Water Conservation

Tomorrow is World Water Day (thanks, CoolPeopleCare for letting me know) and perhaps we can all take a moment to reflect on our water usage. Could you take a shorter shower? (I am so guilty of taking longer-than-necessary showers! But I vow to shave a couple minutes off mine! I'll let you know how that goes.)

Think ahead and bring a Nalgene bottle (or container of your choice) filled from the tap with you when you head out instead of purchasing a bottled water along the way.

Hey there, crazy obsessed homeowner, how about not "washing" your driveway with a hose for 20 minutes. What's that about, anyway? And landscape with drought-tolerant and/or native plants. They're hardier and they don't need you to water them so much.

Here's a scary little fact out there for all you steak lovers:

The production of one kilogram of beef requires 16 thousand litres of water

And all you people out in the southwest US - stop trying to have manicured green lawns. You moved to the desert! Deal with it!

What's your water footprint on the world? (Be sure to also check out the food footprint too.) Find out, and spur yourself on to make some changes!