Journal Entry 8
On average I use 103 gallons of water daily, 721 gallons weekly, 2,884 gallons monthly, and 37,492 yearly. These numbers were quite a shock to me. 103 gallons a day and that is leaving out some other uses. I also drink lots of water and use water when cooking. I guess when I wash my hands or flush the toilet I don't really think of how much water is being used. I on average use 40 gallons of water just to shower every day and I think it may honestly be more. I have a bad habit of running the water and doing other things then coming back to take the shower. Never really thought of how wasteful that is. I am also guilty of leaving the water on the whole time I am brushing my teeth. I don't really take steps to conserve water, at least not on purpose. I usually don't use the dishwasher, instead I usually wash my dishes by hand. I think this is more conservative because I don't use that many dishes and it would be a waste to run the dishwasher and use all that water for a few dishes so by washing them by hand I think I conserve water. However, conserving water isn't the reason I started doing that. A few things I could do to reduce water use is turning the water off when washing my hands, not letting the water in the shower run that long before I get in, and also putting more clothes in my loads of laundry in hopes of doing less loads.
Something I have noticed in Florida that we didn't really care abut much in Missouri is watering your lawn. Everyone here does it, it is a requirement by most HOA's and I think watering your lawn that much can be pretty wasteful. I have also noticed at most jobs I have had, water usage and being cautious of it is never mentioned. When I actually sit here and think of water usage I realize how poorly we are at conserving it. I think it is an issue that doesn't get as much attention as it deserves. I think that having access to water is something we take for granted without really be conscious of it. We've never had to wonder if we will have enough water to do every day things. We just don't typically have to think like that, which I am very thankful for. However, I think that it is something we should have to experience in order to get a new appreciation for it.
On average I use 103 gallons of water daily, 721 gallons weekly, 2,884 gallons monthly, and 37,492 yearly. These numbers were quite a shock to me. 103 gallons a day and that is leaving out some other uses. I also drink lots of water and use water when cooking. I guess when I wash my hands or flush the toilet I don't really think of how much water is being used. I on average use 40 gallons of water just to shower every day and I think it may honestly be more. I have a bad habit of running the water and doing other things then coming back to take the shower. Never really thought of how wasteful that is. I am also guilty of leaving the water on the whole time I am brushing my teeth. I don't really take steps to conserve water, at least not on purpose. I usually don't use the dishwasher, instead I usually wash my dishes by hand. I think this is more conservative because I don't use that many dishes and it would be a waste to run the dishwasher and use all that water for a few dishes so by washing them by hand I think I conserve water. However, conserving water isn't the reason I started doing that. A few things I could do to reduce water use is turning the water off when washing my hands, not letting the water in the shower run that long before I get in, and also putting more clothes in my loads of laundry in hopes of doing less loads. 
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