It's been a week since I posted that adorable picture of my dog, Daisy. (And thank you for concurring that she is, in fact, adorable!) And as tempting as it is to snap a picture of her and post it here again (she's lying on my bed, face flat against the covers), I won't.
I.O.U. a blog. But in the interest of being a true American, I am going to blame someone else for my lack of blogging this past week.
MY DENTIST.
I was in "the chair" last Thursday for 30 minutes (maybe 40, maybe 3 hours, I don't know, I go to my unhappy place when I'm in the dentist's chair) getting a filling. Oh, wait, I'm sorry, TWO fillings. And while my doctor is a kind and genteel woman, she also weilds instruments that grind and whir away my will to live. So in that 30-40 minutes (or 3 hours) I temporarily hate her.*
I was not this calm.
So, there I am, numbed up, prone, my mouth agape, ruining a perfectly good Thursday morning. And when I get home I have to collapse in bed because I'm so TIRED. Yep. Thoroughly worn out from the (mental?) trauma. Then the next day, THE PAIN. No, not TOOTH PAIN. Not even jaw pain. BACK PAIN. Oh my gosh, you guys. Apparently when you're TENSE and OLD, you pull muscles in your back.
:-P
The good news is, I'm on the road to recovery. I have a delightful holistic doctor who reminded me that if I'd have flossed, I wouldn't have been in that chair to begin with, and if I'd have drank more water (instead of coffee) my kidneys wouldn't have been weak and I likely wouldn't have pulled anything.
Whaddayaknow? It was my fault. :-/
In case you were wondering, a week of back strain and pain doesn't really lend itself to the writer's lifestyle. Sure, the sleeping part, and the movie-watching, book-reading part... just not the WRITING part. (That part is important.) I did get a lot of the other things done, including develop an affinity for Aleve (seriously, I need to send Bayer Health Care a Valentine.)
I know loving you is wrong, but it's only temporary.
On Monday, I did get back to the keyboard. I have a few contests and publishers I'm waiting going to hear back from, so in the meantime I picked up an old rejected MS. I couldn't help it. I LOVE this story. And the characters. Too bad the plot's a disaster and the writing mediocre. No, really. Jessica has come a long way since first drafting this mess. And while I suspect I still have a LONG way to go, I can look back at this MS and appreciate it and its imperfections. Like the way you look back at your third grade picture and think, "Wow, that ugly bucktoothed kid is cute in a way."
No? Just me? But, enough of my belly back aching!
What have YOU been up to lately while I've been suffering tooth decay and a swelled disc? Do tell! And for GOODNESS SAKE, FLOSS!!!
For today,
Sm:)e, Feel Good, I mean it. Go floss right now.
*not really, Dr. Paula. I think you're awesome. But you can see the humor here, right? *grin*
7 comments:
My sympathies on the teeth and back problems. :(
I grew up in Texas, with no fluoride in the water, and so have a mouthful of fillings. Haven't had a cavity in years, though, since I started using an electric toothbrush and that purple Listerine. (No, I'm not a paid endorser. But credit where credit is due.) Oh, and I do floss. That's my least favorite part. But I don't hate it as much as I hate getting fillings. ;)
Wait...Purple Listerine? Huh!
I have no valid self-induced excuses...just good old fashioned January bleh-itis. Which I could probably cure if I spend January in Cancun with Raoul and Pablo. Just sayin'.
Wellll, I HAVE been writing and now I'm back to revising. Ugh. But also all the usual stuff and the weather has been mild (for January) so all in all pretty good! So sorry about your back, dear! Hope you feel better soon:)
Ugh! I hate the dentist. But no more excuses for you - get to writing. :-)
I know about the dentist pain. I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth out at the same time a few years ago and while I was knocked out the oral surgeon fractured my jaw. It was just a hairline fracture but I couldn't open my mouth wider than an inch for over a month.
My dentist jokes that she took her prozac before I got there. I love her as a person. . .but can't stand the dentist! YUCKY!! Your post makes me dizzy. . .
@Linda, I'm with Terri - PURPLE LISTERINE! That is my fave color. Sounds better than the green.
@Terri, yes, I think that might do it. O.o
@Michele, I made a mistake. I went right from revising to re-revising an old MS. I should have (may still) write something new. When ya' gonna let me have a peek at your WIP? Huh? Huh? HUH?
@Christina, Yes ma'am! I am on it! ;)
@Mary, oh, goodness. I still have all 4 of my wisdom teeth (big mouth), but I fear the day they have to come out... eek!
@Tonya, I think she should share her prozac with the patients. ;)
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