i cheated
I had hi-c orange drink with my value meal today. I am contemplating quitting and just making a donation to Blood:Water mission. Not sure I can handle having my husband out of town with only water to drink.... I mean, I made it through the worst few days of the month for me to not have anything else to drink, surely I can do this... maybe? Maybe not... I'll keep you posted.
Showing posts with label 40daysofwater. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 40daysofwater. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
2 days down.... :)
This water-as-only-beverage thing is hard, but I am not going through juice nearly as quickly as I normally would... I wonder if I can factor in that cost savings to add?
When Bear was getting into the tub tonight, she, in her best authoritative princess tone, asked us to bring in a bucket of water. I told her we had a faucet so she did not need a bucket. Then she saw her gladware "toys" in the tub and exclaimed, "oh, there they are!"
This got me thinking. The areas that lack drinking water probably lack clean bathing water, too. When I spent a few weeks in a small rural town in Northwestern Mexico, I was advised to not even brush my teeth with the ground water, but to use bottled water. Fortunately, they had the huge 10 gallon tanks brought in, you know the kind you might see in an office here. And if water was running low, one of the neighbors was sure to have a bottle of coke in their little front porch tienda, or even better, helados (ice pops made of juices frozen in plastic baggies).
The spigot on the pump in front of the house where I stayed did not look like anything I would want to wash my hands in, much less drink from. Who knew what kind of chemicals from the surrounding crops ended up in their water supply. But that was what the families were used to... I remember one little boy with eczema so severe, his brown skin cracked so you could see pink underneath.....
Just think that most parts of Africa are even more remote than the most rural, impoverished places in the United States. (And yes, there are places in our nation which warrant that description.) That village I visited in Mexico had the ability to obtain drinking water, even if there was only one telephone for the community and the cattle shared the same road in as the pick-up truck. The kids had a basketball court, the church had electrical fans which could be plugged in., and you might glimpse a hen sneak behind you while getting a drink from the water tank. I once had a tick find my back while I showered, but we had ample water that was clean "enough."
*****
Today was harder, but I made it. I took some more ibuprofen and an afternoon nap, snuggled with my 4 year old. I put my coffee grinder up, and intend to find a place in the closet for my coffee maker to reduce temptation (and clutter).
This water-as-only-beverage thing is hard, but I am not going through juice nearly as quickly as I normally would... I wonder if I can factor in that cost savings to add?
When Bear was getting into the tub tonight, she, in her best authoritative princess tone, asked us to bring in a bucket of water. I told her we had a faucet so she did not need a bucket. Then she saw her gladware "toys" in the tub and exclaimed, "oh, there they are!"
This got me thinking. The areas that lack drinking water probably lack clean bathing water, too. When I spent a few weeks in a small rural town in Northwestern Mexico, I was advised to not even brush my teeth with the ground water, but to use bottled water. Fortunately, they had the huge 10 gallon tanks brought in, you know the kind you might see in an office here. And if water was running low, one of the neighbors was sure to have a bottle of coke in their little front porch tienda, or even better, helados (ice pops made of juices frozen in plastic baggies).
The spigot on the pump in front of the house where I stayed did not look like anything I would want to wash my hands in, much less drink from. Who knew what kind of chemicals from the surrounding crops ended up in their water supply. But that was what the families were used to... I remember one little boy with eczema so severe, his brown skin cracked so you could see pink underneath.....
Just think that most parts of Africa are even more remote than the most rural, impoverished places in the United States. (And yes, there are places in our nation which warrant that description.) That village I visited in Mexico had the ability to obtain drinking water, even if there was only one telephone for the community and the cattle shared the same road in as the pick-up truck. The kids had a basketball court, the church had electrical fans which could be plugged in., and you might glimpse a hen sneak behind you while getting a drink from the water tank. I once had a tick find my back while I showered, but we had ample water that was clean "enough."
*****
Today was harder, but I made it. I took some more ibuprofen and an afternoon nap, snuggled with my 4 year old. I put my coffee grinder up, and intend to find a place in the closet for my coffee maker to reduce temptation (and clutter).
A little "encouragement" from the guys in the band...
Ok, I must admit I took a couple of ibuprofen for a headache yesterday.... the coffee beans did not occur to me. I could make my own chocolate covered coffee beans if I melted some chocolate chips... hmmmm.
Ok, I must admit I took a couple of ibuprofen for a headache yesterday.... the coffee beans did not occur to me. I could make my own chocolate covered coffee beans if I melted some chocolate chips... hmmmm.
Thursday, February 04, 2010
40 DAYS OF WATER?
Blood:Water Mission is holding their "40 days of water" fundraising/awareness campaign soon. I'm seriously thinking about doing this and journaling about it on here. Anyone care to join me? If I read correctly, the fundraising aspect is that one would donate what they saved by not buying other drinks to Blood:Water Mission.
This is an awesome charity set up by the guys in Jars of Clay. They are passionate about living out their faith and God's love for others in a tangible way. Check it out!
Blood:Water Mission is holding their "40 days of water" fundraising/awareness campaign soon. I'm seriously thinking about doing this and journaling about it on here. Anyone care to join me? If I read correctly, the fundraising aspect is that one would donate what they saved by not buying other drinks to Blood:Water Mission.
This is an awesome charity set up by the guys in Jars of Clay. They are passionate about living out their faith and God's love for others in a tangible way. Check it out!
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