Nola- RE: Recipes- I don't have any, really! lol. I do make some stuff up on the fly. Next time I do I will try and remember what I do so I can write them down and share...if they're worth sharing!

Today I feel pretty good about myself because I got two root canals done (yick), without any drugs beside novocaine or whatever numbing solution was used. It was fairly painless. The Xrays actually hurt most because I have a "short palate" and they have to use these one size fits all hard thingamajigs you bite down on, the second worst were the shots which took 3 minutes to do and lasted the whole procedure. I feel great now, and am happy for overcoming my fear and getting necessary work done before it got worse. I was able to calm myself mentally and with the distraction of podcasts (lifesavers). I now have a mostly healthy mouth and two fake new teeth.

Anyone who developed a fear of dentists a while back and haven't been since, try it out. Science has progressed. It wasn't nearly as horrible as it was when I was a kid.