Terrible Toothache...

For the last week I have had a terrible sore throat and ear ache. I have been avoiding going to the doctor, because I am not the biggest fan of western medicine, I prefer alternative medicine and therapies... Yeah I am one of those people.

Yesterday in a desperate attempt to sooth the pain, I slipped on my headphones, lied back and meditated while listening to one of my brainwave entrainment tracks designed to relieve the symptoms of PMS. I know that it's a little strange to sooth a sore throat by using a method designed to relieve PMS symptoms, but it is one of the most effective pain relieving tracks that I have made, to date.

Amazingly, after about 2 hours of deep meditation while listening to the track the swelling in my throat had gone down and the pain was no wear near as severe. I still had some pain in one particular spot though... Right where my wisdom tooth sits. Great, just bloody great. It wasn't simply a sore throat and earache after all. It was a toothache... A toothache on steroids. Something that no amount of bed rest and home-remedies will cure.

You would think that by now, I would have had my wisdom teeth removed. Well, I have never had a problem with them. As a matter of fact, I haven't had a problem with any of my teeth since I was about 7 years old and even then I didn't have any major problems although I did participate in a study on fluoride in our drinking-water, as I had some white blotches on my teeth. That's another story, however.

Other than some slight discolouration on my teeth due to drinking vast amounts of coffee, I have never had any problems. No toothaches, no fillings, no problems. Until now. Now I can understand why people get so grumpy when they have a toothache... It's awful!

Now I am scared to go to the dentist, because I haven't gone in over 10 years. Actually, its closer to 15 years now and I am scared of what the dentist will say. I always thought If it ain't broke, don't fix it! Well, after the pain that I have endured over the past week, I'm really regretting not having my wisdom teeth removed years ago like I should have.

Thankfully the pain isn't as severe as it has been over the past week. I am about to head off to work (my day job, my non-pyjama job) and have a 12 hour shift. It's going to be a long day and with this toothache, it is only going to seem longer.

Well, I better have my coffee and toast then start getting ready for work. Not looking forward to today, but once its over, its over and I can relax.

My Day Job...

Well, just finished my first shift of the week at my day job... The job that pays the bills... The one I call "my dead-end job" and now I am enjoying a glass of wine and a ridiculously large slice of pizza, while I type out this post.

I have to admit, I actually love my job. I call it a "dead end job" because there is no chance of promotion. Where I am at, is where I will stay as long as I am working there. I am an ambitious person, a little lazy and very unfocused, but ambitious. I enjoy my day job, the hours I work, the people I work with, and the people I work for. It's just that I know that I am capable of so much more. If only I could get my shit together, and focus.

I have a second job... And a third job... And a forth job. Like I said, I'm unfocused.

My second job is "Creator and Chief Sound/Audio Engineer for SoundWave FX" Despite the name of the business which I know is lame, the job title sounds impressive doesn't it? Well... Not really. I make brainwave entrainment music while wearing my pyjamas. It is a passion of mine I must admit, and I am quite good at it. Small market though. It's a niche that practically no one has ever heard of.

My third job... Affiliate Marketing. Anyone who has ever tried to make money from blogging knows what this entails. There is certainly no need for getting dressed up for work when you work as an Affiliate Marketer. Actually, I am both an Affiliate Marketer, and Affiliate Manager as I run my own affiliate program and manage my own affiliates. Again, all done in my pyjamas.  Maybe this whole pyjama thing is the reason why I am lacking focus?

My forth job... I'm an Artist and yes, I do it wearing my pyjamas. I feel that it is totally acceptable to create art while wearing my pyjamas. Nothing wrong with it. I refuse to feel guilty for wearing pyjamas while working on my art. End of story.

As you can see, I like to work. If I am not working my day job, then I am working on one of the three other "pyjama jobs" that I have. Hell, I even hope to make money through monetizing this blog, but that is just between you and me. I'm not just working to pay off the few debts that I have accumulated over the last few years, I'd be doing it even if I was debt-free. Fact is, I'm a Capricorn... 'Nuff said.