How do you feel today?

optimistic.

I’ve been under a tremendous amount of stress throughout the past few years. I have recently started to channel that anxious energy into bettering myself both physically and mentally. I just have to keep reminding myself that there are far more important things in life than work!

TYSVM, steve and bluewater . 

Dentist was actually a breeze. I did some yin yoga (I'm *not* a yoga person) beforehand and got into a natural trippin' state of relaxation. Then it was just a minor filling repair that didn't require anesthesia. 

In making small talk, it came to light that my dentist also has a child in a special school and had to sue the DOE!!! She said it's been four years since her kid got into the right school and only now can she talk about it without tearing up. And, since she's a POC with a son, I can only assume they were treated even more poorly than our family (POC and especially boys OC have it much worse). We traded notes on attorneys, calls from the school, etc. So helpful to know someone else GETS it. 

Child is on in-school pause tomorrow while we try to work through this amongst our their care team. Much better than a break at home. With autism, maintaining the routine is so important. Best possible outcome.