We last left our heroine (me!) recovering from a near death dental horror story (check the blog for Part 2 if you missed it). I was petrified as Mom drove me to the oral surgeon’s office to get my 3 remaining wisdom teeth removed. The surgical nurse made me comfortable in the dental chair and
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Fear The Dentist Part 2: Learning The Hard Way
Hear me out on this 3 part series of fear and loathing in the dental chair. Today I’ll give you what I learned straight off: Speak up and take no sh** from people who don’t have your best interest at heart; Take care of and love yourself like no one else can; If you
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Fear The Dentist Part 1: The Dreaded Dry Socket
My friend Charlene doesn’t fear the dentist. She’s never had a cavity and it’s just a friendly visit for her. Ok, she did have a rough experience with her wisdom teeth and the pain meds, but I’m talking about the regular dentist visit, not the oral surgeon stuff. Not me. I fear the dentist. They’re
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Bunny Panic But No Thump
We were all tired, it was late and the drive home seemed long. Ken was driving, my daughter Dakota riding shotgun, sister Mary and I drowsing in the back seat of the CRV. “There’s a bunny,” Dakota says quietly as we drive the country road. Instantly I’m awake and alert. Ken doesn’t slow down. “Bunny,”
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Clearly, You’re On The Menu
Center Pointe, Indiana has an Exotic Feline Rescue Center, home to about 200 big cats representing 9 different species. The Center has tours but you’re not allowed to touch or interact with the cats. You’d be a fool to try. These are carnivores on steroids. The cats are in large, secure fenced-in areas but once
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Me and Mr, Jones have a thing going on…
Every summer I wave at Mr. Jones when I see him outside tending his tomatoes. He’s the king of tomatoes, corn, beans, potatoes, zucchini and lettuce. I wave at him and he always waves back. Mr. Jones loves his downhome veggie patch. And I love Mr. Jones because he’s doing exactly what makes him happy.
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Did You Know Cats Can Hang From The Ceiling And Pee On You?
When I was growing up, we had a cat Moselle (Moe). It took about a month before Mom was left with all the animal feeding and dirty work including taking Moe to the vet. This was always a traumatic event for Mom, me and Moe. Say the word “vet” and Moe evaporated into thin air
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I Don’t Wanna Die in Spearfish, South Dakota!
My ex and I moved to Spearfish, South Dakota in the ‘80s. Super small town but beautiful country. So different from the green forests where we both grew up. At 8am it was around 100 degrees with no humidity to speak of. Beautiful, bright wavy heat that lasted until mid-day when the clouds rolled in.
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My Teeth Started Doing the Cha-Cha…
Violent chills rocked my arms, my throat swelled, my knees knocked and it was 50/50 whether I was going to fall down. I got scared. In the space of an hour I was sick, sick, sick. I knew I’d bite the thermometer into little mercury pools so scratch that. I warmed up a rice bag
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No Kidding, I Swear Her Heart Has Ears
I had fish tacos with an old friend yesterday. The kind of friend you can admit to that you screwed up or were a crappy, paranoid, fearful jerk and they still have your back. I had a personal problem gnawing at me that I needed to whine about, question and explore. I wanted a no-crap
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Yes, Hi, I’d Like To Learn To Juggle Fire
Remember 5 years old? Time dragged on FOREVER and you were bored. You didn’t dare whine about it or Mom had you clean your room. Your dreams didn’t involve naps and quiet time. You wanted to be older right now so you could be an astronaut. How about being 15? School and friends fed your
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I Just Don’t Know Where the Money Goes!
It usually goes like this: We meet at a party and you ask me what I do. I tell you I help people boost their self-confidence through conversation and if they need it help them get their finances straightened out so they can get on to the fun stuff in their lives. You immediately zero
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