things keep changing...

The war on flyers has been won! I'm not sure what was the final key, but there have been no flyers on my door step for about a week. My neighbours do think I am nuts for having that huge NO FLYERS sign, but it has all been worth it. Ah, victory. It feels good.

This week I am cutting down my showering time to 5 minutes or less. It sounds easy, but I am a person who can easily spend 30 minutes in the shower. I can spend an hour or more in the bathtub, it's like therapy for me. I love the water. If Mike and Elias go out I run upstairs and jump in the tub. 

I've been practicing my 5 minute showers all week. If I don't wash my hair it's easy peasy. If I do wash my hair it takes a little longer because I cannot get the tangles out of my head these days. You see, I'm cutting down on packaging, so I have been using Lush conditioner that comes in a solid bar. It's called Jungle, and it does turn my hair into a jungle. A wild, tangly, jungly mess that small rodents could live in. LOVE this. 

The reason I am doing this is because I want to reduce my water consumption. I have many more great ideas for this as well. Like using a rainbarrel to collect water to water my organic vegetable garden (which is not in the ground yet, but it is in my mind!) and collecting water from my (less than 5 minute) shower to water my houseplants. I am also planning a rock garden/native plant haven in my front yard so I don't have to waste water keeping my lawn green. I have signed up for some classes at Mt Royal college, one of them is about organic vegetable gardening, one about native plants and flowers, and one about low maintenance landscaping. 

I can't wait for warmer weather.