Stacy Horn

I calculated that Finney is four times the size of those chihuahuas, and Buddy, even in his reduced state, is three times the size. So really, it’s the chihuahua I’d need to worry about. Would they bat him around, like they do those poor mice who occasionally fall into their clutches?

That hasn’t happened in a long time, by the way. It’s like the mice of the world know. Stay away. Thank god. I was hysterical the last time.

That’s a humidifier on the floor. I have one of those going 24 hours a day in the winter. Otherwise my skin feels dry and tight and I hate that feeling. I believe part of the reason I’m relatively wrinkle-free is I’ve always had dry skin, and I hate the feeling so I’ve been battling it my whole life. I’ve moisturized constantly since I was 12 and I think I discovered the absolute joy of the warm mist humidifier in my 20’s. Maybe my early 30’s. It really is a great tool. If you wake up in the morning with tight skin, dry nose, chapped lips, whatever, this will take care of that.

Plus, it’s very comforting. It must be some leftover thing from childhood, when my mother would put these things in my room when I was sick.

How am I supposed to resist?? There are a bunch of chihuahuas about to head to NYC for adoption. Story here.

I’m going to be on the radio tonight, at 8:10pm, EST, on the show Signs of Life, which is produced by the Forever Family Foundation. You can listen to it live on your computer if you click on the link I included.

I just took some cold medicine so hopefully the drowsy effects will be over by 8:10 and I will be both coherent in addition to non-stuffy. Oh god. Bad cold-getting timing. I’m very tired.

My cold has already started to clear up, but I’m going to take it easy one more day, just in case.

Speaking of being sick, my health insurance went up to just under $1,000 more a year. Just like that. Give us $1,000 more. Someone said all the health insurance companies are frantically raising their rates. I can’t believe people are fighting healthcare reform and the public option. Why on earth would anyone be on the side the insurance companies??

Here is another picture of the store that went up overnight across the street. It’s a high end housewares store. Here I am freaking out about my health insurance rates, living among people who can shop here.

Look at poor sick me! Don’t you want to send me food and flowers??

I’m exaggerating. It’s just a standard cold, no fever. I feel just under the weather enough that I won’t feel guilty taking it easy today, but I don’t feel really bad. I’m not suffering.

There was a lecture I had planned to go to tonight though, and I really do think I should stay home. Just so it stays a minor, standard cold. I can’t believe after a lifetime of having colds I’m not really sure how to treat them.
Like, should I not do my exercises today? Would it be okay to go to the lecture?