I have a fancy toothbrush. But it's a toothbrush for idiots, too. It is electric and it runs for exactly two minutes. So, in theory, I should know when I've hit that official "I've brushed for two minutes and my dentist is proud of me" moment.
But I never make it there. I probably stop at about a minute and a half. All. The. Time.
I know, dumb, right?
Cause me leaving the house 30-seconds earlier is so not going to make a difference in anything (and thus the inflated sense of self-importance ;)
But that's what I do. Just a bad habit.
My kids are even worse. To them, two minutes is evidently more like 15 seconds.
But after my mad skills throwing out the first pitch last week, I was again approached by Metro Dentalcare. They were kicking off a campaign to encourage people to brush their teeth for two minutes a day, twice a day for two weeks.
Dude. What is up? Have they been spying on us? Kind of like that look the hygienist gives you when you tell her that you floss "a few times a week." (Side note, I had no idea that "hygienist" was spelled that way. Don't think I have ever written that word before.)
So with two sand timers on their way to us in the mail (and my aforementioned idiot-proof toothbrush), we'll give it a shot. We're committing to do it. We will brush our teeth for 2 minutes a day, twice a day, for 2 weeks.
But I want you to join in, too.
Here's the skinny. They are going to be keeping track of anyone who blogs about joining the challenge, anyone who tweets about it (use #twiceaday as your hashtag, and yes, you can tweet that as much as you want), or tags them on Facebook. You can do all those things as much as you like.
Why? Because at the end of the two weeks, they are going to give away four pairs of Minnesota Twins tickets.
Alright, gotta go. Time to help brush the kids' teeth.
Disclosure Statement: The giveaway is hosted by Metro Dentalcare and the winner will be selected by and notified by them. There is a small group of Minnesota bloggers participating in this challenge, and none of us are eligible to win the tickets, but the winners will be selected from the larger group, not from any one blog's readers. However, Metro Dentalcare has invited me to attend a St. Paul Saints game as their guest with the other bloggers. We'll be the loud ones over there, thankyouverymuch..
