Among several other well-chosen gifts, this was one of the gifts I unwrapped on Sunday morning (my husband does such a good job!) Has anyone ever been so excited about receiving a compost pail? Apparently, John picked up on my not-so-subtle hint (click here for that post) that I'd love to have this pail. He even got the exact model I'd linked to in the previous post. I know, I know. He's a keeper.

Moving into it was almost as exciting as moving into a new handbag. :)

For size comparison, here it is sitting next to our previous model.

So far, the charcoal filter in the lid is definitely doing its job, which is to keep odors in check. Here, you can see it's got about a gallon-ful of orange pulp, coffee grounds, green onions, and more. Still, you'd never know when the lid is on that it's holding all of that yuck!

I love that my husband knows me well enough to know that I'd rather receive a compost pail for Mother's Day than a vase-ful of flowers!