garbage week: 1

This marks the beginning of Garbage Week on my blog. I'm excited to delve into one of my favorite topics. There are many people out there doing amazing things with garbage. I am pumped to make some new discoveries and share them.

I spent Christmas in Mexico with the fam. I had big plans for finding beach garb. But I realized quickly that I needed more direction than just finding garbage. There's too much. I zeroed in on toothbrushes. My family only asked once. 'Why toothbrushes?' Exactly. Why toothbrushes? Don't think I haven't asked myself that same question. There are so many. The truth is, I would have rather collected washed up doll parts but those are hard to come by. So I set out to find all beached toothbrushes within a mile of our rented house. The thrill of the hunt is amazing. My sisters occasionally ventured along with me. The moment of discovery is a nice one to share with people you care about. 'jackie! I think it's a toothbrush!' 'Bonanza!' 'Eureka!' 'Score!!' 'Hmmmm. Do my teeth look mossy to you? Maybe I should use......my brand new TOOTHBRUSH!' A hunt like this strengthens your stomach. Not the abs so much. The part of your stomach responsible for allowing you to pick up things that look like the physical embodiment of bird-flu. Here's a mini garb rainbow I threw together on a solo trek. I felt bad when my sister found it later and thought she had happened upon a garbage miracle.


My beach garbage mentor is Helle Jorgensen. Her beach garbage is beautiful. Check it out for yourself at her blog called gooseflesh.