Plastic Shopping Bags are like Bunnies

Plastic shopping bags are like bunnies...they multiply. Decide how many bags you need to keep and contain them. (I suggest no more than 10.)









Contain them in a wall unit or under cabinet dispenser.



Here are some uses to recycle and use those bags:

• Carry dirty gym clothes or wet clothing


• pet waste container (at the park or on walks)


• small trash can liners


• extra odor protection for diapers in garbage


• give to the local farmers market to use for bagging produce


• ask if your library takes them for patrons' use


• keep a couple in the car for trash and wet umbrellas


• use for shoes in your suitcase


• take a few in your suitcase for soiled laundry

Vacation and Unpacking

I got home from vacation last night at 6pm. We (husband, Steve and I) were gone eight days. By 6:30pm we had unpacked all three suitcases, put them away and started a load of laundry. Sure, I was tired, but unpacked suitcases causes chaos. By not unpacking immediately, it would have taken me much longer to get moving this morning...not to mention I would not have had anything clean to wear!

Here's how we got done so quickly:

1. Emptied the carry-on bag which was filled with snacks and books. Steve put away the unused snacks and put our books on the end table in the living room, while I started on my suitcase.

1. Opened my suitcase and sorted the dirty laundry into a three compartment sorter. (1 - brights, 2 - darks, and 3 - whites)

2. Filled up shampoo and other used toiletries and stowed the toiletry kit in the carry-on bag for our next trip.

3. Put my makeup back in its bathroom drawer and stowed the makeup bag in the carry-on bag.

4. Sorted the dirty laundry in Steve's suitcase. He refilled and put away his toiletry kit.

5. I started a load of laundry while Steve nested his smaller suitcase in my larger one and put them back in the hall closet along with the carry-on bag.

Less than 30 minutes and we were done!