the end of the first fiscal quarter.....

used to be the end of a fiscal quarter would bring about reports, reviews, and more reports. but......not this time around. nothing special about it when you aren't working.

HOWEVER.......I still have my quarterly to-do list at home. see, I have found that I am not good at remembering the last time I changed my toothbrush, or when dh changed the air filter, etc. sure we could write that stuff on the calendar. but do I really want my in-laws to know that today I am going to replace my razors in the shower?!?!? NOPE! so since the quarter end was such an easy point in time to remember, I have used this as my reminder.

• toss and replace toothbrushes
• toss and replace razors (I use 2 different ones in the shower so think that changing them every 3 months instead of the recommended month is fine)
• check all medicine and toss out of date stuff
  
• check canned goods and toss out of date stuff (anything going bad in the next 3 months either make a plan to use or donate to charity)
• replace air filters
• pull out magazines over a year old and reread before cutting things out or recycling

ideally I think the toothbrush industry should really focus on the whole fiscal quarter brush replacement idea. instead of a steady stream of commercials telling us how great a brush is they should have a campaign to target changing them every 3 months. you know plenty of people don't and this way they could save on advertising dollars AND sell more toothbrushes at the same time! seriously........I don't jump up to buy a new toothbrush when I see a commercial. but I WOULD put it on my shopping list if I saw an ad that said "hey....this is your reminder that next week is time to change your toothbrush. buy ours!" lol!! heck, if they were uber smart they could sell toothbrushes in packs of 4 with seasonal themes! snowflakes for winter, flowers for spring, sun for summer, and leaves (or a nice teeth-cleaning apple) for fall!

maybe I should be looking for a job in advertising?!?!?

me and my boring teeth.....

yes, I am purposefully NOT talking about the weekend and my trip to Detroit. why? well, because it would be a humongously LONG post full of inside jokes and that just isn't right. what I will tell you is that it was a TOTAL BLAST!!! and that meeting Cecilie alone was worth the trip! I can't wait until she comes for her visit in October. I will have her ALL TO MYSELF for about 5 days before I have to share her at the LM crop! lol!!

so, on to my teeth......I had a dentist appointment yesterday morning. yes, quite torturous to come home at 11pm one night after a busy busy weekend only to go to the dentist the next morning. but, yes, there was a method to my madness.....I got to sleep in a little more since my appointment wasn't until 9am! tee hee hee!!

anyway after the hassle of getting my insurance to company to admit that I was actually covered, I started with x-rays. really cool....they do them digitally. so like our digital cameras, they just pop up on their computer screen. then the hygienist came in to check me out (my teeth....not ME). I had to admit that I hadn't been to the dentist in 2+ years. guess I need to pay a little more attention to the right side of my mouth but otherwise I ROCK the teeth brushing! lol! normally they schedule a separate appointment for a cleaning, but since I ROCK the teeth brushing she did it right then and there! then the dentist (first female dentist I have ever had) came in and told me I had boring teeth and there was nothing for her to do. odd that being called boring is a compliment! lol! she asked again if it had really been 2+ years since my last dental visit.......like I had just gone last week and was lying because I have a thing for people scraping around in my mouth! sheesh! lol!

then as the hygienist walked me to the front desk she asked me to schedule my next cleaning.....in 6 months. heck no! I just survived 2+ years without a cleaning, why oh why would I come back again in 6 months????? anyway, I told her I expected I would come back in 1 year now that I found someone that my dental insurance was willing to pay and I was willing to go to.

the boys go in 2 weeks. somehow I don't think they will fare as well as me.