Amarna has put on a few pounds in the 10 months since I got her; she definitely has a bit of a gut on her now. Last month, I had run out of cat food so I had to stop by the Walgreens and get what they had available, which was just the regular Iams, not the weightloss formula I'd had her on since last summer. She loves that food, so when I was able to get the weightloss version at the store and put her back on it, she spent the first few days scattering as much of the food on the floor as she did eating it, in protest. She's resigned now, though, especially since she's not getting as much as she used to. I really want to see her lose at least a quarter of that paunch before her one-year anniversary with me at the end of March. (I'm dieting, too!)

Kat's much more a dog person, isn't she?

Yep again. And yet? 'twas her idea to get the kitten.

Well, sometimes you just can't resist...

Ohhhh, let me know how that works out.

Will do. We are stoked about the class.

Why I hate winter, part xxxxxwhoknows:

I'm sitting here, thinking I should turn up the heat. Except I'm wearing sweats with a long sleeved tshirt, 2 pairs of socks (one wool) and insulated moccasins with a damp washcloth pressed to my nose to undry my sinuses and the humidifier going.

I prefer sitting is shorts and a cami with a bag of frozen peas on my head.

I'd still rather be cozy in 10 layers of clothes than sweating my ass off stark naked.

Not me. I'm one of those people cold causes deep painful aches. Heat just makes me sweat. I get can get cranky either way, but heat doesn't hurt me. Not really a surprise, I was born and raised in the desert southwest. I think my internal thermo is set to deal best with heat.

I've been hearing radio ads for something called an "air washer," available "at all Bed, Bath & Beyond stores near you!" It sounds like it's a combo air purifier and humidifier. Something like that would be neat to get, since you can use it year 'round for at least one of its functions. Considering I'm getting static shocks from touching my kitty, I definitely do need a humidifier in the apartment right now.

One thing that's good about this house... it isn't too dry. On the other hand... mold. You can't win.

Ew, mold, yuck. I get grossed out enough when I happen to look behind the shower curtain I have blocking the window beside the tub--the curtain does its best to keep the water away from the windowsill, but sometimes the curtain pulls away and water gets through, and the edges are starting to look rather disgusting.