The List

There are so many little things we do, I do, my boyfriend does, my sisters do, that can be considered Water Sins. Little things that create that inner turmoil. Am I doing enough in my water conservation efforts? Have I engaged enough with my community? Am I doing anything helpful at all, or just spinning my wheels in a puddle of filtered tap water?

I’ve taken a look at my own life to (hopefully humorously) find the grey area I can improve on. Are there sins? Are there mistakes? Without further ado my top water sins are:
My undying love for my bathtub. Nothing relaxes me like a bubble bath with my lavender bath soaps.
Beer. Not healthy. Takes a lot of water to produce, and this is perhaps my greatet weakness.
Carwashes. I’ve talked about this. What can I say in my defense other than I like a clean car?
Pedicures. My feet are gross and I like a little pampering. This doesn’t make me feel less guilty about the huge amount of water used to soak my toes.
Homebrewing. Along with drinking beer, I like to brew beer. This is water-intensive to say the least but it is a hobby I deeply enjoy. And it saves me money on my other hobby of drinking beer.
Running my dishwasher when it’s not totally full. I’ve only got so many dishes, so I run my dishwasher perhaps 3 times a week rather than once. I don’t want dozens of dishes and there doesn’t seem to be any other solution.

I was aiming for 10 but luckily it seems I am under the mark. Does this make me a saint? Sadly, rather, it just highlights areas in my daily life that need improvement, areas where my politics do not overlap with daily living, and areas where I have to continue to battle out the most enlightened way to conduct my daily life.

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