• I finished reading my second Matt Ruff novel about twenty minutes ago.  The Mirage is about a shadow world in which 9/11 is really 11/9 and the Christian fundamentalists are the ones who attacked the Euphrates and Tigris world trade centers of the united Arabic states.  It's an interesting read but could have used more character development.
• I challenged myself to read 100 books in 2013.  I've read ten so far.  According to goodreads I'm 11 books behind.  Note to self: read more.  You aren't as busy as you think.
• Tomorrow I have a dentist appointment.  I'm going to have my teeth cleaned and then a cap put on from the root canal earlier this month.  After tomorrow I won't have to go to the dentist Until my next check up...a year from now.  :)
• I'm excited for Thursday to arrive.  It's my official weigh in day! I've been doing so well with counting my calories lately and actually loosing weight that I reaaallllly want to know how I'm doing with it.  I just need to be more consistent with working out and then the ball will really be moving.  

Love.

For two years I thought I had TMJ.  The ears, nose, throat (ENT) specialist I went to even confirmed it.  I was so relieved when I found out it wasn't actually a joint disorder but rather my wisdom teeth coming in sideways.

This morning I had a root canal.  Naturally, my jaw is sore.  My dentist was after all messing around near the bone for around an hour.  It hurts pretty badly and the Novocaine has worn off entirely.  I haven't reached for the codeine pills he gave me though.  One benefit of having lived with excruciating mouth pain for two years (generally a dull ache with 'flair ups' occurring a few times a month) is that this pain doesn't hurt nearly as badly when in comparison.  It actually feels like one of the warnings I'd get before a particularly nasty flair up.  When my jaw/face would start to ache like this I would know to switch to liquids and pull out the heating pad because if I didn't I'd suffer worse later.

I paced the house at all hours of the night.  I practically chugged bottles of ibuprofen and tylenol and really any other pain medicine I could get my hands on during these nasty flair ups.  I'd scream and cry and pace and pull on my hair.  I'd sob and sob until there were no tears left and all I did was dry heave.  I am so thankful that it was my wisdom teeth coming in and not something that I have to deal with for the rest of my life.

So although I'm uncomfortable right now, this is nothing to what it was.  I felt the same way when I had my wisdom teeth removed.  Just a huge sense of relief that filled me from my head to my toes.  Feeling this way gives me a rush of positive energy.  I thought the pacing, screaming, and certain liver/kidney failure were going to be my near future/forever.    

Love.

I bought some coconut oil at the Whole Foods Co-op today.  It's a tad more expensive then I had assumed (I was within $5 of my guess though, so I still purchased it).  I'm excited anyways and hope that it actually makes my hair fabulous!  I'm trying to grow it out faster for Kel's wedding (14 months away) because she wants fancy up-dos.  And besides all of that, I want really healthy/glossy hair.  I was reading on pinterest that this works, so I'm going to give it a try.  I'll let you know how it goes.

I also purchased a FRESH pineapple which I am beyond excited for!  The red death consumes me (these birth control pills are really kicking my uterus into spring cleaning mode).  The only thing I ever crave when I'm a crazy PMSing woman is pineapple.  It's my favorite.  Fresh is best, but canned is yummy too.

So Brennan moves out this week.  Which is just as well.  He'll be happier living closer to everything and I'll be pleased to have a cleaner house and lower electric bill.  Double win.  

It can be noted that I spent an hour and a half on the deck reading The Mists of Avalon today.  I'm close to finishing it.  Had the sun not gone behind the clouds (and thus taken away nature's heater) I'd have stayed out for longer.  It felt refreshing though.  And like spring.  I very much enjoyed reading in the sunshine.  As the weather gets warmer, I hope to do this more often.  

I drove up to my parent's house yesterday and spent the evening/better part of today with them also.  It was relaxing.  I chit chatted with them, watched Roseanne, and worked on mail projects for swap-bot.  :)

That is all.  I'm cleaning my room tonight and possibly the kitchen.  It all could use a good go over.  Mermaid Blood from @crazy2love is filling my room with delightful freshness.  She's having a candle sale right now, so if anyone is interested I'd hop on over to her shop, Savory Scents!  

Love.