Allergies

My allergies have exploded today – I’ve been sneezing all day and my nose is a running mess.  It always seems to be this time of year – I remember sniffling through exams at school and university.  I have no idea what the specific pollen is that causes this – but currently there is a local pollen alert in Seattle with a very high grass pollen count.  With another weather alert about hot weather for the upcoming weekend, I think it’s only going to get worse.  I’m sure my cube neighbors at work are loving me with my constant sniffing and sneezing and labored breathing.  And it’s not like I can avoid pollen – I’m not going to stay cooped up inside when the weather is nice and I want to get out at lunchtimes and evenings to keep my step count up.  Maybe time to buy some dubiously effective over-the-counter antihistamines to see if they help.  And since I’m still not sleeping very well at moment, they have the beneficial side effect of making me feel drowsy as well!