Filed under: Health Stuff, Review Things, Teeth, Things I Do | Tags: dental health, Oral B, reviews, Teeth, toothbrush
I received a couple toothbrushes in the mail to review and chat about here back in December. One was an Oral B Vitality, which we already own and enjoy. The other was the Oral B Triumph — a bit of a cadillac in terms of electric toothbrushes.
It has a number of neat features that I really like. One is a wireless display that functions both as a small bathroom clock and as a brushing aid. As you brush, the display indicates which part of the mouth you should be brushing. It guides you around your mouth in 30 second increments, ensuring a thorough brushing. If you’re like me, this is great. Normally I probably give a half-hearted scrub here and a lacklustre effort over there, but the guide forces me to acknowledge and apply 30 seconds of cleaning to each quadrant of my mouth. It’s also a great tool for kids, as it encourages them to brush for the full 2 minutes, reminds them to brush carefully, and rewards them with a digital happy face at the end. (Okay, I admit *I* like the happy face, too!)
There are several different heads that can be used with it. I use a standard brush head for the kids, a flossing head for myself, and once a week I also use the polishing head. The flossing head won’t replace actual flossing, but does get between teeth better than using the standard head. The polishing head leaves my teeth feeling a smooth and shiny as they do when I leave the dentist’s office. I feel as though my teeth are even somewhite whiter than before I began using this brush.
The brush has a digital display on it that indicates the battery charge — I like this, though it might not be important to some. I did find the base (which includes the charger) to be large and cumbersome. I solved this by removing the charger and using it without the base. Our counterspace is small and every inch counts, but folks with bigger bathrooms might appreciate that the base includes storage space for the extra brushheads.
All in all, I give this brush a big thumbs up! I am very happy with it and if I’d known how much I would end up liking it, would probably have bought one for myself by now. 
Filed under: Fibre Crafts, How-To, Make Lists of Things, Needlecraft, Random Geekery, Review Things, Teeth | Tags: crafts, crochet, DIY, knit kit, knitting
I got a tweet this morning about a new product called “The Knit Kit“. It contains a small pair of scissors, stitch markers, point protectors, stitch counter, thread cutter, crochet hook and a measuring tape and retails for a mere $20 US.
I cry “Highway Robbery!” as I made my own “knit kit” for far less than that more than a year ago, and by pure accident rather than whim!
Filed under: Fibre Crafts, Health Stuff, Holidays, My Kids, People I Know, Purge, Teeth, The Urban Jungle | Tags: dentist, endometriosis, fibre, garden, Holidays, knitting, old friends, school, tea blending, WIP
The school year has begun. Tuesday was #1’s first day back — he was quite nervous about it and had a good deal of trouble sleeping the night before. Things seemed under control, though, once we hit the schoolyard and found some of his friends. He’s in Grade 1 now and he likes to use this to emphasize things he says.
#2 doesn’t start until this coming week. He will miss the first day due to a Very! Exciting! triptothedentistfororalsurgery. I’m a bit nervous about that, but it will be good to have it all sorted out. I am completely amazed that his tooth hasn’t bothered him at all this summer. By rights, it should be excruciatingly painful.
Filed under: Holidays, My Kids, Teeth | Tags: birthday, blokus, cavity, dentist, kids, Teeth
It has been nearly a month since I last posted. In that month, I turned 32, met our newest great-niece, was introduced to Blokus (and promptly found where I can play it online), discovered my oldest son is as enthralled with it as I am, welcomed in Roll Up The Rim To Win with a win (how I love this wondrous season in my personal calendar that comes *just* before Spring), and took my 4 year old in for his first filling.
