No, not the SCA, which though can be expensive enough, is only an activity of mine in a virtual sense at present. Rather, apparently my new hobby is "going to the dentist", which is an alarmingly spendy hobby when you have no dental insurance.
Today was the consultation with the periodontist, who had several possible suggestions for dealing with the current problems with tooth #19 (aka the CrankyTooth.) He thinks there is an infection hiding inside the tooth and that #19 needs a root canal (and then a crown, because hello giant filling). Unless ... when they attempt the root canal it becomes apparent that there are internal hairline cracks, in which case, the tooth is not saveable and will need extraction instead.
Sigh, there are no good answers to figuring out what to do and how to find my way back to a healthy mouth again. Can't run the clock backwards and make better choices in the past, alas. No way around it but through.
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~ creativity challenge ~
Cloisonné wire, half a Laurel wreath...'tis very small, but this much took well over two hours to bend to shape, to match the correctly sized drawing for the medallion I will be making~ creativity challenge ~
Yesterday I finished the second half, but can you see what is bugging me?... the half I did Thursday (on the righthand side) is a lot wider than the half I did yesterday. So, I am going to take the time to prepare the wire and bend yet another half, to create a better matched pair, (and set the righthand one aside for a future project).
March SMART goals (x=extra)
| # | THINGS MADE | THINGS FIXED | THINGS GONE |
| 1 | tiny tulips | more compost liners | yard waste bin |
| 2 | tiny crocus | mended gloves | recycle bin |
| 3 | yet moar tiny books | more apple pruning | books to LFL |
| 4 | little ladle | tiny bucket handle | - |
| 5 | - | acquired 2021 tax forms | - |
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today's gratitude - Kindly Poni gave me a ride to and from the dentist, saving me at least five hours of public transit. And we had a chance to catch up, since I hadn't seen her since last summer.
Time of Isolation - Day 726
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