Though it’s been over three days since my oral surgery, my chin, lower front teeth, the left side of my lower lip and my left cheek are still partially numb and tingling. If anything, it’s getting worse, not better. I want to feel my face again and I’m scared I won’t be able to. Yesterday I called the periodontist but she wasn’t in, so I had to wait until late this morning for an appointment. […]
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Battling age
Make Me a Pallet on the Floor
I’m already tired of smoothies. The one I’m nursing now contains bananas, yogurt, strawberries, milk, orange juice, grape juice, mangoes, peaches, and lemon-lime fizzy water. Luckily, the alternating combination of Tylenol and Motrin is keeping the pain mostly at bay, as long as I don’t open my mouth. What’s less fortunate is that part of my face is still a bit numb and tingly two days later. That’s not supposed to happen. I hope it […]
Read moreGood Drills, Bad Drills
Oh, I do love hardware, almost as much as I love camping supplies. Be it hereby known that I am now the proud owner of: A Craftsman ratcheting socket wrench set with nine metal fittings in an array of sizes up to one inch. Josh suggested to Molly who suggested to me that I try such a tool to loosen that stubborn, giant bolt holding together my old bed. Wonder of wonders, it worked like […]
Read moreFitness Regimen
The getaway with Molly was so lovely that I wanted to schedule an adventure with Eleni as well—long overdue. Yesterday she and I put our heads together (remotely) and scoured maps and AirBnB listings for possibilities. We determined that the Clear Lake area, a little over two hours from each of us, would be our destination, and found a two-bedroom place on the water. Unfortunately, the host reports that because of the drought, the shoreline […]
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