Dr. Smith was so proud

My life as a perpetual college student means I live life on the edge. I have no health insurance. But I attend the temple a lot and I'm hoping that's kind of the same thing.

Three years without any kind of health or dental insurance means two and a half years without going to the dentist....Can you even remember what happened in May 2009? I can...because that's the last time I went to the dentist. (I can also remember because I was a blogger even back then.)

This past summer my mother gave me a little motherly advice, "You should go to the dentist."
Parental advice is a bit rare in my world so I listened to what she said. Back in July I made a dentist appointment for December 19, 2011. I wrote the appointment details on a sticky note, put it in my journal, and worried for four months that I was going to forget my appointment. ....Sometimes that's how I roll.

But guess what...
I remembered the appointment.

And guess what else...

I'm in the Zero Cavity Club. Heck yeah! Because I have zero cavities. When I lost my dental insurance I started flossing six times per week. (I allow myself a day of rest each week.) Eating all my meals at my college apartment means I brush my teeth four times a day. My friend Tedi recently became dental hygienist and I worry she'll de-friend me if I have bad teeth. Added all up meant that I'm in the club. Big time.

The assistant thought I was adorable for wanting my picture by the "Zero Cavity Club" sign. Obviously she doesn't understand my addiction to blogging. As I handed her my camera I solomly told her, "It's important to me that I document my achievements. I'm SO blogging this!"

And I did.