Root Canals and Disneyland

There are some things that I have been checking off of my lists of things to do recently. I don't know about the rest of you, but I have several "to do lists." The first is the daily to do list of things that I know can be easily accomplished and/or must be done in order for life to continue moving smoothly. One step up from that is the list of things that should be done as soon as resources like time and money permit them being done. The final list is the I would like to get this thing done, but life will not come to a screeching halt if it doesn't happen. This brings me to my root canal. It falls in the middle category. I have a tooth in which I have had mild to severe pain in for, oh, the past nine months or so. But, I put off having it taken care of first because of the cost, then because of the wedding...you know the story. There is always something keeping you from completing a task like a root canal. So, yesterday I finally went in for the appointment to have this tooth fixed. While the dentist was scraping, poking, prodding and digging out the composite from my previous root canal, I spent a lot of time at Disneyland. I know it is the happiest place on earth, but I guess it is also my happy place. In moments when I am frightened, uncomfortable, nervous, claustrophobic, or held captive (in this case by a dentist with bad breath) I go to Disneyland-my happy place. It really calms me to go there in my head, be surrounded by happy memories with my family and friends and all things Disney.