Confessions of a former plastic bag fan

I am a bag lady.

I am a budding recycling vigilante.

Pam Burke

I am a jumper-on-er of the "re-use and save" bandwagon.

I now shun plastic bags at the store in favor of my newly purchased re-usable bags.

It's a non-slackerish and good thing to do. It's totally out of character.

Sometimes I don't feel like myself.

The people who know me are a little shocked that I have fully embraced an action that requires me to abstain from using a free convenience that makes my life easier because, hey: Free. Easy. Two of my favorite words.

Sure, I would tell store clerks to skip the plastic bag if I could ea...