02.23.07
The Many Lives of a Pail of Water…
How many uses can you get out of a pail of water? Here’s what I found:
1. Use bucket of water to wet and rinse your hair.
2. Take that same bucket of water to soap your clothes saving out a small portion to wash your child or let her wash the walls/clothes/toys/entertain herself.
3. When finished washing clothes, use the water to mop the floor.
4. Last, but definitly not least, use that same bucket of water to flush the toilet.
And that, my dear friends, is a good look at “normal” water usage for many people on this earth. Having been born and raised in Washington State, water shortages are a new (not so wonderful) experience for me and I am learning fast how to make the most of little water.
So, tonight as you brush your teeth, thank the Lord for all the safe, clean, running water you have used today. Its not something to take for granted. : )