September 26, 2014

This morning I woke up a six o'clock like I do every day during the week but I actually got out of bed, rather than just laying there and listening to the radio for awhile. I made it to the dentist's office slightly early which is pretty good because I wasn't quite sure how long it would actually take me to drive there from the new house.

I didn't have to wait too long before getting called back and the appointment went well. The actual cleaning part went really fast and it didn't hurt at all. I told the lady cleaning my teeth that apparently they weren't lying about that whole flossing thing. I floss pretty much every day and it turns out it hasn't been a waste of time. I knew it had been a little while since my last visit but it had actually been almost five years. That is kind of ridiculous. But, despite that long absence, the lady cleaning my teeth and the dentist both said my teeth looked better than most people that come in every six months. So that's pretty cool. I had already scheduled an appointment in six months, and then the dentist told me that I could probably go a year and be fine, but I kept my appointment because I want to be more responsible about my teeth. And act like more of an adult. And I'm already paying for the visits through insurance so I might as well take advantage of that.

It was a little bit after 7:30AM so I went over to the old house for a bit before heading down to the courthouse, where the DMV is now located, to change my address. I got right in, only waited a few seconds, but was then reminded that I needed a piece of mail to prove that I actually did live at my new address. So I left, went back to the new house to get some mail, and then went back to the courthouse. This time I had to wait about a minute before being helped. I didn't really want to pay twelve bucks to get a new license made so I just had them give me a piece of paper that I will now carry around with me for the next year and a half or so. I don't know that yellow receipt paper lasts that long but we'll just hope I don't need to prove my address in a driving situation between now and my renewal date. From the DMV I walked across the hall and updated my voter registration with my new address and found out where my new voting place is. I liked the people at my old place so hopefully they are just as friendly at the new place.

On my way home I went to Target to buy things. My main goal was a squeegee for my shower. There was one for six or seven bucks and then there was the Target brand for two bucks. I went for two bucks. I also bought food stuff. I looked at DVDs because I want to get more seasons of Big Bang Theory and Modern Family but now that I got the digital antennae my mom is watching that more than DVDs and I don't really watch much TV as it is and was really only watching the DVDs during dinner. And Target didn't have them at a competitive price so I wasn't compelled to buy anything.

I was really not productive at all with the rest of my day. I had such a strong start but then it all went downhill. I finished reading the research chapter for this week and then watched the lecture video. I fully planned to write my discussion post for this week but then forgot my textbook when I came over to the new house. I could have written something just about the video and then saved the textbook stuff for tomorrow but I used my forgetful mind as an excuse not to do anything. Unsurprisingly, I made no progress on my reflective journal. I start looking at the assignment and it just becomes overwhelming. It is becoming a problem.

So tomorrow my goal once again is to write my first reflective journal entry. I for sure need to write my discussion post for my research class but that will be fairly easy. That doesn't mean I won't drag it out all day and use it as an excuse for not writing my reflective journal, but it should be fairly easy.