Aspen Farmer

its good medicine to sit outside doing nothing for 5 minutes every day

i agree about social media!

ok we do what we can!

i didn't know you could borrow dogs from shelters to walk! cool

aspen this is so sweet! i want to look into the dog volunteering thing, i didn't know that was something you could do but i'm very interested. good for you :-)

good idea to save the water that's warming up for cats and plants, etc!

I've heard its not good to shop when you're hungry!

shopping while hungry is such a dangerous endeavor, this is really smart. i think i'll try the same thing when i go shopping this week :-)

something to consider is saving the water that runs while you're heating it up for doing dishes or watering plants..

This is a random historical research project I did once - how did those who could not afford a bath tub, or the time it took to warm that much water for bathing, stay clean? In an endeavor to consider my water usage I have tested a few different techniques and I’ve settled on the one that fits me best. I have a basin specifically for sponge bathing and hair washing.
I can use a kettle (fire, electric, etc.) to warm up enough water to add warmth to non-heated water, then it’s a matter of using a wash cloth, I use Dr. Brauner’s soap, putting it straight on the wash cloth, wetting it, and then using it to wipe myself down, saving those ‘special’ parts for last so that I can use less than a full gallon of water to wash up. When out on the trail this is very important, as sometimes I’m using as little is about 3 cups of water 1 hot, 1 cold, and 1 to rinse.
For hair washing, I use bar soaps instead of bottled shampoo, and conditioner; this keeps the weight low, as well as lasting longer than the bottled shampoos, as I’m applying it directly to my scalp, and then working it down to the ends. This requires less hot water up front, but does require more temperate water on the rinsing side - but because I use biodegradable and naturally safe soap, it’s not unusual when hiking or simply not living in an apartment, for me to go to a stream and have a nice wash and hair rinse.

i like the toothpaste tablets. they are great for traveling too.

Switching your toothpaste to tablets instead of the traditional tubes is a great idea! Where did you find them? Like Amandalyn mentioned, let us know how this change goes for you.

Let me know how this goes ! If it's successful maybe I'll join the party