Category: Out of Spoons

Today, the pollen count is 7.3. This is not good for me. I went outside anyway because I needed to go shopping for clothes. There is no way to know for certain how high the pollen count will be tomorrow (or in the next few days). So, I took a chance on the 7.3 day.

I was still awake in the wee hours of the morning, so I checked the pollen count for today.  I was pretty tired, but I swear it told me that the pollen count would be 6.0 today.  The five day forecast indicated that the pollen would be lower than 7.0 for five days straight. I went to sleep feeling optimistic.

The pollen count was 7.3 today. I’m not itching, but I am blowing my nose a lot more than typical. When will this pollen season end?  Nobody knows.

Today, the pollen count was 8.  My original plan for today was to go outside and buy some clothes. I hate shopping, and tend to hold off doing it until I’ve literally worn holes in items and need to replace them. Walking around the store, and trying on a bunch of clothing until something fits, takes more energy for me than it does for healthy people.

Today, the pollen count was 7.8 and it was very windy outside. I woke up sick and already experiencing allergy symptoms – itching eyes. I am still feeling very anemic.

Today, the pollen count is 8.0. Spring Pollen Season refuses to end. My sinuses have been burning and hurting for the past three or four days, and nothing I take does anything to change that.

The pollen count today is 7.8. I was able to stay inside today, and this allowed me to do a little bit of cleaning. Naturally, that resulted in my needing half a Benadryl – which led to a long nap.

Today’s pollen count is 8.4. I had to go outside today because my body decided now, after sixty-seven days of being overloaded with allergens, was the perfect time to start a hell-period. After several months of almost nothing at all – THIS is the moment my body decides to catch up (or whatever it is trying to do).

Today’s pollen count is 8.2. It seems to be bouncing between 7 and 8.6 or so. I’m hoping that this means that I won’t have to suffer through any more days where the pollen count is at 9 or 10 (at least, not during this particular pollen season).