Drink Some Water

For some reason, I must look like somebody who doesn't drink enough water. I don't know what it is. I'm starting to wonder if I have some giant scarlet letter on me that's invisible only to me--a big "D" for dehydrated or something. In addition to the standard issue mom-nagging about the need to drink water throughout high school, I've had numerous people throughout life, including strangers tell me to drink more water.

From a friend back home: "You need to drink more water."

From a coworker: "You don't drink enough water."

From a sales lady at the mall in Abu Dhabi trying to sell me facial spray: "You have wrinkles because you don't drink enough water." (Or something to that effect. English wasn't her first language).

During my Baja trip: "Jennifer, do you have enough water?" (Repeat 57 times)

Every time I go paddling: "You're face is red. Have you been drinking any water?"
"You're face is really red. Drink some water."
ME: "Could I please have some water?"
RESPONSE: "Here are five bottles. Drink up."

I've noticed a pattern developing and I'm starting to think that maybe I really don't drink enough water. It's just so hard to do. Just sitting around drinking water doesn't really appeal to me. Flavored water usually leaves a really gross taste in my mouth and I have to drink regular water to get rid of it. When I went through OTS, we had to drink four glasses of water at every meal. That just seemed excessive. I had to pee all the freaking time. I started cheating and only filled the glasses halfway, sometimes only a quarter of the way.

So today, I realized with great annoyance that my one piddling bottle of water wasn't going to last for a 15-mile bike ride, especially with the wind blowing as hard as it was. I don't know what made me think one bottle would last 15 miles to begin with. Fortunately, I saw the OKC Kayak trailer. They always have water and they did this time too. I ended up downing three bottles. I'll have to stop inwardly rolling my eyes whenever somebody tells me to drink some water.