New April Resolution, progress report
Man, work takes a long time.
I'm glad I picked a rather small new month's resolution for April, one that takes very little time (but has a big payoff as I keep my teeth well into my orthopedic years). I have two toothbrushes, one in my office bathroom and one in my home bathroom, so I'm back to a twice-a-day brushing schedule.
I hate dental floss, so I use a Reach flossing-do-hickey that is like a toothbrush with dental floss instead of bristles. It works for me, and I'm now a nightly flosser. These basics of dental hygiene have become a habit, so it's time to ramp up my commitment to my teeth. I have procured (through shifty means and connections to bigwigs in the dental community) several packets of the grainy fluoride paste that your dental hygienist uses when you get your teeth cleaned. Let's not dwell on what I did to get my hands on this stuff, let's be impressed that I have it and that I intend to use it - with no specialized dental hygienist training. I also have a fitted mouth tray that is about 10 years old but still sorta fits on my teeth and several syringes of professional-grade teeth whitening gel. (Let's just say that when you bake delicious goodies for your dental staff, they repay the gesture).
So, the next stage of my dental health resolution will be adding fluoride scrubs and teeth whitening to my routine.
I know I have inspired legions of people to start their own 30 New Things lists. I don't know if my monthly resolutions have been quite as popular an idea, but in case someone other than me thinks it is a good idea, here's a good blog post about how to change your habits: 13 Things to Avoid When Changing Habits.
Getting to Know All About You: Any habits in particular you want to change or adopt?