As I am laying in bed shortly after having gum grafting surgery (ok so now it is four days later and I am just finishing up this post), my newest advice to everyone is to not wait until the last minute to get check ups before you leave for such a trip. I strolled by the dentist about two weeks ago, thinking "man I should really get my receding gum line taken care of before I leave for so long". Little did I know what was in store for me after not going to the dentist for 5 years. Needless to say, I am spending much of my last 2 months in Seattle at the dentist! And, I have spent the last four days mostly in bed, in and out of sleep drinking nothing but smoothies and soup. Having a deadline for me to take care of all of the things that have gone wrong in my body that I have put off for years is very painful. Things that I could space out so that they don't hurt so bad, I am having to get done one after the other. However, it must be done. I just turned 25, which means I only have one more year left on my moms insurance (I know...spoiled huh! My mom is a school teacher so, by default, I have insurance until I am 26! If only I had been utilizing it for the last 7 years! I could just kick myself now!). Realizing this, I have gotten my butt into gear to have everything I can taken care of before I leave. I feel like a real grown up now...taking care of my body, health, and well-being! Man, I never thought this day would come...Anyways, yes, advice to all- Never wait until the last minute to get your check up at the doctor or dentist just in case there are many things wrong that you haven't thought about. The body breaking down is part of getting older and I guess it is time for me to accept that I am getting older...eek I don't like the sound of that! You mean I am not superwoman and invincible!?! The whole in my wallet from all these appointments and surgeries sure answers that question for me!
Needless to say, I have not done too much more planning since the last time I have written. Whenever I tried, the meds would kick in and I would be asleep yet again each of the dogs cuddling my butt and Destroy (my cat) on my chest. They were all really good at taking care of me. :) However in this time, my living situation has, yet again, changed. This time I think it will remain the same until I leave. Maritza (my good friend and Friday, Saturday, Sunday roommate) just moved to a little two bedroom up in the Central District. She offered me to stay in the second "guest bedroom" until I leave. This will be perfect since I will be able to settle down and stay in one place, rather than hopping from house to house every week. I do feel aweful though since I was supposed to help her move and then ended up having to work all of the days that she did the moving. Unfortunately, there was a lot of miss-communication, but I think that everything is now resolved and just as I did with Kammy, I am going to try to be the best roommate I can. I know that it is not easy for people to give me a place to stay, and I really appreciate all of my friends and they have been amazing to me during all of this, but the last thing I want to do is have my 'couch hopping' ruin any of my friendships. I am still trying to find some way to make the whole not helping Maritza move thing up to her. She was so cute too, she even has a little bed set up in the room with sheets and everything!
Working two jobs and living in different peoples houses is actually harder than you might think. With your own house, you don't have to think about what you are doing and how you are treating everything. You don't have to worry about coming home late at night after work and throwing things around or not doing your dishes that night. Everything changes when you are a constant guest. By staying with other people I have to do a lot of considering others feelings and doing my best to not only not be a bother, but also doing nice things for those people who are putting me up. Sometimes even then, I can still make people mad, but I try my best not to. It is definitely a learning and growing opportunity and I feel really lucky to be able to go through this and be a better person in the end because of it.
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