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Let's eat! It's what we do. In Louisiana, it's who we are.
As fun as Gulf Brew is, it inevitably creates a lot of waste, from the countless plastic sampling cups to the hundreds of glass bottles being discarded. This year, event organizers are expecting around 1,000 attendees to sample brews from a number of individual breweries. Thanks to some dedicated volunteers, the glass thrown out at Gulf Brew will be collected and recycled through Target's glass recycling program. If this endeavor is successful, maybe next year's event will expand to include plastic recycling and/or compostable sample cups...
For last week's Photo Friday post, I shared one peek into Baby Girl's tiny wardrobe from my afternoon of sorting her clothing by size, and I can't help but share a couple more photos today! I've had more fun washing Baby's clothes than I ever do washing my own, and have all of her clothing so far washed and put away in the closet. (And let me say, I'm already fully aware I will never enjoy washing baby clothes as much as I do now, once I've got endless piles of dirty onesies in the laundry room! ) Stephanie! I mentioned last week that I'm using an eco-friendly baby-safe detergent on her clothes, blankets, towels and sheets.
We've been making a lot of progress on our little girl's future space in our house, and I'm excited to see different elements come together. I've got some more in-depth posts coming soon on our registry, my upcoming shower and baby's (extremely adorable already) wardrobe. We've collected a great assortment of hand-me-down clothes from friends, a small collection of secondhand clothes from a local nonprofit, a few pieces made of sustainable fabrics like bamboo and organic cotton and some clothing gifted from family members. I've had my eye on Solly Baby wraps for months, thanks to my friend Laura, and even though I've only practice wrapping it once, I'm not disappointed.
So here's something I've seen floating around this week, as we finish up the first week of Plastic Free July: Plastic Free July is a global initiative that focuses on reducing single-use plastics and improves recycling worldwide. I'm in the habit of not getting single-use coffee cups or straws, but there are still plenty of areas where I can improve. I ended up going with the Whole Foods hot bar, where I was able to avoid getting lunch in a plastic or Styrofoam container.