If I were to be paid a dollar for every one of my good intentions that slipped away I would be sitting on a beach in Maui sipping Mai Tais, but alas, I’m not. Instead, I’m sitting in my home in Minnesota looking out on a white-blanket-covered-landscape on this brisk, 4 degree, -11 windchill, Tuesday morning writing my Monday post.
Why? Well let me tell you. Back in the sweltering heat of August, I signed on with Norwex to be an Independent Sales Consultant. With this new job, much like the gardening related work I do during the summer, I don’t work the traditional 9am – 5pm, nor do I work a standard Monday – Friday. Instead, I work when it works best for my customers, which means I pay closer attention to the date than day of the week, so it is easy for me to lose track of what day it is. It also means that when I woke up today… I thought it was Monday. It wasn’t until I was getting my son ready for school that I realized I’d already gotten a uniform ready and packed a lunch once this week which meant, yikes! Today is Tuesday! I didn’t do my Environmindful Monday post yesterday!
So, in the spirit of keeping my good intentions in motion and keeping the ball rolling on Environmindful Monday Tips, if it’s alright with you, I thought I would just proceed forward pretending today is Monday and post another tip.
Environmindful Monday Tip #3
- Reuse envelopes for grocery lists. We all get envelopes in the mail, almost daily, and sometimes we even get an envelope inside an envelope. Rather than just tossing envelopes in the recycling bin, there are some great ways to reuse them. Typically there is only printing one side of the envelope, which leaves the other side clear for reuse. And… envelopes just happen to be a great size for a grocery list. But wait! They also come with the added bonus of a pocket perfect for holding coupons! As you find a coupon for your future grocery trip, slip it in the envelope, add your item to your list and when you’re ready to go shopping just grab your list and go! (Slick and slick, right?)
We keep a stash of envelopes in a drawer in our kitchen to use for grocery lists and scratch paper, but I keep another stash in my office because they are also great for stashing checks/cash to take to the bank: cash on the inside, itemized list of deposits on the outside.
We hold our grocery list to the side of the refrigerator with clip with a magnet on the back.
You could also easily make a full tablet, similar to this notebook my son made at the Green Gifts Fair by punching two holes in the top of a pile of envelopes, pushing a rubber band through the holes and looping the ends of the rubber band around a popsicle stick, stick or other found object (such as cut up game board as shown in the photo).
That’s the tip for this week. See you in 6, if not sooner.
Less waste = more green space.
Be. Mindful.
Kate
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