Almost eight cups of water a day

Eight cups!? How does one do that easily? Well, I start my day by carrying two large mugs of water. I'm a lazy git in the morning. I don't want to tax my brain and memory first thing. So when I make my breakfast, I finish by filling two very large mugs (approx 14 oz.) with water to drink before noon. When I've finished the two mugs I'm almost halfway there to the recommended eight.
(I find regular mugs are a better option over reusable water bottles and travel cups. Who wants to fuss with opening and closing when you can lift and sip?)

Pasta Lemonata

This is a ovo-varian's (read: vegetarian who eats eggs) twist on pasta carbonara. Invented right on the spot.

Feeds 3

1. Boil about one large handful of spaghetti. Make sure you add salt to boiled water since this is the only place where salt comes into this recipe.
   
2. To make sauce, use warm, not hot, saucepan (I use a freshly washed saucepan and put it on a medium heat. Then after the washing water has slowly evaporated from the pan, it's now warm like a gentle heat.). Into saucepan, I add
• 1 tablespoon butter, to melt
• 1 tablespoon ready made pesto*
• approx. 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 egg yolks
3. Mix sauce, breaking yolks, over the turned-off burner. It should be creamy and lightly yellow-green. Add drained hot spaghetti to sauce right away to ensure that it will coat pasta (do not rinse pasta after draining).

* For pesto, my fav is the fresh made version at Bosa's refrigerator aisle. It boasts real basil and pine nuts. Most jarred versions use mostly parsley and cashews or other nuts.

If you have questions about this or suggestions for me to try next add to comments!