I ran the heat for a few minutes this morning, until my metabolism got going! Heat does dry the air out, hopefully Alyson will feel better. My nose always bleeds from the heat when I'm up north in winter, but I believe that happens even to those who are there full time.
I'll get a humidifier for the girls' room when I get up there, just to ease them into the change of climate.
I may even have to sit next to the thing for a while on some days!