Sorry ma'am

Last night I walked to the grocery store to buy late night snacks. I took a back alley route down south Albert St because I am slow and pregnant. On the way I was grossed out by how much garbage was lying on the ground. I found myself scanning the trash for things that could be recycled. On the way there I spotted a magazine and thought....I should pick that up and put it in that nearby recycling bin.  Just as the idea crossed my mind a car drove by. I panicked not wanting to look weird and kept walking.

At the grocery store I came to the till and gave the cashier my reusable bag. She scanned my food items and placed them inside. I had also bought some conditioner.
Side bar... It took forever to decide on which one and I settled on a $7 bottle that says its sulphate free and 100% plant derived. Those labels are hard to understand sometimes.
Anyway, finally satisfied with my choice I went to the till and the cashier swiftly pulled out a plastic bag for the conditioner to put inside my reusable bag. I guess to stop possible contamination?
I yelled- "no! Please don't!"

It was much louder and more desperate sounding than intended but she was so quick. I wanted to stop her. I politely explained that I understood it was probably grocery protocol to have separate bags for meat or dairy or produce or soap but that I didn't care. "I'm only going a few blocks." I said. "I think I can manage with everything together."
She looked at me understandingly and said... "You really love the environment."
"It's just I already have a huge drawer of plastic bags I'm meaning to recycle and I keep forgetting." I tried to explains self further.

On my way back I picked up the magazine and put it in the blue bin.
I didn't even spill any conditioner on my food.

I swear I also have things that actually matter to talk about too.  Josh and I have been talking a lot lately about investing in an electric car. That opens up a whole can of worms about where our power comes from and the need for solar panels. That brings up the talk about how we need an extra $50 thousand dollars....

For now though, josh is doing well with the well researched, "big idea" portion of the blog. I'm happy to fill in the gaps.