So, my friend and I were both wrong, and she isn't pregnant after all. Unless, of course, it's in the future, or she was pregnant but had an early miscarriage. She's glad she isn't pregnant, and therefore, I am too. I don't feel comfortable asking her this because she seems to be a little too moody and sensitive for my taste, and I didn’t want my curiosity to offend her or come off as judgmental, but why isn't she on birth control? Or is she, and she just feared it had failed?

I didn't sleep with the hybrid mask last night because it wasn't comfortable and was leaking at the bottom. I mean, I could’ve made it work with some effort, but the thing is, I would’ve had to have the bottom strap uncomfortably tight in order to seal it up well. I can see how Andy would say he waits until he’s just too tired to care before putting his mask on. But if I can help it, I’ve already sacrificed enough and don’t want to put myself out even more.

It has its pros and cons, just like the nasal pillow. I loved having the hose coming from the top of my head, and it was actually easier, even though it was bigger, to sleep on my stomach with it, because of the way it distributed the weight of the mask on my face more evenly. But when I was on my stomach falling asleep and the weight of my head got heavier and heavier, the more I relaxed, it slowly pushed the mask out of place and started leaking. So I said OK, I'm not going to strap myself in any tighter than I already am, and I'm certainly not going to stay in the same exact position all night either.

So I went back to the nasal pillow, and for the second night in a row, I did not have any mouth farts. I had to tape my mouth, but no air tried to escape. Also, this was the second time my sleep wasn't fragmented since I stopped taking allergy medication before bed. I didn't get up to pee or anything. 

I started off with okay energy today and yesterday until I took Claritin. Yesterday it knocked me out, and today it just made me tired. Because I switched to taking it in the morning, I’m gonna have to swap it out for NasalCrom.

I decided not to return the mask, even though it’s not the most comfortable, because it is a good backup if I ever have a bad cold or my nose is running like a faucet. I didn’t use it long enough to know whether or not it was going to blow enough air up my nose to bypass the nasal valve collapse. 

It was also “windier” too, which I didn’t like. Some air is supposed to come out so the pressure doesn’t build up to be too much. When you exhale, that air has to go somewhere. So, because the mask is bigger in itself, it was just a little too breezy for me. So maybe the nasal pillow really is the best fit for me. It’s definitely a lot more minimal than the hybrid, and I prefer two skinny straps over three fat ones. Getting in and out of the thing was much harder than the pillow.

Had a dream that my nail fungus got worse. Gosh, I hope not! Looks like it's actually getting better.

Got some various odds and ends, like a new pack of underwear, rat food, a new mouse for one of the computers, and some doll clothes for Joy and another doll that came in a boring brown outfit.

Tinkerbella's tumor seems to have stopped growing. I never saw a rat’s tumor do this before. Even so, the lovable little sweetie is still getting pretty old. 🙁