Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Nearly Another Six Months, and Nearer to 40

Whew! Another five months has gone by and I still can't believe how much has been packed into that time. What hasn't been packed in is the gym. FRUSTRATING!!!!

Getting a schedule together is a priority, and hasn't been one while learning the new job (and by new job, I refer to the one that replaced the one I accepted in October). Gym shoes are a must and so is some idea of how to deal with my hair and pool time.

The weight is trickling off slowly. Like most folks, I'd rather it go racing off of me, but that' s just not how it works in the real world. Surgery is not an option. Oddly enough, I'm still too healthy. Never mind the unholy pain in my hip, over-burdened knees and wobbly bits that make a short trip on a treadmill a living nightmare. There are, as usual, bigger fish to fry. Right now... my teeth are taking center stage.

Now I've always wanted a pearly, gorgeous grill full of teeth, but no such luck. I didn't really learn good brushing habits until I was well into my 20s and was denied braces when growing up. Seems the money was better spent on cigarettes and a camper trailer - both of which I was not to enjoy. So now it's on me and I'm still trying to decide if I should go through with it.

My end of the bargain would be about 3k, even with benefits. Seems an orthodontist told my mom when I was still young enough to have it not cost a fortune, that I needed the roof of my mouth split apart or my bite would grow increasingly awkward. Sucking my thumb for a great length of my life wouldn't help either. Now, the splitting would involve surgery.

Surgery? Uh... I don't even like needles in my mouth, much less a goddamned buzz saw! And to say that I can't afford the luxury of a gorgeous smile would be an understatement. So I do what I can to just keep my teeth from falling out of my mouth.

But one of these days I'm going to get them all sparklied up and ready to dazzle, just like the rest of me.

Look out 40... here I come.