Week #2

Since my last blog, I can't say that I have made much psychological progress.
I did floss twice (Monday and Tuesday night), but still feel as though I am playing nightly games with myself.

As I told the class, I justified not flossing for the first four nights because I wanted to leave much room for improvement.

Instead, this week I took some significant steps toward achieving my goal of nightly plaque purging. I made a trip to the land of the giant consumer, the Costco jungle, and purchased 6 new Oral B Glide floss reels; enough to store around our loft. My husband went through a fanatic flossing phase about six months ago to alleviate pain from a chipped tooth (which he damaged by rigorous flossing)... during that time, he was never far from the floss; and I never could find any. Now, I have no excuse. There are conspicuous little gray, round-edged floss donors sprinkled in every room just waiting for me to give them a chance to yield their bounty. Secondly, I changed one of my icons on my iperiod app (the green one) to keep track of the nights I follow through. iperiod is a must (only two weeks in and I am spouting non-solicited advice to my audience); not just from a gynecologic standpoint (although from a professional standpoint, every woman should know her menstrual patterns) but from a health maintenance perspective. I keep track of everything from gym days to weight loss (and these past months: weight gain).
Now I keep track of my flossing.

My motivation for change: a sense of disbelief that such a simple task has eluded my mastering for the past twenty years. I don't fear for my gum-line; however, according to the various dentists I have seen throughout my life, I should. Even today at work, the anesthesiologist brushed and flossed during lunch. What!?

But if I start flossing every night from now on; won't you, as the reader, be bored? I certainly don't want to be boring. I am looking forward to Julia's (the dental hygienist) demonstration next week. I should introduce an element of quality to my flossing... I am quite sure I have much to improve upon in that arena.

On a more positive note, my baby girl's name is August. I am looking forward to meeting her... I think I will try tying my Omega 3 supplements (having a hard time remembering to take them) to my flossing so that I am nourishing her brain simultaneously... Our final exam is May 7th, 2wks before she is due to arrive:) Maybe by the time she is born I won't even have to work to floss...