Dear Spring, I Hate You
Dear Spring,
I hate you. I really do. I mean, you’re all sunshiny and breezy and warm but with this great weather comes bugs… and lots of them. My house has been overcome with ladybugs. There are a gazillion of them on each of my window panes. I can’t stand to open my blinds because the ladybugs just sit there staring at me, trying to get inside. I hate them.
And as if the bugs weren’t enough you had to go and bring pollen with you. This is no fun. My newly washed truck looks like it’s been hit with millions of tiny yellow paint balls. I can’t get the mail from my mailbox without being covered up to my elbow in yellow dust. And my children….they are suffering. My son looks like a walking zombie. His eyes are bloodshot and swollen. His skin is dry and scaly. He sneezes constantly. And most nights, because of his dry nasal passages, he has nosebleeds.
So Spring, while much of the world basks in your glory I sit, resenting your arrival. I hate you and I wish you (and your friend summer) would pass quickly to make room for the wonders of autumn.
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aw, I’m sorry that you are feeling crappy Krystal! i saw on the news tonight that Atlanta’s pollen levels are 35% higher than usual. that can’t be any fun!! maybe it’s time for a weekend getaway to DC?
Thanks. We just left the doctor’s office today. My kids are on all kids of antihistamines. I need some too because my eyes are all foggy and my throat is scratchy.
You have no idea how bad I wish I could make it to DC next month. I’ve been talking about it for weeks.
I have a love/hate relationship with Spring. Today, the flowers looked lovely, but I really couldn’t see them because my head was spinning from allergies. Literally. spinning. It’s horrible and new. Last year, I missed my very own travel camp and had to “executive direct” from my sofa because I thought I had some nasty viral cold. Ends up it’s allergies and after the traditional allergy tests, I now take sublingual therapy under my tongue. And not, it isn’t working yet. Sigh. Doctor’s appointment this week. So I OVERstand.