Are you saving this week's rainwater?

We've been living and talking about the drought for so long, it almost seems like the status quo. But back in April and May, Mother Nature was pretty generous with the water supply.

I can't deny that I'm thrilled with the rain this week—but I also know that the volume of water falling from the sky hasn't gotten us of the red ... yet.

So, have you set out your rain barrels to collect the rain water? I'm in a conservation mood, all around, today. Back in May I ran a series of blogposts dealing with conservation. At the time, we were still getting rain fairly regularly, and the tone of the posts was how can we save for later. But summer triple-digit temperatures and a damaging drought have left us with no water resources to save.

• How can we take advantage of this week's rain, on an individual level?
• Over the past few months, have you thought of any new ways to conserve smartly that you didn't use before?

• If you've tried any of the conservation tips you've seen on WRAL.com or other sources, what's worked and what hasn't?