Think before I flush!

Hello blogland xxxxx

Just a reminder that I'll be off soon, so get signed up if you want access, see my previous blog as to how. Again, I want to thank everyone for the wonderful remarks and 228 requests to 'follow' in the last 24 hours xxxxxxxxxx I am genuinely touched. The blog usually get around 1500 hits a day and yesterday, it went over 2000. I never, ever thought, when I started this blog, that anyone would read it. I see blogging as the sane way to talk to myself. I like to capture something of everyday and reflect on it. Usually, I'm counting my many, many blessings. As so many of you read, it would be lovely if more of you would comment, but I understand if you don't.

I take a reading of each of my utility meters every week and keep a very close eye on my consumption!

I want one, I want one!

Today, the budget has given us all time to think. I'm waiting to hear the details of the 'water bill relief' for the South West.  In metered water costs £900 for a two bedroom house or flat and a house like mine......it's £1200 a year. We had a meter installed just over a year ago. We now use less and less water every quarter. Here, metered water cost £1.67 a cubic meter to buy it and £2.81 a cubic meter to dispose of it, so £4.48 a cubic meter all together. I marvel, green with envy at the people with compost toilets, rain water collection systems that they filter and use for toilets, washing themselves and clothes. I'm certainly going to investigate rain water collection for flushing our toilet. Currently, with three people in the house, we use 7.5 cubic meters of water a month. We need to reduce that even further.

You know you're frugal when you check your utility meters every week and keep a reading!!! Any one want to keep this going? You know you're frugal when......