allergies

I woke up today with my eyes glued shut. When I unglued them, I still couldn't see. Ah, the wonders of ragweed/hay fever season. Not much works for me in way of medicine- at some point (when I get a job and health insurance perhaps) I will need to get allergy shots. But in the meantime, I take either Zyrtec, Clarintin, or better yet Benedryl. I took Benedryl shortly after I got up and shortly after that it knocked me down and out. Not what I wanted to be doing today- sleeping off the medicine haze. Sometimes you have to give in. I did indeed.

I tried making my allergies better holistically- eating raw honey every day, trying to drink raw milk (I stopped buying it because I couldn't drink the half gallon fast enough before it spoiled). But here I am- red eyed with a stuffy head. I have year round allergies, but this time of year is the worst. Good ol' ragweed, just like my mom. My mom used to have such horrible symptoms that she hardly went out for a month or two. She used to get shots and have a reaction to them (which you're not supposed to do), but has very little reaction to ragweed anymore. Lucky.

So instead of picking more green beans and weeding the gardens or mowing the lawn, I stayed inside incapacitated due to ragweed. I have looked for jobs and I've just applied to be a flagger/traffic controller for the Rutland area to help with all the roadwork that will be happening due to the flooding from the hurricane. At least it's a job and will keep me out of trouble (somewhat).

Quote of the day:

Patience is also a form of action.  ~Auguste Rodin