I was recently asked to review a dental mouth guard by Dentek that is made for people who grind their teeth otherwise known as Bruxism.

Hubby has a very bad habit of grinding his teeth, so I was more than willing to let him give this one a try. We wanted to see if it would help with the headaches and soreness he deals with every morning due to the teeth grinding and biting down on his teeth. Watch the video below to find out what we thought!

Please note this product is for teeth grinding, and it is not recommended for use as a mouth guard used for sports. It is also not recommended for use by children. As with any product if you choose to try this product do not use it for anything other than it’s intended use.

I know I’ve talked about nothing but baby talk the last few days, but you’ll have to excuse me for that.  It’s the only thing that’s on my mind constantly, and I’ve realized how much I have to do!

A couple of friends have suggested that instead of setting up an account with the hospital we check out Maternity Advantage because supposedly they save you 30-50% off your final bill, then they setup payments for you.  I requested some info a few days ago, and today I got a package in the mail.

It took all of 2 seconds for me to say no way am I falling for this total ripoff!  First of all there’s a start up fee and monthly fees.  I knew there would be fees involved, but I wasn’t expecting what I found.  The packet didn’t list the fees, so a quick Google search pointed me towards $100/month fees with $199 startup fee.

I’m sorry but that’s not really saving me anything at all is it?  The company claims they may be able to save me 30-50% on my hospital bills, but there’s no solid guarantee they can do that.  Why would I pay them $1099 over the 9 month period when I can put that $1099 towards my account at the hospital?  Better yet since I’m paying out of pocket why don’t I use that $1099 towards my prenatal care right now while I need it?  That’s just for the first 9 months.  I’m assuming (even though it doesn’t say) that the fee also applies every month until you pay off the account.

I honestly think I’ll save more by setting things up with the hospital ahead of time.  They offer a sliding scale system that charges based on your income level, and there is little to no interest depending on the type of account we setup.  I’m going to be spending enough money as it is, so why in the world would I want to throw away so much cash for a program that really guarantees me nothing?

Today absolutely sucks.  Then again, I’ve only been about of bed for about oh, 30 minutes now.  That would be because I feel like I’ve been ran over by a Mack truck.  I just can’t get myself moving.  I woke up with a horrible headache, so hopefully the pills I just took will start to clear my head up so I can feel normal again.

I took Hubby out for his birthday dinner last night, although that didn’t go as well as planned.  We went to Applebees, and it just sucked.  We used to eat there all the time, but it’s totally gone downhill.

I ordered the Shrimp ‘N Parmesan Sirloin that was very good, but Hubby’s 12oz Ribeye was disgusting.  It’s marbled for a flavorful, juicy cut.  I understand that, but when his steak came out it was a solid chunk of fat.  He began cutting the fat away, and he was left with exactly 2 bites of actual meat.  I personally can’t stand the fat.  Hubby loves it, but it was even too much for him.  I sent it back because I wasn’t paying $15.99 for 10 oz of fat.

The second  steak was much better and looked like a marbled ribeye should, but we had to wait almost an hour for his second plate to arrive.  We’d been sitting there waiting on his food for about 45 minutes when we saw the manager walking from table to table, so I flagged him down.  I explained what had happened, how long we had been waiting, and how disgusted I was.  His only response was “would you like me to have the meal prepared to go?”.  Horrible!  We will never eat at that particular Applebees again.

After we left there we stopped by our friend’s house and picked up the buckeye balls she made for Hubby.  That took his mind completely off dinner, and he was happy again.  Men are so easy to please!

Now, I have to jump in the shower before my sister shows up.  She’s coming over at 2 to get help with her website.  She can’t get anything other than dial-up at my Mom’s house, so now that I’ve got her laptop fixed I told her I’d set her up a little spot in the guest room to use as her temporary office (it’s too distracting to have someone else in my office).

Now she’ll have a chance to get back to the blog she started right before she became internet-less.

I was proud of myself that I actually made it in bed last night before 3am.  Actually I haven’t been feeling well at all, so I was passed out with a box of tissues in one hand and the remote in the other by 1am.

My sore throat erupted into something seriously nasty overnight.  I woke up at 7am with a dry, scratchy throat that hurt so bad I would have screamed if I could have.  Even though my throat felt like crap I’m surprised I sprang up out of bed so easily.  I normally have a really hard time waking up in the mornings especially when it’s cold and after such little sleep.  I was up and wide awake though.

I put on my tea kettle while I built the fire back up.  I’m surprised to see the big log I threw on there last night still left me with a nice bed of coals this morning.  Normally it’s completely burned down by morning, but I had a fire going again in about 30 seconds.  Then I headed back into the kitchen and made myself the most soothing cup of Blueberry Cream Rooibos from SBS Teas, and my throat already feels better.

I love this tea because it’s so soothing.  After I received my first sample bag I was hooked on this.  Most of the time a 1oz sample bag of loose tea will last me a few weeks in the freezer because I switch up my tea flavors everyday.  This sample was gone in a day…as soon as Hubby discovered it.  He’s never been a big hot tea drinker, but when I gave him a cup of the Blueberry Cream he asked me to make a whole pot.

Now it’s one of the few things we drink when we’ve got a sore throat.  It has no caffeine, and the yogurt seems to coat the throat taking away every little hint of pain.  After I drank a cup my throat felt so much better I was able to reheat my spicy sausage gravy biscuit I got at Waffle House last night.  Now I’m working on my second cup of tea, and I’m ready to get some work done.