My current "Issue of the Moment" is water. Not the wet stuff that comes out of the faucets and presumes to be called water (the same stuff that smells like a swimming pool and crusts up the inside of our tea kettle). I'm talking about the clear, soft stuff that comes down gently from above to water our beautiful garden. The glorious stuff that doesn't smell, doesn't leave scum rings when it dries, and tastes like wetness - just as it should be.
We've lately installed a rainwater filtration and purification system in our home (more about that later), so we're becoming very familiar with the good kind of water. This is my issue.
Now, you must understand - I rest easy knowing that I'm very handy when it comes to finding alternative uses for things and making do with what I have . . . usually. Unfortunately, when it comes to shiny new toys, I'm as weak as the next guy.
Everyone in our family has water bottles made out of the "good" plastic which is not supposed to leach all those yucky things for my beloveds to ingest. Perfectly serviceable bottles, but not new and definitely not shiny.
I want to replace them with glass or metal just for the sake of getting more plastic out of the house. But, as any of the Gaia Guided can attest, replace is NOT one of the 4 Rs. Glass bottles would really be out of the question as long as the kids live with us and we have slate tiles in the kitchen.
That leaves metal. Of course, the easily attainable and inexpensive models are aluminum. Unfortunately, these become less desirable once you make the connection between aluminum and Alzheimer's. The last remaining option then is stainless steel. I love these. They're almost perfect. Spending $100 on water bottles for the family just doesn't seem something suitable for the Gaia Guided to do.
So where do you suggest we place this beautiful liquid we spend so much time and effort to purify? Do we keep the plastic bottles because they're still serviceable and the negative impact to the earth has already been done during their manufacturing process so the longer we keep them the better? Or do we upgrade to the better stainless steel model and hand off the plastics to a thrift store? Is there a third choice?
We've lately installed a rainwater filtration and purification system in our home (more about that later), so we're becoming very familiar with the good kind of water. This is my issue.
Now, you must understand - I rest easy knowing that I'm very handy when it comes to finding alternative uses for things and making do with what I have . . . usually. Unfortunately, when it comes to shiny new toys, I'm as weak as the next guy.
Everyone in our family has water bottles made out of the "good" plastic which is not supposed to leach all those yucky things for my beloveds to ingest. Perfectly serviceable bottles, but not new and definitely not shiny.
I want to replace them with glass or metal just for the sake of getting more plastic out of the house. But, as any of the Gaia Guided can attest, replace is NOT one of the 4 Rs. Glass bottles would really be out of the question as long as the kids live with us and we have slate tiles in the kitchen.
That leaves metal. Of course, the easily attainable and inexpensive models are aluminum. Unfortunately, these become less desirable once you make the connection between aluminum and Alzheimer's. The last remaining option then is stainless steel. I love these. They're almost perfect. Spending $100 on water bottles for the family just doesn't seem something suitable for the Gaia Guided to do.
So where do you suggest we place this beautiful liquid we spend so much time and effort to purify? Do we keep the plastic bottles because they're still serviceable and the negative impact to the earth has already been done during their manufacturing process so the longer we keep them the better? Or do we upgrade to the better stainless steel model and hand off the plastics to a thrift store? Is there a third choice?
woow! Beautifull place *-*
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