Comments on: One Small Change

By: Mary Beth

Mary Beth — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:26:00 +0000

One thing I read somewhere that was really helpful was just asking to take your groceries “naked” when you have forgotten to bring your bags. Then when you get to your van, or even when you get home for that matter, grab your bags and load everything into them (to carry them inside). I’ve done this a few times because I hate to take a plastic bag now, knowing I don’t have to. It was really funny one time at Target I forgot my bags–we had just bought bras and undies for my daughter and ended up carrying them out to the parking lot “bare.” We got a good laugh out of it and she was a good sport.

By: AG Ambroult

AG Ambroult — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:27:06 +0000

We do that too! we have a closet full of cloth/reusable bags and yet somehow I still manage to forget them often.
Denise–putting your kids in charge is genius!
Good luck!

By: Denise Claire

Denise Claire — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:34:49 +0000

If you put your kids in charge of making sure to remember bring the bags in the store (or tell you to “Remember the bags, Mom”, I bet you’ll always have them ready to use. Kids love to either have the responsibility or boss their parents, whichever one works for you.

By: Holly

Holly — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:43:03 +0000

What a wonderful plan. I love the idea of making small changes that add up big time. Good luck with your challenge.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:40:16 +0000

How weird I have just added a fold up bag to my everyday handbag. It does make it more bulky but I too was noticing a few plastic bags sneaking in now that I don’t take the push chair with me all the time! Good plan- I hope many more join you.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:35:30 +0000

Thanks ginny, I actually set up a Morsbag pod a couple of years ago and have handed quite a few out since then. It’s a great thing, I should have remembered to post about it.

By: ginny

ginny — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:18:36 +0000

hi jennifer …
i have seen a few links to ‘one small change’ on other participating blogs and think it is a wonderful idea to pick one thing each month. love the cute photo of your daughter with her shopping bag!
we have lots of fabric bags here and you may remember my Morsbags post. Morsbags are reusable bags .. the site is very good and gives patterns and instructions to make a very easy anything bag… here is the link in case any of your readers fancy making one http://www.morsbags.com/
good luck with your challenge x

By: Emma

Emma — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:22:18 +0000

Me too..I have a huge stash of re-uasable bags (although none as nice as that yummy one in your photo) and its just a case of remembering to take them with me when I go shopping.
We’ll definitley join in!!
Em x

By: Hip Mountain Mama

Hip Mountain Mama — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:35:48 +0000

Thanks for joining! I love that red bag pictured here! Good luck with your first change!!
Suzy

By: Allison

Allison — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:37:19 +0000

Thanks for the info; I am going to check into that – it’s a good idea.

About your thermostat comment – glad to hear my husband and I are not the only ones who do this. Our home is heated with oil and it’s very costly too. We keep the thermostat in between 59*-63* depending on whats going on, usually it sits around 60*. Every time someone comes over, we always have to hear how crazy we are that we keep it ‘so low’!