It’s not really a “break,” but one thing I’d like to do is reduce the amount of stuff I throw out or toss into the recycling bin. I feel guilty whenever I get a lunch to go from Panera because of all the packaging waste it creates. I’ve been trying to stay and eat the food in the restaurant more often. (Our Panera is pleasant and sunny.) I rarely buy cups of coffee from Dunkin these days, but I still get the breakfast sandwiches – at least there’s no plastic in the packaging.

Wine bottles are something I was constantly buying and tossing in the bin. One option would be to drink less wine (probably not going to happen). A second option was to get over the stigma and try a box of wine. So, I purchased my first box of wine early last week. It’s “Black Box Tart & Tangy Sauvignon Blanc.” The box contains the equivalent of 4 bottles of wine (3 liters). It cost about $20 and it’s not bad. It’s not great, but it’s decent. Also, it stays fresh in the box, so I think I may be drinking less wine because I’m not finishing it off quickly before it goes bad. I still have a lot of wine left in my first box.

So, I guess I’m taking a break from buying bottles of wine. I’m the kind of person who drinks wine from a box now. I’m open to any suggestions of good boxed white wines.

Fun post from another blogger about the Aussie history behind my box of wine:

Just a tipple