The change to the 5 minute shower was an intimidating one for me since I loved a long, hot shower and I seemed to get all my brilliant ideas in the shower. However once I started timing my showers I found it was pretty easy to get squeaky clean in just 5 minutes. Now I will confess there are still a few times that my shower runs long - just recently I had a bad head cold and boy did a steamy shower really help that out. As far as my thinking goes I still have plenty of time in the shower to brainstorm and I've taken to carrying a notebook with me and letting my mind wander when I am stuck at traffic lights, doctor's offices, whenever I have a little downtime.
Why is shortening your shower so important? Even if you have a low-flow shower head a 5 minute shower will use 7-8 gallons of water. If you haven't installed a low-flow shower, put this on your must do list as a 5 minute shower without one can use an astronomical 20 gallons of water!
Getting my daughter to take a 5 minute shower is one of my family's green resolutions for 2009. As little as she is I'm not sure what takes so long in there, but I know it requires a lot of singing! To help her with her goal I got a Shower Coach timer. This great timer suctions on the side of the shower and has a 5 minute sand timer. The Shower Coach makes easy for her to see how much singing time she has left.
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Delaney's Green Tips
Delaney is my 9 year old daughter and she is writing today's post about her favorite living green tips:
1. Always remember to turn off the lights when you aren't in the room.
2. Recycle cans, bottles, paper, and cardboard.
3. Buy food with less packaging.
4. When you get rid of stuff, donate what you can instead of throwing it away.
5. If you need items for craft projects, go to your local recycling center or reuse stuff you already have.
6. When you have parties don't use paper or plastic, use real silverware and plates.
7. Properly dispose of trash.
8. When you go to the beach, bring an extra bag to put trash you collect in.
9. Try using natural cleaners instead of chemical cleaners.
10. Adopt pets from animal shelters instead of purchasing them from pet shops.
1. Always remember to turn off the lights when you aren't in the room.
2. Recycle cans, bottles, paper, and cardboard.
3. Buy food with less packaging.
4. When you get rid of stuff, donate what you can instead of throwing it away.
5. If you need items for craft projects, go to your local recycling center or reuse stuff you already have.
6. When you have parties don't use paper or plastic, use real silverware and plates.
7. Properly dispose of trash.
8. When you go to the beach, bring an extra bag to put trash you collect in.
9. Try using natural cleaners instead of chemical cleaners.
10. Adopt pets from animal shelters instead of purchasing them from pet shops.
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