Be Kind

So I recently went to the mouth hygienist. It was 10 months between my last visit and I usually do a check-up every 6 months - corona interrupted that. I have 2 different types of interdental brushes to use and also need to floss with a shoelace in between my big gaps. This usually happens 4-5 times a week. Don’t get me wrong I brush as required but this extra ‘chore’ is not being done 7 days a week. 

So she asked me how often I do it and I replied honestly, not expecting a lecture on how important it is and that I cannot deny having enough time to do it during the lockdown… 

Ok, so I know, the beautician says I must not use those disposable cloths to wipe off my make-up, the hairdresser says I need to come in more often than twice a year for a haircut, the pedicure lady told me to put cream on my feet more often and I am sure if I had a dietician that they would lecture me as well. 

I also need to be there for my family, make sure my relationship is running well, invest time in SOS and my career and also be an awesome friend. How am I supposed to live up to all these expectations? 

Easily, we are not all perfect. I told my mouth hygienist ‘no, that is not going to work’ so she now knows. Everyone has different issues and various levels of priorities and nobody knows what it is like to be you. 

So what can we all do about that? just be a little bit kinder.