I keep an empty eight ounce glass on the window sill over my kitchen sink. Every time I walk into the kitchen it's a reminder to fill it, and add eight more ounces to my daily water intake.
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Love it! Those visual reminders really work. I used to keep a tall 16-oz. tumbler by the sink, but that was so overwhelming. Now I keep a glass pitcher of the day's water on the counter, with an 8-oz. glass like you do, and before I know it the pitcher's empty.
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