Certain parts of your life are so much a routine, that you can slash often slash exclusively perform them in a fog. Things like getting the coffee maker going in the morning, taking your contacts out at night, and, of course, brushing your teeth.
The problem is, since most of these activities are essentially autopilot events, if the routine is disrupted, even briefly, you run a very real risk of missing a step, even an important step. Say, for example, your phone rings while you're on the toilet - maybe you people are on top of your lives, but for me, leaving the bathroom to answer has been known to be enough to derail other hygiene activities, possibly until it's too late.
No, this doesn't happen every day, and no, don't fear calling me before noon just for the sake of the people I may meet up-close; it's a relative rarity, but it's a real possibility.
The REAL problem with the routine-broken-elements-lost bit, at least when it comes to teeth-brushing, is that it only happens in the morning. Yes, my nighttime oral hygiene CAN be missed, but if it is, there are only two possible reasons: reason 1-I have fallen asleep on a couch, in the middle of a movie, or at some other time and in some other place than I should; reason 2-I am so close to reason 1 that I'm just too tired to care. Don't judge me - reason 2 rarely happens.
In the morning, though, I might be out the door before I even realize my routine has been upset, and thus that my mouth is upsetting.
Thank god that going through puberty teaches us tricks for when we're afraid of our bodies' odors, appearance, etc etc. Thank you, puberty, if only for this.
-Posted by Jilly
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
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