking some of it apart and moving the hooks around.

after a few adjustments, i finally got the spacing right. now i can actually take one bike down without knocking into everything else, which honestly feels like a huge win lol.

it's definitely not the fanciest DIY project ever, but it cleared up a surprising amount of space and my garage feels so much less chaotic now. i can actually see the floor again.

i'm mostly wondering if there's anything obvious i could improve with the design. maybe better spacing, adding some padding where the bikes touch the rack, or changing the way the hooks are positioned?

if you've made something similar, i'd love to hear what worked well for you or what you wish you'd done differently. just looking for general DIY ideas before i consider making any changes.