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lauren, 25, washington dc
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16 October 11
Picked up my prescription pills for post-wisdom teeth extraction this coming Friday morning. (Hopefully these prescription pills won’t turn me into an old lady) Can you see how excited I am?!!! In all honesty, I am terrified. I have no idea why. I don’t think it’s the surgery I’m worried about, it’s the healing that I’m scared of. Dry sockets, the likelyhood of going back to work in three days… I know it sounds silly, because of what I do for a living. I’ve never had any kind of surgery before, never had as much as a cavity in my life (knock on wood!). All day long, I tell patients not to worry because “getting your wisdom teeth out is no big thang.” I decided to go in for my consultation to get my own wisdom teeth out, because 1.) My bottom right molar bothers me sometimes. 2.) It’s no bueno to wait until they start causing bigger problems. and 3.) Quite honestly, it’s hypocritical of me not to. I went in to see an oral surgeon and good friend of my boss, and straight up started to cry like a baby mid-consult. Needless to say, I’ll be getting sedated via IV and I’ll be carried home by Jason after getting all four wisdom teeth extracted. But, if I’m anything like my father who is up and walking a couple hours after major surgeries, I’ll be just fine. Next Friday, I’m getting my tattoo consultation by Chris Lowe in Odenton, MD.  I’m incredibly excited to meet this guy. He’s world renowned and extremely talented… the perfect artist for my artwork designed by Rebecca Ladds. Next weekend, my roommates and I are moving into a beautiful DC rowhouse. It’s going to be awesome. It’s big and yellow, it has a front/back yard (gardening!), a big front and back porch, lots of light, a great kitchen… and if we find an additional roommate, I’ll be paying nearly $300 less per month than I am paying currently. WORTH IT. boop!

Picked up my prescription pills for post-wisdom teeth extraction this coming Friday morning. (Hopefully these prescription pills won’t turn me into an old lady) Can you see how excited I am?!!!

In all honesty, I am terrified. I have no idea why. I don’t think it’s the surgery I’m worried about, it’s the healing that I’m scared of. Dry sockets, the likelyhood of going back to work in three days… I know it sounds silly, because of what I do for a living. I’ve never had any kind of surgery before, never had as much as a cavity in my life (knock on wood!). All day long, I tell patients not to worry because “getting your wisdom teeth out is no big thang.” I decided to go in for my consultation to get my own wisdom teeth out, because 1.) My bottom right molar bothers me sometimes. 2.) It’s no bueno to wait until they start causing bigger problems. and 3.) Quite honestly, it’s hypocritical of me not to. I went in to see an oral surgeon and good friend of my boss, and straight up started to cry like a baby mid-consult. Needless to say, I’ll be getting sedated via IV and I’ll be carried home by Jason after getting all four wisdom teeth extracted. But, if I’m anything like my father who is up and walking a couple hours after major surgeries, I’ll be just fine.

Next Friday, I’m getting my tattoo consultation by Chris Lowe in Odenton, MD.  I’m incredibly excited to meet this guy. He’s world renowned and extremely talented… the perfect artist for my artwork designed by Rebecca Ladds.

Next weekend, my roommates and I are moving into a beautiful DC rowhouse. It’s going to be awesome. It’s big and yellow, it has a front/back yard (gardening!), a big front and back porch, lots of light, a great kitchen… and if we find an additional roommate, I’ll be paying nearly $300 less per month than I am paying currently. WORTH IT.

boop!

