random thoughts – Day 1,883 – (Tuesday) – filling time

The view from the dental chair.

After being rescheduled three times, today I finally made it to my dental appointment in Fitchburg for a filling replacement. There was a hairline crack in the old filling, and it had been recommended for replacement many times before I finally scheduled it. 

The first time it was rescheduled was because I never received the insurance estimate and it was pushed to last December. In December right before a stretch of frigid weather, the furnace died. The replacement was scheduled for installation the same day as my appointment, and heat felt more critical than an optional filling replacement. The next available opening was in early March. When the date rolled around, I was sidelined with the broken wrist and couldn’t drive. The next available date was today, and thankfully, the stars and appliances and bones aligned and I was able to finally get there.

The view from the dental chair is the parking lot across the driveway and the entrance to a cannabis dispensary. They seem to have popped up everywhere. 

Why Fitchburg? Well, 8.5 years ago when I moved to Lowell, I never changed dentists. I don’t need to go that often, so changing just didn’t seem worth the effort.

After the filling, I took my numb-faced self to Forest Hill Cemetery to pay Mummu a quick visit. The sun was shining and it was a pretty day. The Bleeding Heart we planted at her headstone is blooming, just like its siblings in my yard.

The next visit was to Ocean State Job Lot to check out the grocery section. The big scores were mini panettone, Bengal Spice herbal tea, Las Vegas chips, and laundry detergent.  

I landed in Hudson early for dance group which gave me a chance to take a walk along Main Street. After the walk there was a review of dance videos on my phone. Technology really is handy. 

Dance practice was good. We ran through the group dances for the show, and there was time to peel off to a separate room with my duet partner to work on our choreography. It’s approaching crunch time with the show in five weeks. Oy. My muscle memory better hurry up and kick in to fill in some dance gaps.