Classy eating & drinking

For a while now, our church has been consciously making the effort to use ceramic plates, bowls, mugs, and silverware. We've slowly worked our way out of the piles of paper plates and plastic utensils, towards a more mindful method of serving our goodies during coffee hour. I for one am pleased to see that we've taken the initiative (thanks to all who contributed to purchasing the lovely plates and bowls), and have moved forward steadfastly. Not only do I feel good for not wasting more paper plates, or for not throwing out plastic forks, but eating off of proper dinnerware and dessert plates creates a greater sense of etiquette.

Last week, we served porridge in ceramic bowls. The porridges were good, but they tasted even better being served out of proper dinnerware instead of paper bowls. We looked more elegant, too (that is, if you could ignore my noisy slurping of the porridge!).

For a while now, I've been carrying around containers for my drinks (hot and cold). I invested in a great thermos to put in my office at work, and when I go out and about (especially to church), I carry my mini thermos cup with me and I'm good to go w/ french vanilla coffee throughout Becky's sermon.

I also noticed that several others carry around containers for water and drinks, and I am proud to be a part of a community so mindful of the preserving and protecting the earth. We're taking little steps, but they are good steps in the right direction...