Water Frenzies

Following the 3rd week, my average showering was around 19-20 minutes. In the 1st week, the longest shower I've had was 26 minutes -- close to half an hour! I have been self-conscious of keeping a mental timer while in the shower. By doing this, I was able to reduce the amount of time showering down by 5 minutes. I learned that urban cities do not take a lot of land in the U.S (1). The food we eat takes up LESS land than the food grown to feed livestock. Cows consume a lot of water and food, which made me think: what if the world went completely beefless and porkless? A habit I developed is avoiding electric shocks. It took me a day to develop it because I am scared of getting electric static when I touch on a metal surface. Reading the article (2), I am more inclined to continue taking shorter showers. It takes motivation to start the new habit, and break the old one of being used to taking hour-long showers. I realized that it doesn't matter if I mess up if I accidental...

In the 2nd week, my shower data has fluctuated. On Tuesday, I showered for 17 minutes. On Wednesday, I showered for 26 minutes. Then yesterday, I showered for 21 minutes. I admit I like to bathe in warm water. When I get in the bathtub, I keep a mental timer of showering instructions (close to having a navy shower) where I wet my body for 30 seconds, turn off the facet, put on shampoo and soap, and then turn on the facet again. I noticed the reason why the process takes longer is that I get lost in my train of thought. When I shower, I am tired, and so I need to move faster. I am making a huge environmental impact by saving water. The average water from taking a shower is  2.5 gallons per minute (gpm) (1). Using my Wednesday shower data, I used 65 gallons by multiplying 26 minutes x 2.5 gpm. Using the same procedure; on Thursday I used 52.5 gallons. Comparing Wednesday to Thursday, I saved 12.5 gallons. Using my spreadsheet, I showered for 22.6 minutes on average, using 56.5 gal...

I shower once every day in the evening. It's an excellent way to wind down and relax. Sometimes I take showers after I'm done with homework (depends if I finish homework earlier than usual), other times I take showers right after I arrive home. But I noticed with these two methods, something is still wrong. After finishing my homework and going to take a shower, I checked the time after I have finished; 11 pm. 1 am. Taking a shower took a huge portion of my day and rather than being productive, the cons weigh more than the pros. The cons were: - Dry skin - Not feeling as refreshed - Confused (on what time it was) - Tired, sleepy - And finally, they were WAY too LONG!! During my first week of starting the personal impact project, I had a rough start. The day I went home at 6 pm and wanted to shower, I was feeling tired. I waited 5 seconds for the water to turn warm and stepped in. A shower is supposed to make you refreshed right? Yes, it did. By the time I was done shower...