Wow, that’s a really long post title!  Bear with me…

Everytime I go to Trader Joes I see the canvas bags hanging there by the door, but I’m always standing in the checkout line furthest from the door and never think to purchase them until I’m on my way out the door and then I don’t want to have to go back inside just to buy the bags.  On Friday I went in to TJ’s and just happened to be in the checkout line closest to the bags and decided once and for all I was going to get some.  I am so tired of grocery store plastic bags…they aren’t on the approved list of recycleable items.   Yes you can take them back to the grocery store but I never remember to gather them all up to take them.  So they end up just getting stuff into a cupboard and used for trash bags most of the time. 

So there it is…my contribution to the environment and the things that are responsible for new found much needed cupboard space and my first achievement for 2008 that has been on my mind for a while now.

Ok, now onto the addiction…


I justify this addiction by telling myself that YES these are quite pricey BUT they are cheaper and healthier than a Starbucks Latte and you get a cool glass after you are done drinking them.  Let me tell you that  I have quite a collection of these glasses going on right now. 

SO I was having issues with the storage of all my pens, pencils, paint brushes, markers, etc. because they have to be stored horizontally of course.  In an attempt to actually do something with these glasses instead of throwing them in the recycle bin I decided to put my POM glasses to good use.  Some glue dots and some ribbon and this is what I came up with…

FINALLY…I’m happy with where my pens and stuff are living.  Still trying to find a home for that printer though…

Oh and one more thing I had to share…my best friend in the whole wide world came over last night for dinner.  I hadn’t seen her since New Years Eve and she gives me this card…just because…she’s so sweet and it made me laugh and just about made me cry.  And BTW if you know me…you know that you can usually find me wearing black 🙂 

Thanks Jacki…love you too!