The Ink-Pot and the Palette

Since most of what I drink is either coffee or water, I definitely need to up the water. (Though I find a nice pot of tea wonderfully hydrating.)

I've become a bit leery lately of the claims for the miraculous healing powers of drinking lots and lots of pure water, but I do know empirically that abundant hydration improves my voice, my eyesight, and my skin texture. Water is simpler and cheaper than trying to get equivalent moisture from, say, fruit, although fruit must count, I think.

Fluid retention is one of the things menopause has cured for me. On the other hand, it kind of dries a person up generally, so one more argument for getting in plenty of H2O.

Oh, and if I'm low on hydration, I can't ride my bike up a hill as readily. Hydration and respiration seem to be pretty closely tied. Barb and I figured out a very clear hydration schedule when we were "training" for our walking tour, and it was amazing what a good guzzle of water could do for stamina!