Earth Day Follow Up

I reached my goal and bought reusable bags! After making the promise, I did a lot of research on reusable bags. You won't believe how many different choices are out there. Local grocery stores sell them, but being me, I didn't want to show allegiance to one store, and then show up with them in other stores. Instead I decided to buy from Get Hip Get Green. I purchased a pack of 5 bags (1 more than my goal) and they arrived last night. Of course the first thing Chris said was how they were pricy for reusable bags, but I didn't mind paying a little extra money for the cute design, and the fact that each sale also means a donation to the children’s environmental group, The Green Ambassadors, which provides high school students with experiences that foster personal growth, community service, cross-culture and global exchange and leadership skills to tackle the most critical environmental issues facing our planet. I suggest doing some research of your own and deciding what type of bags you want. I chose these based on their design, and the fact that they were larger, and have a hard bottom, which means that stuff will stay in place and not shift around like plastic or canvas bags. I do have to run to Trader Joes today, so I can test out my new bags there.

Side Note: When you bring reusable bags, or even just your own grocery bag to Trader Joes, they put your name in for a weekly $10 gift card to the store. I haven't won yet, but I'll let you know if I do!

Happy Earth Day AND National Jelly Bean Day

Today is Earth Day. To be honest, I don't really see the point of this. I know that sounds horrible, and that environmentalists probably can't wait to get their hands around my neck, but one day isn't going to do anything. Trust me, I'm all for making our earth a better place, but in the end, it's lifestyle changes that will make a difference, not a one day celebration. For the past few months, I've been wanting to buy cute reusable grocery bags for two reasons, one because it will help the planet with waste and such, and two because we have plastic grocery bags coming out of our ears at home. Luckily our local grocery store has a recycle center for these bags, so I try every so often to take a large bag of them and stick them in the bin when I go to do my weekly shopping. So my goal for the week is to buy 4 reusable grocery bags! I encourage everyone else who hasn't done this yet to do it as well. It's a simple lifestyle change that can make a difference.

On a fun note, its also National Jelly Bean Day. For those who know me, I LOVE jelly beans. When I was three, I got to pick wallpaper for my new room, and I chose jelly bean wallpaper. It was rows of beans with jelly beans in jars for the border. My favorite jelly bean at the moment is pear. Buttered popcorn comes in a close second, as well as margarita. Yum, I could go for some right now.