Qld water restrictions do you shower or bath yourself and kids everyday

**Jax Tellers Old Lady** · 17-05-2007 22:50

Hi I am interested in what other qld familes are doing to cut back there water usage.

How often do you shower/bath yourself and kids. Is it everyday or every second etc??

**cheezelkat** · 17-05-2007 22:52

everyday...its hard to keep the toddler clean. But we share the shower to cut down on time.

**veve** · 17-05-2007 22:52

ewww .. umm

if Jack was a newborn .. it would probably be every other day ..

but since I work .. and get covered in sweat and icky stuff .. and he is a normal male toddler .. we are both in desperate need of a shower EVERYDAY

we have a timer .. and a water saving shower head .. and he showers with me ..

that is the best we can do

xx
Jen

**Jax Tellers Old Lady** · 17-05-2007 22:54

Oh im glad im not the only one. I couldnt bear to go a day without a shower. Sometimes ds will have a bath at night depending on how grubby he is throughout the day. Is that too much do you think. I am now recycling all bath water for my gardens.

**mysonroger** · 17-05-2007 22:55

Originally Posted by bertandernie

Hi I am interested in what other qld familes are doing to cut back there water usage.

How often do you shower/bath yourself and kids. Is it everyday or every second etc??

omg - are you joking. of course we bath/shower every day. i shower twice a day when i go to the gym or have been exercising. we are well under the 140lt per person per day limit.

we water the garden with grey water only. i make the kids bath - everyday - more shallow. less sink water for the dishes. i was going to also keep a bucket in the shower to catch the water while i was waiting for the hot water to come through. i turn off the water when i'm in the shower shaving my legs.

**Jax Tellers Old Lady** · 17-05-2007 23:00

Originally Posted by mysonroger

omg - are you joking. of course we bath/shower every day. i shower twice a day when i go to the gym or have been exercising. we are well under the 140lt per person per day limit.

we water the garden with grey water only. i make the kids bath - everyday - more shallow. less sink water for the dishes. i was going to also keep a bucket in the shower to catch the water while i was waiting for the hot water to come through. i turn off the water when i'm in the shower shaving my legs.

I hope you arent thinking im a feral who doesnt wash as i too shower daily and often twice. Lol

**mysonroger** · 17-05-2007 23:01

well, no - i didn't think you were a feral, but i was appalled at the whole idea of skipping a shower. honey, the day we have to do that, i'm moving back to perth.

**Jax Tellers Old Lady** · 17-05-2007 23:04

Originally Posted by mysonroger

well, no - i didn't think you were a feral, but i was appalled at the whole idea of skipping a shower. honey, the day we have to do that, i'm moving back to perth.

I am just not sure what we are actually allowed to do and not do?

**oleander** · 17-05-2007 23:04

I'm not from QLD but thought I'd answer. My DD is 7 months old and I still use her little plastic bath tub with about 3 inches of water in it rather than use the big bath. I bather her about twice a week.

**kiah** · 17-05-2007 23:08

Hub and the kids usually all bath together.

I have my shower in the morning, turn the tap off when i soap up ,and turn back onto wash off.

We don't use much water in this house. We try to wear our clothes three to four times before we wah them.well some of them.