Allergy season is approaching. Are you dreading it?
Blooming flowers and pollen counts may feel far away, but if you begin preparing now, you can have the allergy season of your dreams: one in which breathing is so effortless, you forget to be grateful for it.
if you’re someone who…
avoids going outside in the spring because your face explodes and you feel miserable — even though you’re so excited it’s warm out
anxiously tracks the pollen forecasts
dreads going to outdoor gatherings because you’re worried that you’ll be so sniffly people will think you have COVID
can’t wear contact lenses in the spring because your eyes are too goopy & painful
secretly resents flowers (sure, they’re pretty, but do they really have to spew pollen everywhere?!)
or worse…you don’t have seasonal allergies, but you do have “allergic rhinitis” from triggers that pop up year-round…. such as:
the person whose strong perfume makes you sneeze, then glares at you as if you’re the problem
your beloved cat, who slams herself against your bedroom door each night yowling, but if she sleeps with you, you’ll be so congested in the morning you can’t function… so she has to stay out
the mold that lives in the ceiling tiles of the classroom you’re in every day
(yes, these examples are exactly drawn from my life.)