Last night I was hanging out with D.J., and we arrived at that hour when he says, “Ok, baby. I’m heading off to brush my teeth and get to bed.”

Each time this happens, I head off to the other bathroom to do the same. But here’s the horror: It’s not my habit to brush my teeth at bedtime.

I know. This is awful. Everyone in the world knows that you brush your teeth in the morning and at night at a minimum. I do a pretty good job flossing, but I don’t brush at night. My sister doesn’t have the habit either, and both of us have good teeth, so we really don’t work hard to change our own habits (although she might now that she has kids). Mom brushes her teeth several times a day, I think. She’s going to call and chide me as soon as she reads this post.

Here’s another embarrassing fact: I started my own business as a freelance copywriter in August of last year. I wrote a column about writing business plans. I’ve helped companies work on their business plans. And I don’t have a business plan.

Yep. Another horror. I even bought business plan templates and started the spreadsheets. But I don’t yet have the ability to figure out my yearly income projections, and I can’t envision where my company will be next month, much less three years from now. I don’t need funding, so I won’t need a business plan to take to lenders. But I still need to think about the future of my business and what my goals are. This morning I told D.J. my short-term goal was to be able to take him to dinner (for once) and not have to use a 2-for-1 coupon.