I am doing my part for the environment by collecting the reusable grocery bags. I started with plain black ones, and have now expanded to colorful lime green and red ones. I always keep them handily in my car so I’m always ready for that last minute shopping trip. They’re great…when I remember to bring them into the store. I am always leaving them in the car! You know that V8 commercial, where they slap their forehead, and say “I could have had a V8!”  That’s me with the bags, right after I enter the store.

Well today I remembered! Today I brought in all 10 of them, more than plenty for my quick purchase to ready myself for the upcoming Thanksgiving holidays. I was actually quite proud of myself for remembering.

But as I stood and watched the cashier ring up my $30 grocery purchase, I couldn’t help but notice the young bagger.  She carefully placed my 2 large yams, a can of mandarin oranges, celery, 2 bags of cranberries, 2 boxes of stuffing mix, a large square container of rice mix, a large bag full of fresh broccoli, a bunch of asparagus, and an onion, all in one bag! And in the second bag, she put a lonely  bag of 8 cherry tomatoes. That’s it.

I had to chuckle to myself as I lifted my two bags, one light as a feather, the other so heavy I thought the handle would snap off. I thanked her, and we both felt a sense of pride that day.

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