plastic baggies

so, regretfully, i had to buy a box of ziploc baggies yesterday.

you must understand...
i have not purchased plastic bags in over a year.

we have reusies.  we have glass "tupperware".

we reuse the bags that food items come in.

i have a real problem with buying things to

 use once and then throw away.

particularly plastic that will spend 

500 years in a landfill before decomposing.

but in my childbirth classes i do an ice exercise

where expectant moms and their partners squeeze ice

 in their hands while trying out a number of comfort techniques.

i LOVE the exercise,
but it presents a problem.

the ice melts.

depending on the kind of ice, sometimes it melts very quickly.

then it drips and is no longer as cold.

so we need baggies.

i have searched for a creative way around it,

but have found none.

so while i regretted buying the baggies,

i was rather happy to have the lightbulb moment...

dry out and reuse the baggies!

of course!

i am happy seeing the little plastic baggies drying on 

my clothesline (handy for SO many purposes)!

sometimes it's the smallest solutions 

that are the most profound!