Sprinkle Bad With Good

Okay, my guess is I'm not alone when I didn't jump out of bed and shout to the world, "Yes, I get to go to the dentist today!"

In fact of all the things I would rather do today, going to the dentist is well down near the end.  And that's nothing against Riverside Dentistry and the staff there.  I fully know they are well caring and meaningful people and great professionals at their jobs.  But it's the dentist.

For me, for some reason, getting my teeth worked on - even just cleaned - is an effort of concentrated relaxation.  I could try to blame it on some negative experience with an evil dentist when I was a child.  I could try to blame it on the braces that my parents shelled out thousands of dollars for when I was in junior high - ugh the wires, the spacers, the regainers, the headgear!  While I could try to blame those things, I honestly just think that getting my teeth scraped, poked, polished, and drilled on just isn't my thing.

I've put off cleanings, and I know that I have probably at least two cavities that have to be filled because my hot morning coffee is touching sensitive nerves.  I know they wonderful staff is going to tell me what I should be doing differently with my teeth - last time they even attempted to show me how to more effectively brush my teeth and use floss.

So this is going to be a "you get what you pay for" experience.  So I will start up the Dodge upon completion of this here blog entry, and make the journey into Moline and get it over with.  After all, it is Spring Break!

I have decided, though, to make the trip more bearable by sprinkling in some good.  I need to pick up some things like socks, v-neck t-shirts, and I may look for a new pair of shoes.  I think I might even make a quick stop at the casino and see what $20.00 on the video poker machine might get me.  Then, I think I will pick up something good to cook on the grill today, since it's going to be a nice day.  And all of that hopefully is what I'll be concentrating while in the dentist chair!

So if you have to complete something that won't be pleasant today, sprinkle over the bad with something good.  The good stuff will be the stuff you can concentrate on while the bad is getting done!