That will be an initiative for me as well. I drink a 2 liter of pop a day and eat mayo by the spoon and salt intake is very high. A number of teeth decayed to the gum line and 3 broke completely off. Gives me bad breath and can't be social or look for work or even kiss my wife. Overweight and out of shape. My brother quit pop entirely and claims it transformed his health. It's an addiction that controls me. Getting the kitchen cleaned out and operating again is important as we don't eat as many whole foods as we should. I seldom have access to the stove and without water we don't prepare much. We've been eating with plastic forks and plates for too long.
A note to GJ members:
Sorry that this thread isn't more garage and tool oriented at this point in time. It started out that way but has gotten to a root problem I have that may help some others with their own problems. I fully expect this thread to end with a cleaned up and organized and working garage with lots of photos. I also encourage others to post their own cleanup projects and photos.
First off, there is not one damned thing to be ashamed of. You KNOW that there is a problem both physically and mentally to where you withdraw. When there are physical characteristics that bother us, we tend to do that. I've done the same thing. But take the time to make a mental note to yourself that "Damn it, I AM going to do something about it. Do things one thing at a time. If dental work is needed and by the way you describe, it is, then by all means, go to a dentist and get things taken care of. Once you do, then you will start feeling better about yourself. 2 liters of pop a day ain't squat. I got you beat by a longshot
I know, it's not a good thing and I know that I also need to do something about that myself
I've also got a couple of bad teeth that I have had taken care of and am still waiting to get my other front tooth which should be in next week. WhooHoo!!! It bothers me, but then again it is something that I couldn't of helped, so I just go with it. I've been teased about it, but I just joke right back. Friends look at you for who you are inside, not physical flaws. Now if you go weeks without showering, then there is a problem. No reason for that. So when you get up in the morning, make up your mind to do something different to change your image. Stand tall and stand proud!!! You need to take control instead of letting things control you. Once they control you, then they slowly consume you. Once they start consuming you, then mentally you go so far down you think you'll never see the light of day again.
I'm 55 years old, always stood on my own two feet, was always the go to guy to have something fixed. This year I had a total mental breakdown. Everything that I was trying to fix, all the people that I tried to help, everything I did finally became too much and I totally lost it. Probably one bullet short of fixing it myself. I called up a doctor crying for help and he dumped me. So here I am, not knowing what to do, didn't know who to ask for help, no doctor, wife with cancer, me facing another surgery or two, father just buried a couple of weeks before.
So I called up another doctor here in town, again not hardly being able to speak but got it to see him. That was the bottom. Now I have another stair to climb each day but things are slowly getting better. My wife is halfway through her Chemo treatments and doing well. I have spoke with another surgeon that is optimistic that he can fix my shoulder that has been out of place for two years. My other shoulder will be an easy fix according to him, and my attitude has changed drastically. So see Bill, things can turn around. Sometimes it is just making the right phone call. Other times it is getting the determination yourself to make the change, then sometimes it's just getting the determination to make a call. Things can get better if you want them to. Sadly it's more than going to bed and a bunch of little elves come in and finishing it.
If it was only that easy though. No one knows how many years one has. I'm hoping for at least another 35. But in that time, I want the easy life with my wife. I don't want to shorten it with bad health and worries. And I don't want things to be a burden on the family that will have to take care of our things once we pass on.
Anyways I wanted to say also that you don't see a TV in the bedroom. We have them in every room but there. That is one place we don't watch TV and we don't eat in bed. That room is reserved for sleeping and other not-going-to-mention things 
Anyone else want to post up?
If things are clean you won't have the mice and rat problems. Once things are cleaned up, it is very easy to keep things in order. My wife and I tag team a lot of things when it comes to cleaning the house. Then there are other things that I clean myself as does she.
