I watered my lawn and garden in the morning. At 5:30am. For only 20 minutes. Every other day, I definately don't water every day. Today I started the sprinkler as usual, and when the timer went off indicating that it was time to turn off the water, my stepson turned the timer off, and I didn't hear the beeper.
I forgot that I started the sprinklers and they were still going when I was leaving for school at 8:00am. When I saw that I forgot to turn off the sprinklers I nearly freaked out! I ran to the controler to shut down the water, and yelled at my family for turning off the timer but not the water. I felt awful that so much good clean drinking water was being wasted on my lawn that doesn't need it.
It's not the money, either. We can pay the bills just fine. I think I suffer from eco-guilt.
*I take canvas bags every time I shop
*I feel horrible if I can't combine errands when driving.
*I will carry an empty container around (all day if necessary) if I can't find a proper recycling bin
*All my light bulbs are florescent bulbs
*I recycle everything!
*I drive my friends and family crazy with all this eco-guilt tripping.
Anyone else feel eco-guilt?




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