Social Distancing

It's been a little over a month since we were told to "hunker down" and social distance.  Life has dramatically changed.  I'm mostly working from home.  Social locations are closed.  Common items like toilet paper have been difficult to find in stores.  And while there has been some preliminary discussion about slowly re-opening society, the longer this goes on the more likely it seems like life may never be "normal" again.  More to come on that I suppose, but there are talks of this lasting months or even oscillating in recurrence for years, much like how flu returns every year.  No question there has been a lot of negative consequences of this virus.  It is easy to focus on the negative, and I find myself doing so from time to time.  However, I want to focus on the positive because I think some good is going to come from this experience.  As time allows, I plan on doing a series of posts where I focus on positive changes that have occurred in my life because of this virus.  Some changes are small, others are potentially large.

Today I want to focus on a small change that may have big health benefits.  I was supposed to have a dental appointment sometime this spring and of course it has been cancelled.  It is somewhat normal for my teeth to feel like they are due for a good cleaning around the time of my dentist appointment.  I mentioned this to Sarah and she recommended that we both get electric toothbrushes.  My dental team has been recommending this for years but I never pulled the trigger.  However, now that I can't see my dentist as easily I decided it was time.  I bought a middle of the road brush from a price perspective and have used it a couple of times now.  I can say that I notice an improvement in how my mouth and teeth feel after brushing when using the electronic brush versus a traditional brush.  I'm hoping my overall dental health improves and my dental team notices the next time I get a check-up.  For now, I'm enjoying cleaner teeth!