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[serene]

Today was full of things that made my life harder, chief among them expensive and painful dental work. I need to not focus on that, though (and really, I'm in a fairly good mood, even if I do feel ouchy and swollen and worn out), so here's a list of things that made my life easier and better today:

1) Having dental insurance at all, so that my dental work is expensive rather than non-existant. Thank you, TRIO Program! (Also, thanks, TRIO Program, for a job that lets me stay home with no penalty if I have an ouchy face.)

2) The borrowed car, so that when I got too cold/tired/ouchy to deal with yet another bus ride today, I had the car as an option. Thank you, dbubley/loracs/stonebender!

3) My mp3 player. Dental work is more pleasant if one can listen to Bløf and Wait Wait while it's happening. Thanks, someotherguy! (And while I'm at it, thanks for the extension cord for my headphones, so I can watch Stardust without bothering the teenager.)

4) Public transit. I didn't have to worry about parking or driving-while-ouchy today. This is a very good thing.

5) Overdraft protection. See "expensive dental work" above.

6) A high pain tolerance. See "painful dental work" above.

Comments

[pyrzqxgl.livejournal.com]

Sorry about the ouchy parts; I was in the dental chair again myself today for the fourth time in about a month.

[tracytreefrog.livejournal.com]

I get so stressed out about just going to the dentist no matter little work or lots I am a basket case for the day. Hope you are feeling better soon.

[redandfiery.livejournal.com]

*hugs* about the ouchy dental work, and the ouchy bills (my recently-finished course of work came to nearly £900 in the end, so I have *total* sympathy).

And as for Stardust, well, I nearly bust a gut laughing at Robert de Niro... must get the DVD some time.