Apparently, the first rule of Zero Waste is refusing items. This according to Bea Johnson of Zero Waste Home. So today, that’s sort of what I did.

Today was Meet the Teacher for The Girl and Middle School Orientation for The Boy. The Boy doesn’t give a rip about how his locker looks. Slap up a few magnets and he’s good to go.

The Girl, however, is of a completely different mindset. She wanted it decorated.

We mostly reused what she already had from last year, but she did request wall paper and a locker carpet (we got a Swiffer type rag from the Dollar Spot at Target). She chose a roll of black and white contact paper at Target and, this morning, I created this:

When I was done, I had about a half a roll of the contact paper left. Which I had absolutely no use for at home. What to do, what to do. As I sat there, putting the magnets just so on the door, I considered my options.

I decided to donate the leftovers to the classroom or to another kid who wanted it. The Girl delivered the half roll to her teacher and I left with nothing.

In the immortal and annoying words of London Tipton (from Suite Life on Deck – a Disney show), Yay Me!