Thirty with Braces

I've been highly MIA from...everything! Back in September I took advantage of JetBlue's All You Can Jet promotion where you could fly anywhere in the country for a month for only $599. I went to Seattle, Portland, LA, Chicago and New Orleans. Then I came home (a girl needs to do laundry) and left two days later to visit my parents in Dominican Republic for roughly a month.

Yes, I'm unemployed

Also, because of my travelling I missed two ortho appointments in a row and went in to see him today. I hadn't been adjusted since August and had managed to snap 3 (yes three) of my bottom powerchain links. I don't want to say too much but if anyone here is offered Nature Valley Nut Clusters - JUST SAY NO!



As punishment for my negligence (although worded as a precaution against future mishap) I got stuck with a metal powerchain on the bottom teeth

The tops got a plastic powerchain and the pressure has been intense. One tooth has managed to sit back and refuse movement for the past year but this chain is whipping it into position! Unfortunately you guys know pressure on one tooth means pressure on three neighbors so my mouth is not so happy right now.

The top back rotaty teeth are still rotating. The ortho didn't swap out the chain (or remove it as I'd hoped) so that's a good sign. It feels like they're facing the right direction but I'm not the expert here!

So that's what's been going on in my life (and mouth). I got an e-mail that I got third place in a blogging contest back in September which makes me feel like a braces blogging slacker! A belated thank you to the admins