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I must admit that I was bummed that I didn't get to go shopping more than once a week with my new reusable bags. It was such a busy week and I guess....I really didn't need anything. Yes, this is a good thing all at the same time. =) I was bummed because I felt like I was on such a roll with using the bags last week that I thought this week would be filled with more remembering to put the bags in the truck and bringing them into the store. Oh well...next week will be another week to go shopping as my oldest will be home starting Wednesday night until Sunday. She'll eat me out of house and home for sure.
I was kind of successful at the grocery store. I did remember to bring my bags in. I was only going in for a few things, but thought enough to bring in several bags with me....thankfully. I did run into a bit of a dilemma dilemma. I purchased some pork ribs and some turkey breasts that will be put into the crock pot later this week. Given the nature of these products, I did not want to just stick them in my reusable bags. I prefer to put them into a plastic bag so they don't leak all over. I stood there packing my bags wondering what the heck I was going to do with those meat products. To put them in the reusable bag or in a plastic bag..........grrrrr! In the end, I put them in a a plastic bag. As I sit here now and think about the whole situation, I realize now that not only are the resuable bags reusable, but they are also WASHABLE!!! It wouldn't have mattered if they had gotten dirty....I can always wash them. The answer was already in front of me...I just needed to step back and see it. Lesson learned.
I'm sure my daughter will want to head to Wal-Mart this weekend without me. I'm going to make sure she takes the reusable bags with her, so she too can save a sea turtle by not using plastic bags. =)
3 comments:
Even though you only went to the store once, you were still successful with using your reusable bags! The dilemma you had is one that I could see myself standing there thinking the same thing. Thinking they are washable wouldn't have came into my mind either, so don't be so hard on yourself. You were thinking more on the safety aspect of the food leaking and that's a good thing. Hopefully next week you can go shopping more then once and use those bags more :)
Ah the old issue of packaging meat. I always go through that same dilemma when I go to the grocery store as well. In recent times though I've goten into the habit of just not bagging my meat, opting to just carry it on its own.
I'm kind of glad that you had to address the problem of what to do with meat before I did with reusable bags. I probably would have put them into plastic without even thinking. As I was reading your blog I also had the thought to bring along a couple plastic bags that I already have stocked up under my sink so that I could wrap the meat. It's funny the types of problems we run into that we would have never thought of. Good job overall using your bags!
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