Today, the pollen count was a 7, which is lower than yesterday’s 7.2. I need it to be a 6 or below, for about two weeks straight, before I can recover from pollen season.
Our new cockatiel decided today was the day to move into the big cage with our flock of cockatiels. I’ve never seen a bird transition from “brand new to us” to “like he’s always been here” so fast. That went well!
Today’s pollen count was 7.2, which isn’t good for me but is heading in the right direction. I need about two weeks straight of the pollen count being 6 or lower before I can get better.
It rained a little bit today, on and off, which also provided intermittent help.
The pollen count is 7.4, which isn’t good for me. It’s better than the nine previous days (where the pollen count was between 9.0 and 10.4).
Mother Nature took pity on me and allowed a reasonable amount of rain to fall. She knocked some pollen out of the air for me, and I am breathing a bit better than I have been.
My body tries to hibernate when the pollen count is in the 10s.
I’ve been asleep all day, and woke up just in time to take my antihistamine.
My husband is holding down the fort while I’m incapacitated.
I have not yet recovered from yesterday’s 10.3. Today’s 9.5 is technically better, but I sure don’t feel any better. Anything over 7 causes me a lot of harm.
Went outside to get groceries. Managed to play Pokémon GO for about fifteen minutes.
The air is so full of pollen now that it is literally dangerous for me.
Started taking Benadryl at 6 am – then slept.
Husband woke me up to take more drugs.
SO MUCH PAIN.
Today’s pollen count is 9.4, which feels the same as yesterday’s 9.5.
I am still mostly nocturnal, in a desperate attempt to avoid breathing in the pollen that spews by day.
The pollen count today is 9.5, which is only a teeny tiny bit better than yesterday’s 9.8. I guess. I mean, I’m not experiencing any noticeable benefit.
I remain nocturnal, trying to get work done before the sun comes up and the plants spew pollen into the air – again.
Everything hurts. I’m at the point now where this pollen season has been going on for so long that it’s beginning to feel like my new “normal”. This is a depressing observation.
It is literally too dangerous for me to go outside.
Question for anyone reading this. Have you ever been sick for 30 days/ an entire month? I figure this is not very common, even among people with allergies.
The instant the sun came up I started sneezing, having a runny nose, having a severely unhappy digestive system, and bad joint pain.
The cumulative effects of the pollen – for the past month – are becoming devastating.
The pollen count today is 9.7. It is officially considered to be a high amount of pollen – even for people who do not have any pollen allergies.
All I can do is sleep.
Now, I get to make a choice. Sleep and rest more in the hopes of being in less pain – or push myself to get work done so we can pay bills.
