I work out with a trainer, Anna Kaiser, three days a week. Kelly Ripa More Quotes by Kelly Ripa More Quotes From Kelly Ripa I'd rather not have a moment when I'm known for my looks; being funny and interesting lasts longer. Kelly Ripa lasts looks interesting I had a picture-perfect childhood. My parents were like June and Ward Cleaver; there was nothing dysfunctional about them. Kelly Ripa childhood june perfect If 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 Ripa bad-day emotional feel-better I think children are like pancakes. You sort of ruin the first one, and you get better at it the second time around. Kelly Ripa get-better children thinking My job affords me the luxury of having help. I don't feel exhausted, I feel lucky. Kelly Ripa luxury lucky jobs If I win, it's because of my natural ability and if I lose, it's because I wasn't trying so hard. Kelly Ripa natural winning trying I 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 Ripa heart trying thinking There'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 Ripa curves real mother I'm not a prettier everywoman. I am an everywoman that they clean up awfully well for T.V. Kelly Ripa cleaning clean wells If there's cheesecake in the house, I'll have some. Kelly Ripa cheesecake ifs house I 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. Kelly Ripa nice strong wise I 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 Ripa jeans enough together I had a picture-perfect childhood. Kelly Ripa picture-perfect childhood perfect If 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 Ripa next-day one-day exercise If I feel any sort of emotional upheaval, I go for a jog and I feel better. Kelly Ripa upheaval emotional feel-better Women's clutches are too small. I open my purse, and with some hydraulic force, a tampon shoots 12 feet into the air. Kelly Ripa tampons air feet I always remind my kids, "I'm your parent, but I'm a human being, too, so I may not be perfect." Kelly Ripa may-not-be-perfect parent kids Having been a cheerleader, I know all too well what these girls give up to join forces and compete. Kelly Ripa cheerleading giving-up girl I think I have a disease called spontaneous disclosure. I need to tell everyone my life story instantaneously. Kelly Ripa inspirational needs thinking Sleeping is not something I do a lot of. Kelly Ripa sleep