LONG IN THE TOOTH AISLE

I knew my brain was suffering information overload... 

When I stood in the toothpaste aisle... 
And couldn’t make a decision.

Gone are the days... 

When the only criteria for buying toothpaste...
Was price... 

Because back then...
All toothpastes were created equal.

Today there are so many choices...
Price is now at the bottom of my decision list. 

What I wanted was a “whitening” toothpaste...

Because besides my teeth being clean... 

I wanted them to be white...

But then I noticed that particular brand...
Didn’t have tartar control... 

And I’m prone to tooth crud.

Scanning the shelves, I found a brand...

That whitened and had tartar control in it. Great!

But it also had fluoride...

I don’t want fluoride in my toothpaste anymore...

Because city water has fluoride in it.
So that got me to wondering...
If I drink city water with fluoride...

Do I need fluoride treatments from my dentist?

I also worry...
That if I drink eight glasses of city water a day... 

Am I getting not only too much fluoride, but chlorine?

But then...
Because chlorine is used to clean my city’s water...

And chlorine bleach makes laundry white...
If I drink enough city water...

Will it whiten my teeth?

And then do I even need the whitening toothpaste? 

And besides the chlorine whitening my teeth...

Chlorine kills germs like in pools...

So? Will drinking city water...

Kill germs that cause gingivitis and bad breath?

And then do I even need mouthwash that kills germs? 

Is it me? 

Or should buying toothpaste be this difficult?

Always,

Em-Musing

THE ROAD NOT TRAVELLED YET

This post is part of the monthly blog hop/therapy session known as the Insecure Writers Support Group, founded by the one and only, Alex J. Cavanaugh. If you're a writer, insecure, or just supportive of writers—insecure or not—please join us. It happens

the first Wednesday of each month.

It would be sweet of you to visit at least a dozen or so new blogs and leave a comment. Your words will be appreciated.

The co-hosts this month are Nicki Elson, Juneta Key, Tamara Narayan, and Patricia Lynne!

The optional question is: What are your ultimate writing goals, and how have they changed over time (if at all)?

Hmm?

I don’t believe my writing goals have changed...

As much as my thinking has changed...

Regarding my road to publication.

It’s tough! A lot tougher than I ever thought.

And it’s scary!

Trust me...

I’m not a wuss...

I live in a tropical jungle in Mexico...

Where scorpions, tarantulas, spiders, snakes, and other critters...

Lurk everywhere...

And jaguars roam at night.

So no...

I ain’t no scaredy cat.

Except when it comes to self-pubbing...

Because it's like climbing Everest!

Blindfolded!

Without a map! Or a clue!

And there are the few misteps I've taken along the way...

Not to mention battling my insecurity...

That I’ll never sell a book...

Because my writing sucks!

But...

I’m getting there.

Slowly.

And I’ve learned to accept that if this is how long it takes...

So be it...

Because I am moving in the right direction—forward!

And you?

How're you doing with your writing goals?

Always,

Em-Musing