Day 3: Commuter Cup Conundrum!

I didn't have my reusable cup this morning and REALLY wanted a coffee for the road.....so.....after learning that neither the Gelson's nor Oak's Gourmet Market on Franklin have commuter cups for sale.....

I totally caved! I bought a coffee: paper cup, plastic lid....all of it. Crap!

M. E. FRUGAL: Well, I guess I can reuse the cup as a seed pot, but the lid is just a single use item for the recycling bin.

M. E. REALIST: Now wait a minute...this is exactly how the laundry room got the be a clusterf #&k. WILLPOWER! Just don't buy it.

M. E. DEFLATED: The coffee didn't really taste good anyways. It was flavored with too much guilt. *sigh*

Day 2: Waste Tally

Off to a moderately good start. I got up a few minutes early to be sure I had time to make lunch. Finished off a loaf of store bought bread and used the outer bread bag to pack up my lunch.

BTW: When did bread start coming in TWO bags?

Composted an entire pound of raw cat food I forgot about in the microwave :(

I didn't get the glass bottle situation taken care of for trash day this morning, so we'll take care of that next Monday.

Tonight is the Old LA Farmer's Market right off my train stop so I picked up some tomatoes, fresh bread and a few other things. Most of it is only "natural" or "pesticide free" and not certified organic, which is disappointing, but at least it's local and supports small farmers.

Transportation:

• walk to train to carpool with 1 person to work
• carpool with 2 people to train to walk home
  
• Train to Hollywood/Vine to meet friends for dinner at Thai Palms.

Unfortunately, Thai Elvis (pictured right) was not performing.

• carpool (got a lift) to friend's house in Hollywood

Solid Waste:

Reuse

• 1 plastic grocery bag

Recycle

• inner plastic bag from bread

Compost

• 1 tea bag
• 1 lb raw cat food

Trash

• small ball of plastic tape
• average amount of TP (about 18 squares)