HELLO Day 3!!
OK, so yesterday I had to go to the dentist for some dental work. I just want to point out that I am a total loser at the dentist if I have to have anything done that involves Novocaine. Yesterday was one of those days. But I won't bore you with the details of the dental work yet, rather I want to point out how I saved over $1000. OK, so like I said, I'm a complete loser at the dentist...I sometimes have to have Ativan prior to dental visits, I NEED the gas (Nitrous) or you are NOT coming within 10 feet of me with that needle and I need my ego soothed over, I wear sunglasses, I bring a blanket and I listen to my iPod during the course of all of this.
I used to go to a dentist, that I found through the Dental Relaxation Network - because they (the DRN) seemed to be the ONLY people who could put me in touch with any dentist that use gas. Prior to finding the DRN, I swear I had called a hundred dentists, asked if they cater to cowards (they all do, don't they??) and then if I asked about the Nitrous, they shot me down ("Oh NO, we don't use that stuff" - I guess they really don't cater to cowards, now do they??)
OK, so the old dentist I was using up until a month ago...they were about to charge me over $1,100 to fill 3 cavities - and that was my co-pay. What a crock of shit! At the time, I still believed these dentists were the ONLY ones that used gas...I even applied for ANOTHER dental loan through Capital One to help pay for this, to be added to the ALREADY $3800 loan I was paying off from a year ago when I needed some dental work done (4-quadrant scaling + root canal and crown)
Then my co-worker and friend, Gail introduces me to a new dentist, that was as gentle as could be, uses Nitrous and you don't even know you're getting a needle in your mouth...and she had a TON of work done prior to moving back to Florida last week and it cost her next to nothing. I had made an appt a couple weeks ago with the new dentist, met her and talked with her about my dental woes and I decided she was pretty cool and her office was great, so I scheduled my dental visits with her.
Guess how much 3 filled cavities cost me yesterday?? $75 was my co-pay! I actually thought it was going to cost more than that, but hey, I'll take $75!
If there is a dental heaven...I'm in it!
Showing posts with label Green Living. Show all posts
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Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Monday, June 2, 2008
Day 2 - No shopping challenge...
Chugging along, doing good so far...but I haven't left the house yet, either. LOL! I added my cover and first page for my album, on the last post. I just edited to add. Check it out!
This "Living Green" book sort of coincides with my no shopping challenge, only because it relates to living more simple. The no shopping challenge is a learning process for me, I'm trying to learn that I don't need the latest and greatest and I simply need to save money (don't we all?). I have had "green living" on my mind for a long time and I just want to get better at it. I want to reduce the footprints I leave on the earth. Not because of global warming (I am not convinced this exists, really, nonetheless...), not because everyone else is doing it, but because it's the right thing to do as far as I am concerned. We have to take care of our earth, so that it will be strong and healthy, just like we take care of ourselves.
It's just like in the scrapbooking world...do you use acid free and lignin free or do you just use whatever? If you use whatever, the scrapbooks won't last as long...if you put a little extra special care into them, they will last for lifetimes to come.
Post a comment if you are following along with the no shopping challenge or if you are jumping in on the "...On Being Green" book!
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Green Living Journaling Prompt 2
As of right now, how green are you, really?
This "Living Green" book sort of coincides with my no shopping challenge, only because it relates to living more simple. The no shopping challenge is a learning process for me, I'm trying to learn that I don't need the latest and greatest and I simply need to save money (don't we all?). I have had "green living" on my mind for a long time and I just want to get better at it. I want to reduce the footprints I leave on the earth. Not because of global warming (I am not convinced this exists, really, nonetheless...), not because everyone else is doing it, but because it's the right thing to do as far as I am concerned. We have to take care of our earth, so that it will be strong and healthy, just like we take care of ourselves.
It's just like in the scrapbooking world...do you use acid free and lignin free or do you just use whatever? If you use whatever, the scrapbooks won't last as long...if you put a little extra special care into them, they will last for lifetimes to come.
Post a comment if you are following along with the no shopping challenge or if you are jumping in on the "...On Being Green" book!
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Green Living Journaling Prompt 2
As of right now, how green are you, really?
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Day 1 - No shopping challenge...
Welcome to Day 1 of the June 2008 No Shopping Challenge!
You know how some of those people committed to a year of not buying anything new? They could ONLY get the things they needed (clothes, shoes, tv's, furniture, cell phone replacements, ipods, etc.) via Freecycle? I just could not do that. I seriously considered it at one time, made lists and lists of the pros and cons, and fought hard with my ability to have "will-power" for that long. Trying to commit to that for a year, I'd just set myself up for failure... I like to be realistic with myself.
I'm making a new scrapbook about "...On Being Green" and I am going to document how I do things now and try to change the way I do things... and then in a year, I hope to revisit the book to see how those changes have impacted me and my life and what my contribution is to living a greener lifestyle. it'll definitely be a work in progress book. It'll be an 8 x 8 book when done, although I am making the digi pages 12 x 12 right now (I can resize later) because I think this will end up a hybrid album.
If you care to join me on this quest...I will list my journaling prompts here as I go along...
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Green Living Journaling Prompt 1
What is important to me in living more "green"?
Here is the cover and first page to my book:
You know how some of those people committed to a year of not buying anything new? They could ONLY get the things they needed (clothes, shoes, tv's, furniture, cell phone replacements, ipods, etc.) via Freecycle? I just could not do that. I seriously considered it at one time, made lists and lists of the pros and cons, and fought hard with my ability to have "will-power" for that long. Trying to commit to that for a year, I'd just set myself up for failure... I like to be realistic with myself.
I'm making a new scrapbook about "...On Being Green" and I am going to document how I do things now and try to change the way I do things... and then in a year, I hope to revisit the book to see how those changes have impacted me and my life and what my contribution is to living a greener lifestyle. it'll definitely be a work in progress book. It'll be an 8 x 8 book when done, although I am making the digi pages 12 x 12 right now (I can resize later) because I think this will end up a hybrid album.
If you care to join me on this quest...I will list my journaling prompts here as I go along...
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Green Living Journaling Prompt 1
What is important to me in living more "green"?
Here is the cover and first page to my book:
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