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Le Nordik : A review

Spent the better part of this evening at Le Nordik, the National Capital region's foremost/only Scandinavian spa with my co-worker, Junko. After enjoying a light snack of pita and hummus accompanied by chilled potato and leek soup, I had a one hour Scandinavian massage. It was actually an enjoyable experience despite my strong aversion to being touched by strangers. It was gentle but effective. Those who like to be in pain during their massages might want to order a different type of massage.

We then retired to the pools, steam bath and sauna, which I loved!  Apparently, the proper routine is hot (sauna, steam bath) then cold (Nordik water pool) then temperate relaxation area. However, it was freezing cold tonight, so standing around in a bathing suit outside served as an appropriate substitute for the cold water pool.  I highly recommend it, though I did miss my little Icelandic friend, Naked Androgynous Showering Instruction Diagram.

I don't know how to quit you

You being my dental office. Even though my dental hygienist guilt trips me and my dentist aggressively tries to sell me whitening treatments, I kept going to them for years, even when my original dentist moved to BC. At one point, I just stopped going, canceling my appointments, sticking my head in the sand in order to avoid having to make the definitive break. But that's all in the past. Today I had my first appointment with my new dentist and it was awesome. I left there feeling great about my cavity free teeth and my reasonably healthy gums. My issues with flossing my lower back molars came up but were addressed in a tactful manner. My last hygienist accused me of being lazy and just doing the easy teeth !!!! (True, but still...it was not said in a playful manner !) Anyways, I'm glad I made the break, especially because this dental office is super modern with great cameras and this weird tooth cleaning pick that doesn't hurt and a bunch of other amenities that are not commonly available. Key among these is the fact that they process your insurance payment right there, instead of you forking over mad cash and then getting reimbursed 10 years later. The only thing that put me off is that when I asked to pay by check, the receptionist was all "Er... do you have anything else?"  How random. I am good for it, Dr. G. ! BUt over all four stars !