Today's daily affirmation brought to you by...

The Dentist! You may recall my last post about the dentist (I was bitter about some necessary dental work that was not caused by a lack of good oral hygiene). I visited the dentist again today, and I was a little nervous, especially since I just dropped a wad of cash on a new laptop and a vacation to Florida (Woo! Spring Break! Woo!). I only have so many (2) wads of cash to drop on things. I have no more!

So imagine my delight when my dentist, as he was doing some sort of super painful power wash thing of my gums, kept saying, "This looks so good. You're doing a great job!" At the end of the appointment, he always does a dentist/patient chat, which I find super endearing. It feels like nice, old-timey dentistry, except with sterile instruments, new-fangled tooth technology, and modern pain medication. And he said again that I was doing a great job and looked really good.

Sure, he was talking about my teeth. But all day I've been looking in the mirror, smiling (taking advantage of the nice teeth) and thinking, "I'm doing a great job! I look really good!" The dentist was totally my new age feel-goodery today! Pretty awesome.

Now I'm passing it on to you: You're doing a great job! You look really good!

Make sure you floss.

Your heat is out: a cold person's guide to staying warm

It's true, internet. Sometime on Friday night the heat in my house stopped working. I noticed this on Saturday morning when I woke up cold. The bad news: because of the timing and the part that was broken (the computer something something, I believe), the repair guy couldn't fix the heat until at least Monday! The OK news: it was "warm" this weekend, with highs in the 40s! The (hopefully) good news: when I left my house this morning, the repair man was hard at work. I hope it's warm and toasty when I get back!

Let's say this (heaven forbid) happens to you. What should you do? Luckily, I have compiled this handy guide to survival.*

1. Your space heater is your friend. People may laugh as you cart your space heater from room to room, up and down 3 flights of stairs, but they're just jealous that they don't have that kind of upper body strength.

2. Wear thick-soled slippers. You do not want your bare feet to touch the floor. Especially if you have tile.

3. Do laundry. Don't let your clothes go through the entire cool down phase, and then pile the warm stuff on. Ahhhh.

4. Blankets! It seems obvious, but a blanket cocoon is essential (and stylish).

5. Bake stuff. The oven is warm! You want to be warm! Just don't burn yourself, because it won't make you feel better.

This stuff works, yo. I have survived the lack of heat! Seriously though, it best be working when I get home. My arms hurt from all that space heater toting.

*Note for people as cold as Mom--check into a hotel. It's the only option.