Yesterday's Roundup
Exercise: Nope (starting to wonder if I should show my ankle to one of those doctor people even though I totally know it's just a sprain or something)
Flossing: Nope (forgot. But when I woke up this morning, I remembered that I had forgotten by the way my mouth felt and tasted. So that's gotta be progress, I guess.)
Friday, April 11, 2008
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Phase 2, Day 2
Today's Roundup (OK, actually Yesterday's Roundup--I need to start flossing earlier, as in before the last possible moment)
Exercise: Nope (foot still hurts in a worrying manner)
Flossing: Check!
Thing I hate about flossing #1:
I have trouble flossing in the back. I have a small jaw. The main reason I needed braces was because there wasn't enough room for all my teeth. One of my wisdom teeth actually cracked from tooth decay because I hadn't been getting my toothbrush back there (and hadn't realized).
But as I was at it last night, I realized that I shouldn't neglect flossing the teeth I can reach easily just because I always leave out a couple of molars. Unhealthy perfectionist streak. I suspect I'll need to address that in other areas of my life as well.
I never imagined I'd get philosophical insight from removing particles from between my teeth.
Exercise: Nope (foot still hurts in a worrying manner)
Flossing: Check!
Thing I hate about flossing #1:
I have trouble flossing in the back. I have a small jaw. The main reason I needed braces was because there wasn't enough room for all my teeth. One of my wisdom teeth actually cracked from tooth decay because I hadn't been getting my toothbrush back there (and hadn't realized).
But as I was at it last night, I realized that I shouldn't neglect flossing the teeth I can reach easily just because I always leave out a couple of molars. Unhealthy perfectionist streak. I suspect I'll need to address that in other areas of my life as well.
I never imagined I'd get philosophical insight from removing particles from between my teeth.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Thwarted, Plus Phase 1 Wrap Up, Phase 2 Launch
My printer died, so I can't print out a new calendar to mark up with little checks. Plus, Phase 2 was going to involve printing as well. Oh, and I hurt my foot (as in, I got out of bed Monday morning and thought, "hey, that hurts." So no exercise for me.
And now we see why I need this project in the first place.
OK, so Phase 1 Wrap Up. I started to exercise quite a bit more often in weeks 3 and 4 than in the first 2 weeks. I went from 2 or 3 days a week to 5. However, 2 days of this involved walking on city streets in regular shoes for a mile or so and that may account for my foot pain. So I'll have to change into sneakers if I'm going to do that again. It's all about the arch support.
I had every intention of posting a photo of my calendar, but since the printer's broken, I can be bothered. No, I don't understand the logic of that, and yet, that is how I feel. Besides, if I touch the camera and it craps out too, it will not be good for my mental condition.
On to Phase 2! I have to work around the lack of printer and I can't let myself go another week without starting a new phase, so flossing it is! It dawned on me last week that I have no dental insurance any more and so maybe I'd better take better care of my teefers.
The Goal: to floss my teeth before bed every night. If it sounds easy to you, then you're just not appreciate the extent of my not caring about flossing. I had some really great dental tape once made by the people who make gore-tex, but I ran out and I haven't seen it anywhere since. Maybe I'll buy some fancy floss to keep myself motivated. But flossing before bed reduces morning breath (so my dentist says) and my morning breath could kill small animals, so I'd really better get on this one.
I'm not going to wrap up day 1 of phase 2 just yet because I want to have a snack and I'm not going to floss until after that. But posting has to happen! Blogging can wait for no floss! So we'll all just have to wait to see if I floss tonight or not. Can you stand the tension?
And now we see why I need this project in the first place.
OK, so Phase 1 Wrap Up. I started to exercise quite a bit more often in weeks 3 and 4 than in the first 2 weeks. I went from 2 or 3 days a week to 5. However, 2 days of this involved walking on city streets in regular shoes for a mile or so and that may account for my foot pain. So I'll have to change into sneakers if I'm going to do that again. It's all about the arch support.
I had every intention of posting a photo of my calendar, but since the printer's broken, I can be bothered. No, I don't understand the logic of that, and yet, that is how I feel. Besides, if I touch the camera and it craps out too, it will not be good for my mental condition.
On to Phase 2! I have to work around the lack of printer and I can't let myself go another week without starting a new phase, so flossing it is! It dawned on me last week that I have no dental insurance any more and so maybe I'd better take better care of my teefers.
The Goal: to floss my teeth before bed every night. If it sounds easy to you, then you're just not appreciate the extent of my not caring about flossing. I had some really great dental tape once made by the people who make gore-tex, but I ran out and I haven't seen it anywhere since. Maybe I'll buy some fancy floss to keep myself motivated. But flossing before bed reduces morning breath (so my dentist says) and my morning breath could kill small animals, so I'd really better get on this one.
I'm not going to wrap up day 1 of phase 2 just yet because I want to have a snack and I'm not going to floss until after that. But posting has to happen! Blogging can wait for no floss! So we'll all just have to wait to see if I floss tonight or not. Can you stand the tension?
Friday, April 4, 2008
Phase 1, Day 27
Today's Roundup:
Exercise: Nope
Stay tuned for the final wrap up of Phase 1 and the start of Phase 2. For reals this time!
Exercise: Nope
Stay tuned for the final wrap up of Phase 1 and the start of Phase 2. For reals this time!
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Phase 1, Day 26
Today's Roundup
Exercise: Check
I actually made it to the gym, even though I was exhausted all day. And now I'm even more exhausted. So much for everything else I was going to do tonight.
To the couch!
Exercise: Check
I actually made it to the gym, even though I was exhausted all day. And now I'm even more exhausted. So much for everything else I was going to do tonight.
To the couch!
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Phase 1, Day 25
Today's Roundup:
Exercise: Check!
I walked about 2 miles through the streets of Manhattan to get from work to the book signing I wanted to go to. If I had realized that this would involved going through Herald Square, past Penn Station and through Times Square, I might've taken a bus at least part of the way. That was a hell of a lot of people I had to fight my way through.
Lessons learned: Walking over a mile in shoes that are not sneakers will give you sore feet. Lugging my sneakers in to work and changing when I leave doesn't fill me with joy. Maybe I'll try the ol' wear the sneakers to commute and carry the (lighter) work shoes.
Exercise: Check!
I walked about 2 miles through the streets of Manhattan to get from work to the book signing I wanted to go to. If I had realized that this would involved going through Herald Square, past Penn Station and through Times Square, I might've taken a bus at least part of the way. That was a hell of a lot of people I had to fight my way through.
Lessons learned: Walking over a mile in shoes that are not sneakers will give you sore feet. Lugging my sneakers in to work and changing when I leave doesn't fill me with joy. Maybe I'll try the ol' wear the sneakers to commute and carry the (lighter) work shoes.
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