I had a good streak of going every 6 months for almost a decade. One day I had an appointment in the afternoon, and was on my way to the office when a line of severe thunderstorms rolled through, it was super windy, crazy thunder, and pounding rain.

The thought of sitting in the chair with tools in my mouth if the power went out was enough to send me into a panic attack. I had to pull over. I calmed myself down, turned around and went home and no-showed the appointment and ignored all their calls... That break in the routine made it REALLY hard to get back into the routine. I'm in the process of making a lot of other positive changes in my life right now, so I just need to be strong and include the thing I don't want to do but I know I NEED to.

You should get a electric toothbrush. Its so much better at clearing and preventing plaque, I started flossing regularly too