I forgot to bring my own bags to Trader Joe’s yesterday. Dangit. I have all these great reusable grocery bags and while I’m probably not as Eco-conscious as I should be, I really do try to make an effort. So I was very disappointed that I was going to have to use paper bags from the store. I was apologizing to the cashier for my Eco- blunder and his response caught me off guard.

“How’s it feel to hate the environment? What’s that like?”

He was kidding in that “haha, I’m joking but not really…” way. Ouch.

Hey buddy, it felt really bad to hate the environment. I try really hard to be a good person and sometimes I just forget stuff, ok? I recycle my Diet Coke cans and I turn off lights when I leave rooms and once it starts up again, I’ll go to the Green City Market to buy local, sustainably grown produce. I date a carnivore who I can’t convince to trade beef for organic tofu. But I try my best and I’ll try harder, Trader Joe cashier man.

I’ll start by bringing my own bags to the grocery, everytime.