A pretty new trash can: Step off, Oscar!

Don’t judge me, but I firmly believe that almost everything in the house should be as visually pleasing as possible, right down to the … trash can. Yes, trash can. Well, why not? My outlook better explains why it took me more than eight years to buy an actual trash can, the kind meant for outside, I mean. OK, so I admit that putting my weekly trash out on the lawn in a naked black bag wasn’t and isn’t exactly visually appealing, but I always said when I found The One, things would change.

What to my wondering eyes should appear on a trip to Costco on a recent evening but this vision in chocolate-brown plastic by Suncast? It even has a bit of a beadboard effect, do you see? Price tag? $29.99. Sold to the strange girl who believes in the beauty of garbage receptacles.

I’m in a bit of a funk today, and if looking at a new trash can on my back porch can brighten my day, well, so be it. There’s only one problem: I am afraid I am going to remove the black bag from this each week and still leave it unsheathed on the lawn. Why? Well, what if the pickup guys beat up my pretty new purchase?

~ SJS (AMDG)