Day 1: Habits

Today's Trash

 New Trash: 3 items (5 distinct pieces)

2012 Trash: lots (we unpacked some Xmas toys for A)

Today's winner: Bret

Moral of the day: drink your coffee black

We went out for breakfast today and I created all of the above depicted trash without even thinking.  That was the problem-- some motions are so ingrained that I didn't even realize I made our first trash until Bret pointed it out.

I ordered coffee and 2 waffles and 2 waters for A and me.   

First, my coffee arrived.  I emptied one little creamer into my coffee like always--and Bret says "You lose." (We had made a bet to see who would make the first trash of the new year.) I didn't even realize I was doing it.  I guess I will have to carry my own milk supply or drink my coffee black.  Or only have coffee at home.  Sigh.  

Then our waters came.  Because she is only 3, they put A's water in a styrofoam cup with a plastic straw (I had the foresight to order my water without a straw--even though I felt foolish).  Upsetting.  I do not 100% agree that I am to blame here, but I will chalk it up to a learning experience.  Kids are our responsibility; her trash is our trash. 

Then the food.  How could a waffle come with plastic?  I will tell you how-- butter.  They put the butter in a disposable plastic mini cup.  I didn't want my butter to come in a little unrecyclable plastic cup, but it did and I must take full responsibility.  All things to think about in the future.  Sigh.  

Bret is sitting here and monologging about the various ways he can reuse the trash I made today.  He is definitely going off the deep end with this.  Sigh.