28 June 11
I am really, REALLY excited to get this in the mail! I am not vegan (not even close… I live for cheese!) but man o man, I am really excited to try some new vegetarian recipes! (curry eggplant! buffalo tempeh!) I started a yoga studio and the gym in February and haven’t missed a week since. Recently though, I’ve been in a real intense workout routine. I’ve been exercising 5-6 days a week including spinning classes (my legs are getting awesome), yoga (yeah flexability!), some weight training (hate.), and I am also incorporating the C25K plan! If you don’t know what that is, it’s the Couch To 5K plan that supposedly gets you ready for a 5k in 9-10 weeks. I’m really excited, because I actually started this over the weekend with Jason. Yesterday, I was AWFUL and could barely hold my run for the full 60 seconds. Today, I did much much better, and I can already see a slight improvement in my endurance!  I am quite awful at running, so I am determined to really push myself. I also purchased myself a heart rate monitor and downloaded the runkeeper app to track my distance, average speed & time. I love getting these gadgets because it makes me even more excited to get out there and bust my butt again tomorrow! I have been tracking everything I eat and have been trying my best to keep within portion sizes. I am in no way on a DIET by any means. In fact, hand me a bowl of icecream tempura and you better believe that I will gladly put that in my face right now. I am simply keeping track of how much and often I am eating, and trying to make sure that my meals are well balanced. No restrictions, just consciousness. This isn’t about to turn into a health-obsessed blog, but I do get really excited about change so you can expect to hear a thing or two about my progress once in a while. Exercise and conscious eating has really changed me for the better. For those who don’t know me very well, I was the most depressed I had ever been in my life while I was in my two years of hygiene school. There were a lot of things going on in my life that led me to that unfortunate low, and I didn’t know how to work through it.  I had four migraines a week, was falling asleep in class, cried when I didn’t seem to have a reason, and gained 20 lbs. One year later, as it turns out, exercising has been the best medicine I could have. I replaced my anti-depressants with sweat and strength. I am less irritated by “the small things”, I smile more, I have more energy, and I have more pep in my step. I love my life right now, and I owe it all to hard work and a lot of common sense.  I feel 100x better than any medication or doctor could ever do for me, and I did it all by myself!

I am really, REALLY excited to get this in the mail! I am not vegan (not even close… I live for cheese!) but man o man, I am really excited to try some new vegetarian recipes! (curry eggplant! buffalo tempeh!)

I started a yoga studio and the gym in February and haven’t missed a week since. Recently though, I’ve been in a real intense workout routine. I’ve been exercising 5-6 days a week including spinning classes (my legs are getting awesome), yoga (yeah flexability!), some weight training (hate.), and I am also incorporating the C25K plan! If you don’t know what that is, it’s the Couch To 5K plan that supposedly gets you ready for a 5k in 9-10 weeks. I’m really excited, because I actually started this over the weekend with Jason. Yesterday, I was AWFUL and could barely hold my run for the full 60 seconds. Today, I did much much better, and I can already see a slight improvement in my endurance!  I am quite awful at running, so I am determined to really push myself.

I also purchased myself a heart rate monitor and downloaded the runkeeper app to track my distance, average speed & time. I love getting these gadgets because it makes me even more excited to get out there and bust my butt again tomorrow!

I have been tracking everything I eat and have been trying my best to keep within portion sizes. I am in no way on a DIET by any means. In fact, hand me a bowl of icecream tempura and you better believe that I will gladly put that in my face right now. I am simply keeping track of how much and often I am eating, and trying to make sure that my meals are well balanced. No restrictions, just consciousness.

This isn’t about to turn into a health-obsessed blog, but I do get really excited about change so you can expect to hear a thing or two about my progress once in a while.

Exercise and conscious eating has really changed me for the better. For those who don’t know me very well, I was the most depressed I had ever been in my life while I was in my two years of hygiene school. There were a lot of things going on in my life that led me to that unfortunate low, and I didn’t know how to work through it.  I had four migraines a week, was falling asleep in class, cried when I didn’t seem to have a reason, and gained 20 lbs.

One year later, as it turns out, exercising has been the best medicine I could have. I replaced my anti-depressants with sweat and strength. I am less irritated by “the small things”, I smile more, I have more energy, and I have more pep in my step. I love my life right now, and I owe it all to hard work and a lot of common sense.  I feel 100x better than any medication or doctor could ever do for me, and I did it all by myself!

Themed by Hunson. Originally by Josh