Admit it: you’ve used a 20-minute shower as a therapy session. That hot water is expensive and precious. Try the “radio song challenge”: pick three songs, and if you’re still scrubbing when the third one ends, you owe the earth a cookie.
Better yet, grab a shower timer—those little hourglass things. They make you feel like a game-show contestant racing against the clock. “For 100 gallons of saved water, Alex, I’ll take ‘Things That Don’t Make Me Prune’!”
Toilets: The Silent Thirsters
Your toilet is basically a waterslide park for used liquid. A running toilet can waste up to 200 gallons a day—that’s like flushing a kiddie pool every morning. Fix that flapper! It’s a $5 part and takes ten minutes.
Also: do not flush “flushable” wipes. They’re a lie. They’re like that friend who says they’ll help you move but then “forgets.” Just toss them in the trash. Your toilet doesn’t need a spa day.
