Thursday, April 17

A New Adventure

Today's Water Tip:
Water is a wonderful piece of exercise equipment. If you have access to a pool or lake, you have a great opportunity to improve your health. Swimming and water walking are a wonderful way to get in shape. The resistance of the water, along with the fact that exercising in water takes stress off your joints can be a winning combo. Try it and have fun while you get fit!

A New Adventure

I got a new job! I started working this week at a local telecommunications company. I am having a great time. I am training to be a dispatcher, but I will also still be assisting Bill in our water company.

In a nutshell, things are gonna be busy, busy, busy. My blog is something I have enjoyed as a creative outlet and a way to send a message for the world to see. I plan to continue, but my posts may be less frequent for a while.

In the water world I have been thinking a lot about how water relates to our health. How much better our bodies function when we fuel it with sufficient hydration. Our skin and hair look better, our organs work better, and we seriously feel better when we drink lots of water. It is such a simple solution to avoid some very serious problems. My message to you today is to make yourself a priority. Treat your self right, eat a healthy diet, drink lots of water, and get some exercise several times a week, if not daily. The benefits far outweigh the time spent.

With my new job, I will definitely need my energy, I hope a healthy lifestyle will be one of the keys to my success.

The wide spectrum of water uses, turn round and round, like a
water wheel. I welcome your comments

Saturday, April 12

Safe Water Bottles

Todays Water Tip:
Check your plastic water bottles recycling number for safety. Not all plastics are safe. Only drink water from bottles which have a 1, 2, 4 or 5 printed on the bottle. This number is usually on the bottom in a small triangle. They can be hard to read, so get out your glasses if necessary. #1 bottles are best used for single usage. Do not use bottles printed with 3, 6, or 7.

Safe Water Bottles:

I watched a segment on water bottles last week. The report said that on the bottle, usually on the bottom there will be a recycling number. Numbers 3, 6, & 7 are unsafe plastics to drink from. An estrogen-like compound in plastic could be posing risks to the brain development of infants and children. BPA, a component of polycarbonate plastic, can leach from baby bottles, water bottles and other hard plastic containers.

Plastics Considered Safe (as far as we know):
  • #1 Polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE)
  • #2 High-density polyethylene (HDPE)
  • #4 Low-density polyethylene (LDPE)
  • #5 Polypropylene (PP)
Most bottled water companies are using bottles with a recycling #1. These bottles are recommended to be used for single time use only. If you want a reusable bottle, try one of the other safe rating numbers.

There are lots of reusable sports bottles out there to purchase, but again if you buy plastic, buy a quality bottle made with safe plastic. Stainless steel bottle's may be a better choice and there are also some coated aluminum bottles made for this purpose also. By purchasing one of these portable re-usable bottles, you are helping to save the environment from excess litter and contaminants. Remember, just because water is bottled, does not mean it is more pure than the water that comes from your tap. As long as you don't have Pharmawater issues in your area, and your water is sampled for water quality with good results, you are very safe drinking from your tap.

The wide spectrum of water uses, turn round and round, like a
water wheel. I welcome your comments

Wednesday, April 9

Wednesday

Today's Water Tip:
Use a sprayer on your outside garden hose to water the garden or wash your car, etc. It's amazing how much water it saves.

Wednesday
I like Wednesday’s, not as much as Friday’s of course, but I kinda feel like I’m on top of the hill, getting ready to coast down. I’m on my old 10 speed I had as a kid, Wednesday, Thursday, FRIDAY, WHOO HOO it’s the weekend, OK not yet, but soon!

When I do coast into the weekend I have some plans, and yes they involve water. I am going to wash my car, and give my spring bulbs their first drink of the year from the garden hose. That's it. Pretty boring huh! I may even pull a weed or two! Oh well, even if I don't have the most exciting weekend plans I am pleased that the weather is getting warm enough to get outside and enjoy my yard and the outdoors. I would like to remind you as you wash your car and water your bulbs this weekend (if you feel driven to do so as I do) that you don't need to flood the garden, the driveway or the grass to get these tasks done, use a sprayer on your hose that shuts on and off and only put the water where you need it. Every little bit of conservation helps. Really!

The wide spectrum of water uses, turn round and round, like a
water wheel. I welcome your comments

Tuesday, April 8

What Do You Want?

Today's Water Tip:
Clean your grout with a a mixture of hydrogen peroxide, a few drops of water and baking soda, make a paste, use an old toothbrush and scrub away. It will also work on wet counter tops, bathrooms or any place where tough stains exist. You don't have to buy expensive, harmful chemicals to clean your home. This is better for you and your environment.

What Do You Want?
What do any of us really want? Think about it. Some think it's wealth, some think it's fame, I think it's reality. The reality is we are looking at a world begging for nurturing, soothing, rebuilding. We can not strip it bare and expect anything more than.....bareness.

I want more, what do you want? It's time to decide, it's time to act, it's time to nurture. Give back to a world that's given it's all. The beauty, the fresh air, the cool water that you have enjoyed, that you have taken for granted to always be there for you, now needs you. Give back, take care of the world you love, so it will always be there.

The wide spectrum of water uses, turn round and round, like a
water wheel. I welcome your comments