I will be eternally grateful for your great gift of taking in to the fullest extent what it is that I
have to offer, living it, and then reflecting it back in terms of the potential experience of others.
You have given words to a process that defies words. And you’re constantly in a position to help
me continue to hone that, deeper and deeper and more and more resonantly, who I am and what I offer,
which is truly invaluable. — Jon Hansen, 
What you’ve sent me is so darn perfect it hurts! It’s a sheer pleasure to work with someone
who writes as beautifully as you do — and in “my” voice. — Ariane Goodwin, Ed.D,
You have a real gift for words. You’re really, really good at it. — Sherry Essig,
Water Challenge part III (conclusion)
Water. I’m ready to stop being quite so obsessed with it, thank you very much!
However, I’m glad to report that my July water bill showed a definite improvement – probably due to cutting back on the sprinkler cycles. It’s also nice to see that although my lawn is looking rather sick, especially in the back where the sprinklers are very badly placed for adequate coverage, the rest of my yard remains in pretty good shape. I’m especially pleased with the dry planting on the outside of my fence (see the previous Water Challenge post for photos), which I’ve supplemented with a few more low- to no-water-use plants.
Now, I’m certainly not asking the city to raise rates on water (they already have! please, no more!), but I will say that after all this work, and having used 2,240 gallons less this month, I was a tad startled to see that my bill was only $7.44 lower.
Hmm!
In any event, as I said, I’m done obsessing with water; three months has been more than enough. I’ll certainly remain aware of what I’m using, and I plan eventually to do some things like installing a recirculating pump to solve the it-takes-forever-for-hot-water-to-get-to-the-shower problem, but … enough is enough!
Posted: August 18th, 2009 under Living in Southern California.