How Often Do I Use Water?
May 19th, 2009
Since Kevin has started this whole Bald Birthday Benefit we’ve been very aware of how much water we use around here. And it’s amazing how much is used. I tried keeping track this weekend.
- Woke up, went to the bathroom, flushed the toilet.
- Washed my hands.
- Got a drink of water.
- Brushed my teeth.
- Changed Milo, washed hands again.
- Made Milo a bottle.
- Got Lexi up, changed her, washed hands.
- Lexi used the bathroom, flushed the toilet.
- Lexi washed her hands.
- Then she played with the water for a while.
- Milo got a bath.
- Lexi got a bath.
- I got a shower.
- Kevin got a shower.
- Breakfast – made OJ (with water)
- Washed Milo’s face after feeding him.
- Did laundry.
- Fed dogs, gave them fresh water.
- Planted flowers, watered them.
- Ran the dishwasher.
- Put ice in my soda.
- Drank several glasses of water.
- Washed hands many more times.
- Flushed toilet many more times.
- Made cereal for Milo.
- Made more bottles.
- Washed more bottles.
- The dogs got fresh water at lunch.
- And dinner.
- We drank water with dinner.
And this is just from a day. I can’t imagine having to do all of these things with the small amount of water I could haul on my back. And I can’t imagine do all of these things knowing that nothing was safe to eat or drink, everything I was washing or cleaning wasn’t actually getting washed or cleaned. But there are people everyday who do.
The good news is that it doesn’t have to be this way. You can help. You can give clean water.
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