Step Away From the Cake

I have horrible teeth. I have always had horrible. I've had peridontal disease for probably 40 years.  I also have an overbite, a huge one. And my teeth don't sit right so my bite in the back is all off. Most of my teeth have fillings in them. And I grind my teeth and a bunch of them are cracked. About 10 years ago I had laser surgery on my upper teeth. My left front tooth and the one next to it have a huge hole in between them. That hole has been there for years, probably 20. I have pictures of me in my 20s and that area of my gum is purple, indicating that gum disease is already active. So yeah, the hole between those 2 teeth have gone into the bone. Yes, sounds awesome I know. In the last 5 or 6 years, another problem has developed between my front lower teeth. About 3 months ago, my front teeth were really bothering me. They felt like they were coming loose and they were bleeding constantly, plus there was pain - all the time. I finally reached a point where I was done.

Not completely, but enough to make a huge difference. So after Hubby got up yesterday, I put this computer to sleep and headed out to the kitchen. I showered, got dressed, put my laundry away, and chatted with him for a while. Then I went to work on a project I had been putting off all week and got that done. After RunBuddy came we headed out to the Doggie Street Festival with Mavy and cruised around that. Then we went to lunch at a pet-friendly restaurant. Came home and fell asleep on the couch, then it was off to the murder mystery party. I spent very little time on technology yesterday and it really felt good. I got things done. My mind was engaged in my life. My eyes didn't hurt like crazy. It was great. I need to make that a priority. I obviously can't do it all the time, like today, I have to work on lesson plans and that means working on the computer. But I can stay away from Facebook and the stupid games I play. So I made my to-do list for the day and am going to sti