spending and not earning

The only thing I did to day was spend $137 at the dentist office making sure there was nothing - no impending doom - wrong with my teeth. This seemed necessary after the toothache I had while traveling to Alabama with MonsterMustDie last Friday. The fact that it was on a long holiday weekend and I was traveling out of state added to my anxiety over it. All I could think of was what bad timing it could be if I were to have any medical emergency on a weekend in the next month. Got it checked. Turns out, there is nothing to worry about. Maybe the throbbing tooth during a large part of last Friday was from grinding in my sleep or popcorn or shifting caused by the cleaning I had the week before.

Made calls in to all the temp agencies and friends this morning. Everyone was still scrambling to catch up with the backlog from the holiday weekend and there was nothing for me yet. I'll probably call again tomorrow.

I found a couple of items for xmas gifts for my niece and nephew while shopping online.

I feel a need to be out and active tomorrow.

The Toothache

My housemate, who should know better (since his stroke) to put off seeing a doctor, has his toothache back this morning.

This is an ongoing problem he has put off for months. He knows he needs an extraction but he hasn't been in any hurry to have it done because: 1. He actually has several things lined up that he has put off too long while he did not have dental insurance for years like the root canal he just went through. 2. He does not seem to fully realize how much worse things can get when dental work is put off (like taking one bad tooth ruining the teeth on either side of it). 3. Although he has some money in the bank and (better still) a credit card, he thinks the insurance deductible is too high.

This makes me furious because: 1. I worry about how far he takes his health issues every time. 2. I am the one with the burden of caring for him WHEN he puts it off too long.