Here is what I'm packing in my purse right now, all conveniently stored inside this cute Vera Bradley makeup bag.
In case you can't tell from my artistic (cough cough) photo, there a stainless steel straw, knife, fork, spoon, and eight paper straws. The stainless straw is for me, while the kids get the paper straws. It's that that I don't love them enough to bring along steel straws for them - to the contrary, I love their teeth enough to make sure that should the urge strike one of the kids to jump up and run around with his or her drink, the teeth don't suffer for the experience.
This pack has come in handy on several occasions, and I honestly can't understand why I haven't carried something like this around for years.
Then, I've packed bags in both cars that contain a variety of tupperware (used in the collective, not name-brand, sense) and reusable cups. When we go to a restaurant, we bring in the bag and then we don't walk out with styrofoam. Here is what came home last night from a post-football-game trip to Perkins:
Not all containers were used to take home leftovers, but I bring the whole caboodle into the house so that I can replace the containers currently holding food and return the kit back to the car.
Is this a hassle? I suppose it could be for some. For us, now that we know what happens to the styrofoam once it reaches the landfill, we are good with the extra steps and it's not that big a deal.
Pushing on... we are trying biodegradable garbage bags. I'll report on those soon.
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