When it came to Step 4, I admittedly didn't do much. Not because I was lazy, but because there wasn't much to do. Many of the water saving recommendations I came across have already been implemented in my life, or can't be. I found many, many recommendations to fix leaks and replace old appliances with newer, more green versions, but obviously I can't do either. I can't find my way around a wrench, and neither my family nor I has the money to spontaneously drop on new appliances and the labor needed for the installation process.
Aside from that, many of the low hanging recommendations have already been done. On my family's part, they've already installed water-saving shower heads and washer-machine.
As long as I can remember there's been a bottle of drinking water in my fridge,
and our dishwasher has hardly ever been run without a full load. And on my own part, I've nearly always taken showers over baths, and turned the water off when I lathered my hands or brushed my teeth. That is just the way I am.
In the end, I decided to do just one thing: scrape plates off before they go in the dishwasher. This was to replace rinsing. I've been doing this for three days or so, and it's worked out well for me. Up until now I rinsed off my plate like all the other members of my house. Since I like scraping, though, I'll keep doing it from now on.
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