Playing self-care catch-up

This week has been about playing catch-up with my long list of things I want or need to do in order to take care of myself better.

Last week I finally went to the dentist, knowing it would be bad news, and it was: I have a whopper of a cavity and in order to save the tooth, a crown is needed. Cha-ching: 950 euros. Ouch. I'm getting the temp crown in tomorrow and paying half of that. Ouch-ouch. Then when I get back from my US trip in December, I'll get the permanent crown and pay the balance (maybe by then we'll get reimbursed by insurance). I also need a cleaning but that will came after I get through this repair job.

Yesterday, I had a check-up with my internist along with a review of recent lab work. Good news is, my weight stayed the same as when I saw him in the spring, and my triglycerides are well within normal range for the first time in a while. Bad news is my cholesterol is still too high and even a tiny bit higher than last time, but the doctor is taking a watchful stance before putting me on medication.

I also need to see a podiatrist (plantar fasciitis) and also take care of a few things in the "women's doctor" category, so I have referrals sitting on my nightstand to take care of all of that when I get back in December. I feel good that I'm finally handling these things, some of which are really overdue. I have had an aversion to dealing with French doctors and dentists because of my difficulties with the language, but now that I've gotten better at understanding and communicating, I have a bit more confidence and less anxiety.

Last but not last, I FINALLY got my hair cut and colored today, something I last had done 4 months ago. So you can just imagine how much better I look and feel now. I'm rockin' it as a red-head again; mousy brown-gray roots, be gone!

It helps to remember that self-care isn't ONLY about my weight, and there are other things I can and should do to practice good self-care.