My tooth has been so problematic for such a long time that I’ve made the mistake that I so often counsel others against or coach them out of: I had made a whole lot of bad assumptions before I started.
I assumed that the whole thing would be Really Difficult, so when I called the surgery, [...]
My lovely friend Emily has been nagging me about getting my achey tooth fixed for months. And, yes, my tooth has been achey for months, but in a very low-level way, like the way your muscles ache the day after you’ve had cramp, or lots of sex.
So I’ve put up with it, got used to [...]
Yesterday I had my hair cut. It’s still a cause for celebration. Three years ago, I was the queen of the hand-knitted hat by day, getting chilly by night if the close-fitting cotton cap I wore to sleep in wiggled off as I turned and tossed. And even though losing my hair was the least [...]