my favorite things: retro h2o
Confession: I often observe Oprah with wonder. How everything seems to turn to gold around her. Any book she reads hits every best seller list. Any product she breaths the name of is instantly sold out of all stores. Admittedly, I am one of those masses who loves watching her annual “favorite things” show.
I don’t have her Midas touch, but I definitely have my own list of favorite things–items I’ve discovered by accident or through research that I have come to love–so I thought I’d share some with you every once in a while here. I’ll kick it off with my new favorite thing. We’re just entering the summer season here in the Northern Hemisphere so this one may be especially timely.
Yes, it’s pink but don’t worry it also comes in a manly navy and a very attractive forest green. What do I love about this, besides the fact I enjoy carrying around my pretty pink water bottle? Let me tell you…
1) It’s insulated. That means I can fill its wide-mouth opening with ice and water and leave it in the car or take it in the sun and it stays cold for hours. It also means it doesn’t form that annoying condensation that drips all over and leaves water marks on furniture. I read on the company website it also keeps hot liquids hot.
2) It’s environmentally the right choice for those trying to live more ‘green’. Remember the old days when water was free? Remember bringing a thermos to school or work? When exactly did we decide that the water out of our own taps wasn’t good enough for us? Yes, I do filter my water at home, or rather my fridge filters it for me, but there is no need to fill the landfills with empty plastic bottles, or pollute the air with fumes from the trailers trucking water across the country for my convenience. Convenience? Walking downstairs to refill my bottle in my own kitchen is convenient. Driving to the store, paying money and carrying home a heavy case of 36 bottles and then finding a place to store it in my cabinets until I drink it then toss or recycle the empty bottles–not so convenient and not very environmental either.
3) Health. I think I’ve mentioned before my friend whose family has had a few too many cancer diagnosis in the past couple of years. She has become quite the researcher. She’s not only convinced me that bottled water is basically nothing but tap water put in bottles by a few big companies, but also that chemicals leech out of the plastic bottles into that water that we drink while thinking its “pure”. Maybe it’s true, maybe it’s not. In any case, I have chosen to just say NO to the bottle.
It feels wonderful doing something good for the world and for myself. My pretty pink water bottle makes me happy, is neat and tidy, the water is handy and cheap, cold and refreshing, making my Eco Vessel insulated water bottle today’s favorite thing.
Find more info at www.ecovessel.com or at amazon.com.
Happy drinking!
Cat
