I’m all for saving the environment. I would rather drive a more efficient car, I want to get a tankless water heater for my house, I have a refillable coffee mug that I dutifully carry to lunch every day that I remember (generally 4 out of 5 days).

But I think things have gone too far…

My employer is having a Green Christmas party this year. And I didn’t mind the invitation on the recycled paper (although I was wondering why this particular office still had letterhead with our old logo when we changed it about 4 years ago) and I think the “Green” Christmas carols will probably be a lot of fun, but the point at which I draw the line is the point where they asked me to bring my own mug.

And decorate it for a contest.

I don’t want to carry a mug to lunch each day that’s dressed up like a Christmas tree! And so I’m going to decorate a new mug and that’s a better idea because of why?

Plus, honestly–I don’t want to go to a party with my skanky coffee mug that I use for lunch every day and then I’m going to carry it home rather than have it in my office where I’ll remember to use it the next day…and seriously, it’s not like we use paper cups anyway! They have a dishwasher…and do I have to put punch and coffee and water all in my skanky coffee mug?

There’s a cash bar for the first time. Do I have to put my glass of wine in my skanky coffee mug?

Seriously, I don’t know if I can do it.

Headed out to wash said mug because now that I’ve called it skanky that many times, I’m not sure I can drink from it!