Water - What is enough?

I have been though boughts where I am really great at drinking lots of water and other times when I am really terrible. For awhile during college I went through a time where I always had a huge water bottle with me. I would spend most of my classes drinking this water. Of course this was probably because I went to college in the moutains and had to keep my energy up to basically HIKE to class. Oh well...

Once I starting working full time, I became a huge fan of Diet Coke. *Oh, the nectar of the gods!*

I drank one every morning, mid-morning for a little pick-me-up to get though sitting all day staring at a computer.

Then I got pregnant with E. I was so paranoid about caffeine that I didn't touch soda the whole time I was pregnant. She came and I was a sleep deprived zombie...back came the caffiene ... out went the water.

Then I was pregnant with C....same deal-e-o as before.

Except this pregancy my amnionic fluid was low. So low that for a month or more, I had ultrasounds every few weeks to keep an eye on things. I was told to drink water. LOTS.

Now I was already drinking a pretty fair amount but not really paying attention to it. So being the anal retentive person I am, I researched it.

Did you know there is an easy way to find out if you are getting enough water? I didn't till then and I will share it with you.

Take your weight   -  Divide it in half.

That's how many ounces of water you should drink a day. Yup, it's that easy.

So, if you weigh 150 lbs., then you should drink 75 oz of water.

That is a little more than 9 - 8oz glasses.

Now if you are like me, who has time to fill up a glass 9 times! I work, I have 2 kids...not happening!

My solution....a 32 oz Nalgene bottle.

I only have to fill it up 3 times to get plenty of water for the day. I drink a bit more than I need because I am breastfeeding.

I fill it up once in the morning when I get to work.

Again at lunch.

And then before I leave to go home.

Pretty freakin' easy!

If you are really feeling fancy...put some lemon slices or cucumbers in it. I don't mind my water plain - so I don't bother.

Drink up and enjoy!

First Blog Eva! (What What!!)

Yes I am THAT dorky! :)

I am finally biting the bullet and writing a blog post. I LOVE reading blogs and watching vlogs so why not do one too! I know the world is saturated with things like this already but what's one more?!

A little about me:
I am about to be 30 (and I am totally ok with that), I work full-time in the transportation industry for a multi-million dollar company, I am married to my darling husband (who I shall call B - original I know), we have two little girls (E, who is 2.5 years old and C, who is almost 3 months). We also have two doggies.

I have cloth diapered for over a year. I babywear when I can. I made E's baby food and plan on doing the same for C. We sorta co-sleep with C (more on that later). I used to be crafty and am trying to incorporate it back into my life.

I am starting to meal plan and do freezer meals. I will probably share that as well.

So that is a bit. More later I am sure!!! Let's do this!!!! :)