March 20th was International Day of Happiness, founded by United Nations advisor Jayme Illien on June 28th, 2012. International Day of Happiness recognizes the pursuit of happiness is a human right and a fundamental human goal.
The team here at Britten Periodontics wanted to invite everyone to spread the “happy”!
We are individually creating a “bucket list” and throughout 2017 we will each cross off a goal and post our accomplishments. We began in March with none other than our favorite periodontist, Dr. Britten himself!
MARCH 2017 – Dr. Todd Britten: Play Hockey!
“I’ve always admired the game of ice hockey with its physicality, hand eye coordination, and speed and grace on the ice. Unfortunately, it wasn’t an option when I was growing up. in Florida ice rinks were not very accessible. I’m a huge lightning fan and these past few years I’ve really wanted to try and learn how to play. With this bucket/goal list we are doing at our office, I thought this might be the perfect time to try.
I made sure to practice several times before joining in on a men’s league game. The game was intimidating and very challenging (I only fell a few times) but I really had a blast…and an excellent cheering section! The NHL players make it look so easy. Most importantly though, I felt like I was part of a team and I got to check off ‘one of those things I’ve always wanted to do.’
I hope everyone makes the most out of 2017 and can do the same!”
APRIL 2017 – Meg Britten: Refinish a piece of furniture!
For the month of April we had Dr. Britten’s wife, Meg. She will definitely inspire you to do something creative!
“For my bucket list challenge I decided to refinish a piece of furniture….All by myself. 
?Yes, I’ll admit I am notorious for buying a neat piece of furniture on Craigslist (by neat I mean one that is basically falling a part and needs a lot of TLC) bringing it home and needing my husband to help me because I don’t even know where to start!
So here we are, bucket list challenge time and I found a vintage high chair on Craigslist…fate? I thought so. Lots of sanding, painting, lacquering, youtube tutorial watching later, and voila! Now Everett has a beautiful high chair and it’s ready for his 1st Birthday celebration next month. We did a “practice” run. He seems pretty excited about it. It feels good to check something off of my list and I learned a lot in the process!”
May 2017 – Surgical Assistant Alexis: Overcome a fear of heights
Our bucket list for May was our lovely dental assistant, Lexi, who overcame her fear of heights this past weekend at Vertical Ventures in Carrollwood. Fear of heights is one of the most common phobias that an estimated 3-5% of our population suffer from. We are so proud of you Lexi!
Stay tuned for the rest of our Bucket List Challenge as the rest of our team checks something fun off their list!
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