Drinking Like Crazy

Water, that is. I have to strategize in order to make all this swallowing seem reasonable. Normally I have a cup of tea in the morning along with a glass of water - well, half a glass. Then around ten I have more water, then something with lunch at noon (not usually water), something around 3 pm, water with dinner, and a drink before I go to bed. That makes 5 or 6 glasses of liquid a day. But then, I am not working at draining every drop or measuring the amounts or avoiding other drinks.

I have friends who swear that beer is the best kidneystone chaser they know. The doctor did not suggest that, but his six 12 ounce glasses a day is plenty to keep me busy. I try using all sorts and shapes of cups and glasses just to keep it interesting. A shot glass is an ounce, so its kind of fun to down 6 at a time. Then there are the Austrian crystal short beverage glasses, the champagne flutes, the small juice glasses, the blue mugs, the Christmas ivy and holly tall glasses, the root beer float glasses with the sturdy handles, the delicate tea cups that have been collected over the years. Can you tell that I love glasses? Of course, some of my collecting is self defense as the boys broke parts of sets.

If I am going to drink a ton of water, I can at least serve it creatively and keep the boredom to a minimum. In the morning, I line up all the different containers and put them in the particular order that appeals for that particular day. Sometimes it is by height, shortest to tallest or vice versa. Sometimes it is by color gradation, light to dark or the reverse. Sometimes it is from thickness of the glass, from thin to stout. Whatever I can do to mix it up.

One way or another, I will meet the prescribed amount of drinking and pray that the flush will work. Meanwhile, maybe I can find some fancy crackers with salt to help me be thirsty!