Green Options

Congratulations Amber!  You’ve won the four reusable ChicoBags courtesy of Two Knobby Tires.  Thanks to everyone for your comments and suggestions on how to remember to use your reusable bags, and we hope Amber never leaves her new bags in the car!

 These are one of my favorite green discoveries.  ChicoBags (www.chicobag.com) come in a rainbow of colors, are lightweight and incredibly clever.  They compress into their own teensy self-contained pouch and have a carabineer clip so you can snap them right onto your key ring.  No more forgetting them at home or in the car!  They pop into a pocket or purse, clip to a belt loop or backpack [...]

We remembered to take our bags to the grocery store last night and to use them!  The bagger thought we were buying the Halloween ChicoBags and tucked them into a different bag *eyeroll*, but other than that things went decently.  We ended up with two or three plastic bags in addition to the two canvas bags and two ChicoBags.  My mom says she’s planning to make bags for me, too.  And our Annie’s bag with Bernie on it is currently [...]