Woo-hoo! I'm 40. I can say that now. by Kelly Ripa

Woo-hoo! I'm 40. I can say that now.

Kelly Ripa

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I'd rather not have a moment when I'm known for my looks; being f... by Kelly Ripa

I'd rather not have a moment when I'm known for my looks; being funny and interesting lasts longer.

lasts looks interesting

I had a picture-perfect childhood. My parents were like June and Ward Cleaver; there was nothing dysfunctional about them.

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.

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.

get-better children thinking

My job affords me the luxury of having help. I don't feel exhaust... by Kelly Ripa

My job affords me the luxury of having help. I don't feel exhausted, I feel lucky.

luxury lucky jobs

If I win, it's because of my natural ability and if I lose, it's... by Kelly Ripa

If I win, it's because of my natural ability and if I lose, it's because I wasn't trying so hard.

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.

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.

curves real mother

I'm not a prettier everywoman. I am an everywoman that they clean... by Kelly Ripa

I'm not a prettier everywoman. I am an everywoman that they clean up awfully well for T.V.

cleaning clean wells

If there's cheesecake in the house, I'll have some. by Kelly Ripa

If there's cheesecake in the house, I'll have some.

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.

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.

jeans enough together

I had a picture-perfect childhood. by Kelly Ripa

I had a picture-perfect childhood.

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.

next-day one-day exercise

If I feel any sort of emotional upheaval, I go for a jog and I fe... by Kelly Ripa

If I feel any sort of emotional upheaval, I go for a jog and I feel better.

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.

tampons air feet

I always remind my kids, "I'm your parent, but I'm a human being,... by Kelly Ripa

I always remind my kids, "I'm your parent, but I'm a human being, too, so I may not be perfect."

may-not-be-perfect parent kids

Having been a cheerleader, I know all too well what these girls g... by Kelly Ripa

Having been a cheerleader, I know all too well what these girls give up to join forces and compete.

cheerleading giving-up girl

I think I have a disease called spontaneous disclosure. I need to tell everyone my life story instantaneously.

inspirational needs thinking

Sleeping is not something I do a lot of. by Kelly Ripa

Sleeping is not something I do a lot of.

sleep