Recently I have been trying to drink more water.  I have a bad habit of not drinking anything throughout the day.  I am also turning 34 soon.  too soon.  My skin is starting to tell me how old I really am.  So, after much resistance I gave in to the idea of drinking more water.  I am only 6 days into drinking more and I feel better already.  I am going to the bathroom every 15 minutes…but that’s ok.  I heard that goes away as your body gets used to the upped intake.  I think I realized the secret to my success.  When I would try to chug water from a bottle in the past, I almost felt like I was drowning or like I was going to float away after drinking any amount of water.  It also left my stomach feeling unsettled and not at all like I should drink any more fluid.  This time around, I thought I would buy myself a pretty and functional water bottle.  I thought that by doing so, I might trick myself into liking water.  I bought a water bottle with a straw in it.  This made all the difference in the world.  I think, because of the straw, it is much smoother going down – instead of gulping or chugging the water – it’s a better delivery.  Today was my biggest water consumption day.  I don’t think this will be a phase.  And that makes me excited.

What I don’t drink is milk.  I have it in my cereal, but that is as far as it goes.  My kids do drink milk…even though it seems like I never see this in action.   And since they do drink milk, this is what my refrigerator looks like today: