Friday Fave - Water

Bobble Filtered Water Bottles

I am a huge water drinker. Not only it is good for your inside - it's good for your outside. Doesn't really matter the brand - as long as it's bottled or filtered. I recently purchased an individual filtered water bottle - the bobble. I was going to get the Brita, but the bobble had much cuter colors. I know - it's girly, but hey......
I found mine at our local Meijer for $13USD. You can also find them on line. I don't drink from the bottle. I actually use it in my office and filter it in a glass. I plan to take it when we cruise - so, I'll see how the drinking from the bottle works then. The bobble uses a high quality, patented carbon filter which filters the tap water as you drink. The filter needs to be changed every two months or after roughly 300 fills.



Photo Credit: Cupcakes and Cashmere Blog


I also love flavored water. Not necessarily the little flavor packets that you pour into water, but natural flavors. I often use lime, lemon, grapefruit to flavor my water  - with nothing else. Just let the natural fruit flavors enhance the water. One of my favorite refreshing add ins is cucumber. Yes, cucumber - LOVE IT!!!!
I've also heard of mint being added. Can not wait to try that. What do you use to flavor your water? Are you are water drinker?

Drinking water

Photo Credit: Nicole Davis - Me oh My blog

I am a big water drinker.  We have a Brita water system and I love it. I used to add lemon or cucumber to the water. Super refreshing! Never did I think to combine them together until I read Nicole Davis' blog Me Oh My.  She combined the lemons and the cucumbers!  You better believe that I went straight home last night and tried it. Delish! Now, just to get a cute container like Nicole's! You really should check out her blog. Her daughter is adorable and Nicole has great taste.

Since we are talking about water, I'd like to share a wonderful charity that provides water to needy countries. The name of the charity is charity: water.  Basically, charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. 100% of public donations directly fund water projects.  From their site: Almost a billion people on the planet don’t have access to clean drinking water. Unsafe water and a lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of all disease and kill more people than all forms of violence, including war. We're working to change that.

It is so easy to take for granted that most of us have access clean water. I know I did. Until I started following this charity. I first found out about them thru Twitter - oh, the power of  the Internet.  Can you believe that $1 of our dollars equals $12 in economic returns? 
   Be sure to go to the website  here to learn more and to donate.