Not Today

Let's just be honest.  Some mornings, you wake up and you just know that not much is going to be accomplished that day.  For me - today was one of those days.

I have been fighting off a head cold (sinus pressure, congestion,  headache) for several days.  Today, I think it's winning.  I awoke with the new additions to my symptoms of ear stuffiness,  sore throat and cough.

I need to drag myself to the grocery store this morning so that my family can eat for the next few days.  (And I plan to see if I can find anything else that might help relieve some of my symptoms.)  After that, you will be able to find me on the couch with fluids, cough drops,  and my crochet.

I'm not even a little embarrassed to tell you that my guys will probably be eating a grocery store rotisserie chicken,  salad from a clam shell container and a frozen vegetable of some variety for dinner.  Because this gal isn't cooking tonight.

And that's just the way it is going to be today.  Maybe (hopefully) tomorrow will be different.

Change is Coming

The weather is about to change.

I know this because our trusty local weather person has been telling me so for over a week now. But even without their meterological knowledge, I could have told you that change was in the air from the very first thing this morning.  Before I even saw the sky full of gloomy gray clouds I could tell that fronts were on the move.  It was obvious when I woke up with a ridiculous amount of sinus pressure and a bad headache.

I'm not claiming my sinuses can correctly predict the weather.  It's not like I know if it's going to actually rain or not.  Or what the high temperature is going to be today.

But I certainly know for a fact when the weather is about to change.  Every. Single. Time.

Now... if you will please excuse me -  I'm off to search for some decongestant, a couple of Excedrin, and a cough drop.

And all is well...

This morning started just about 5 AM when I woke up with a nagging sinus headache.  Do you know the sort I mean?  Not terribly painful exactly, but certainly making its presence known with that dull ache behind the cheekbones and the bridge of the nose.  Yeah...  that sort of headache.

I listened to the Man of the House and the female offspring leave for a very early morning run, and decided the cure for what ails me was a strong cup of coffee and some Jesus time.  Which meant dragging myself out of bed to the Keurig and then the couch.

However, no sooner had I opened a devotional and taken a sip of wake-up juice, when the grand baby made an appearance.  Apparently I was not the only one who couldn't sleep this morning.  So much for a quiet time with a little voice insisting that he had something to tell me, he was hungry, he wanted cartoons, and he was not sleepy.

By 6 AM when the grand's mommy and the Man if the House returned, I was headachey, tired, frustrated, and already feeling a bit overwhelmed by the day so far. But I was determined not to let this get the best of me.  Just because the morning had started off a little out of whack was not going to set the tone for the whole day!

One of those mornings when you keep repeating this to yourself..

Even when the Male Offspring had the minor emergency of his one and only belt breaking, or when my sinus headache started making me feel a little nauseous - I tried to keep a good attitude, find a reasonable solution (borrowing a belt from the Man and eating some breakfast - in case you were curious), and look at the bright side.

And there were some bright sides.  Like... sneaking a few extra morning kisses from the Man before he left for work, seeing the beautiful morning sky after dropping the male offspring off at the bus, and some grand baby snuggles.

So, here's to a positive attitude!  Have a great Wednesday, y'all...

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Sometimes the allergy medicine only manages to bring the sinus headache down to a mild throbbing pain

Why I Hate Spring

Ok... I don't really hate Spring. 

In fact, if questioned I would probably say that I love spring.  The flowers blooming, the trees budding out new leaves, the warmer weather that is not too hot yet.  Love it. 

However, I don't like the affect it has on my body.

The sneezing.  The sniffling.  The sinus pressure.  The red, watery, itchy eyes.  The dark, dark bags under those eyes.   The scratchy throat.  The way the roof of my mouth itches.  The coughing.  The wheezing. If there is any possible seasonal allergy symptom - I have it. 

Ugh...

This year is not looking good.  I'm already showing some strong allergy symptoms and it's only early May.  My symptoms don't usually peak until later in the month.

My usual allergy med cocktail - Claritin(in the am)  and Zyrtec(in the pm), along with a decongestant as needed - doesn't seem to be helping too much.  Which makes me nervous.  What's gonna happen when the pollens I am especially allergic to start flying?

If I could just seal myself off somehow until around the end of June, that would be great!  Maybe a giant ziploc bag or something?  One of those giant plastic bubbles like John Travolta used in the movie, or that kid in the Seinfeld episode!  Where can a person get one of those? Those suits they wear when dealing with hazardous materials? Although just spotting me at the store would probably completely freak a lot of people out.  Of course, the sight of me with my red, runny eyes, red drippy nose and black eyes might all ready be doing that. 

I'm adding the neti pot to the routine today.  And crossing my fingers that this helps immensely. 

But I'm not ruling out those other options.