Better Medicine

This is what I needed, more than prescriptions.

 I was so upset on Tuesday, because my jaw was still aching, so I was going into day 2 of an essentially all-liquids diet, and I couldn't take 2 of the 3 drugs the doc prescribed me because they would make me too woozy at work, and I couldn't breastfeed with any of them, so I was feeling like a sham of a mother and a wimp of a person because apparently one way I process stress is clenching my jaw to the point of injury.

But then-

I went to the dentist, with no insurance because there was apparently some paperwork hold-up, terrified that he was going to say: headgear and retainer or crazy torturous piece of mouth machinery, but actually he said: warm compress, maybe a bite plate at night if it persists, but mostly just try to deal with whatever is causing you stress.

And so I decided to stop taking the meds so I could breastfeed again, talked with Stefin, stretched,  got an amazing night's rest, fed and cuddled with Aeli, and felt SO MUCH BETTER in the morning.

And then last night the event I helped organize for students to go see The Bully Project went wonderfully, and I came home around ten, to a beautiful and calm house and amazing partner, feeling jazzed and accomplished.  Today my jaw feels even better. 

Plan: girls movie tonight, yoga tomorrow, and maybe a workshop about raising chickens??? ... organizing my closet and reading for fun.

Fall has finally arrived in New Orleans, and I'm excited.