The Water Challenge

As a nursing major I was forced into studying the benefits of drinking water and let me tell you they are plentiful. Google "health benefits of drinking water" and a countless number of medical pages and websites will pop up. At a glance, drinking water helps flush toxins out of our bodies, boost immune systems, relieve headaches, improve skin complexions, encourage weight loss, and can give you more energy through out the day. Wow! That's a lot of punch for a little tap.


Even though I know how healthy it is for me to drink water... I'm horrible at it! During my pregnancy I even struggled to keep guzzling the stuff down.


And so to combat my, and possibly my Farmer's (although he is much better at it than I am), bad water drinking habits we invested in some new glass water bottles and created a water challenge for ourselves! Why glass? It's easy to clean. BPA free. Won't collect nasty crud on the inside or deteriorate like my aluminum water bottles from years past. And you can pick cute covers out like the one to the left (yes,  the cuteness factor helps encourage me to drink more water, whatever it takes right?).


The challenge? The first person to drink 4 bottles full of water today gets an extra 10 dollars of personal spending money for the month. Not the most stellar prize in the world, but it added a little extra incentive to our game!


We've been texting each other pictures of our full and then empty water bottles all morning. So far, we're neck and neck in the race. 1 down - 3 to go. And you know what? It's been really fun! A nice, small, and atypical way to stay connected with each other when the mister is at work.  I've even managed to finish an entire bottle while writing this blog post :)


Can you drink 8 glasses of water today?