I don't have the best family history heart-wise, so I really try to keep my heart strong.
Kelly RipaWhen I'm at work, I'm remembering what I forgot to do for the kids, and when I'm with the kids, I'm remembering what I forgot to do at work.
Kelly RipaWomen's clutches are too small. I open my purse, and with some hydraulic force, a tampon shoots 12 feet into the air.
Kelly RipaIt makes my makeup artist's life easier. [Plus] it makes my eyes look a little more open on TV, which is where I happen to work right now.
Kelly RipaI'm not militant about anything. If there's cheesecake in the house, I'll have some. If I'm in the mood for something, I'll have it. I don't obsess about anything. I could have three or four "cheat days" in a week and then not have dessert for another three months.
Kelly RipaIf I'm exhausted and I just don't feel like it, then I don't do it. I am a human being, after all. But I also know I'm the kind of person who, if I take one day off, well, it's very easy for me to take the next day off and then quit exercising.
Kelly RipaI treat my cheeks like breasts in a push-up bra. I just reach down in there, lift them up and push them together. And they'll stay put if the jeans are tight enough.
Kelly RipaIf I win, it's because of my natural ability and if I lose, it's because I wasn't trying so hard.
Kelly RipaThere's no real manual on being a parent. There's no real manual on being a wife. I keep reminding myself, My mother did all this, only she never got to leave the house. OK, I can do this. We're all learning on our own learning curve.
Kelly RipaI think children are like pancakes. You sort of ruin the first one, and you get better at it the second time around.
Kelly RipaI work out every day. It's part of my life. That's one of the benefits of having kids in school full-time.
Kelly RipaI'd rather not have a moment when I'm known for my looks; being funny and interesting lasts longer.
Kelly RipaI always remind my kids, "I'm your parent, but I'm a human being, too, so I may not be perfect."
Kelly RipaIf you're a waiter and you're waiting on me, you might get five percent, you might get seventy percent. It depends on how bad my math skills are that day.
Kelly RipaI think I have a disease called spontaneous disclosure. I need to tell everyone my life story instantaneously.
Kelly RipaDon't get divorced after your first argument! I have a lot of friends that have one fight and that's it, they get divorced. I go, 'Wait a minute! Oh my gosh, you guys! Calm down! You'll forget in three days what you were fighting about. I promise. So just let it marinate a little bit-that's my best love advice.
Kelly RipaIf I've had a bad day, if I'm feeling stressed out, if I'm feeling overwhelmed - it takes it all away. It's my antidote for everything. If I feel any sort of emotional upheaval, I go for a jog and I feel better.
Kelly RipaI try to make my heart beat out of my chest, hard-core, once a day for at least a half hour. I think that's very important.
Kelly RipaHaving been a cheerleader, I know all too well what these girls give up to join forces and compete.
Kelly RipaI read that book How to Hug a Porcupine [by Julie Ross] - it's my parenting bible. They say you have to trust your children and give them freedom. I say, OK, but this is New York City!
Kelly RipaI work out every day. It's part of my life. That's one of the benefits of having kids in school full-time. I do it more for my insides than my outside, but the outside gets a nice benefit, too. I feel like my mind is a little quieter when I exercise. And I don't have the best family history heart-wise, so I really try to keep my heart strong.
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