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Get Your Daily Water

I dislike drinking water. I know it's awful but I just can't seem to drink enough. Eight glasses is hard when you don't really enjoy it.

Many years ago my friend introduced me to a happy pitcher. It really makes me happy. When I look at it I think of magazine pictures, the amazing picnics and fun little dinners. I also think of the Kool-Aid man pitcher when I was little. It just brings to mind happy thoughts and images. I had to get one. Since I got this pitcher I use it quite a bit. Now that I'm trying to loose weight and drink 8 glasses of water, I'll use it more. 

I am happy when I use my little pitcher for water. I add lemons, strawberries, oranges, limes or just any fruit I have on hand. You could also use watermelon, different berries, mint or cucumbers. It makes the pitcher even more exciting to look at and I really enjoy the taste of the water. It makes me want to drink water just so I can see the pitcher along with the fruits. I know it's weird but it works for me. I hope it will work for you too. 

It's also a great way to serve water at dinner or parties. It's really inexpensive and it's so good. Add some ice cubes to keep it cold and it's good to go. My family drinks quite a bit of it when we get together and I'm always refilling it. 

Go to the store and get you a happy pitcher and some tasty fruit and get started on your daily water intake. You will be so happy you did.

Trying to be Healthy

Get up and go to kitchen. Look for healthy food. Go ahead go look. I’ll still be here when you get back. What did you find? If you’re like me you found a bunch of junk.

I decided it’s time for me and my family to start eating better and I need to loose some of my weight. Let's get started. Most of all I just really want my family to eat better.

I just started my journey this week and I must say it’s hard. I never realized how much junk I had in my house until yesterday. I went into my kitchen to find something to eat for lunch. I opened my cabinets to find macaroni and cheese, packages of rice and instant potatoes. Than I went to the freezer and found tater tots, french fries, waffles, ice cream and pot pies. The refrigerator let me down too. I found nothing but a whole lot of processed foods and fatting snacks. I was really sad. I guess I never really looked at my pantries that way before. 

I thought we were doing good. I mean I use ground turkey instead of hamburger. I serve at least two vegetables at dinner. Isn’t  that good enough.  So in my despair I opted for the pot pie from the freezer for lunch. I know it’s an awful choice but what else was I suppose to eat. Oh, I could’ve had a peanut butter sandwich. That would have been a better choose but I didn’t think of that.

I decided it’s time for me and my family to start eating better and I need to loose some of my weight. It’s time to get started. Most of all I just really want my family to eat better.

So last night before bed I got onto Pinterest and started looking for healthy choices. There are a ton of alternatives to all that stuff I have hidden away in the cabinets. I was surprised at how many things I forgot about and things I’ve never thought about.

It’s my goal from now on to make better choices. I’m not planning on changing over night or taking everything out of the house that is bad but I do want to offer things to my family that are better. I want to at least try. Even if it’s just having fresh veggies and fruits available all the time, that is a great place to start.

Here’s to make better choices.

What does your family enjoy? Are you making good choices for your family? What are some of your favorite snacks or meals?