(You might remember my post from Blog Action Day 2009.)
The theme of Blog Action Day for 2010 is simple: WATER
Water is such an integral part of our everyday lives. It plays a part in so many things during an average day, and some days mean more water than others. But can you imagine a day without water? Can you imagine not having access to clean water to drink? To bathe in? To wash your hands? To flush your toilet? As Americans, most of us cannot. We live comfortably in our fully-plumbed homes, we turn on the water when we need it, we (hopefully) turn it off when we don't.
But what if we couldn't?
There are millions of people around the world with no access to clean water, if they have access to water at all. Their water doesn't just look gross (would you drink brown water? green water?), it is actually poisonous. Their water can kill.
Do you ever worry that your water might kill you?
Probably not. These people, and their children, have to consider that reality every day.
When I heard what the topic of Blog Action Day 2010 was going to be, it got me thinking about how easy water is for us. And about how much we use each and every day. So I visited h20conserve.org to find out.
My conclusions: I use too much water. Way too much water.
Luckily, they were helpful enough to provide me with some tips to conserve. My to-do list:
Want to find out how much water you use? Check out the handy calculator here. And be prepared. Do you use as much water as I do?
I am very grateful that water is such a plentiful resource for me. But I have to recognize that just because it is easy for me to get and use water, does not mean that I can disregard those who have to go without it, or who have to struggle every day to find it, and clean it, before they can drink it or use it in any way (would you bathe in poisoned water?).
There is something we can do. Visit Water.org (I'm going to) and donate $25 to provide clean water for life for one person. Just $25. That's a new top, or dinner out. It's a trip to the movies, or a week worth of Starbucks. Is it really that hard? Will you even notice that $25 in the long run? No. But those who benefit from water.org's life-saving help will notice.
Believe me, they'll notice.
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