Don't Break. Don't Close Your Eyes. I just added some new songs to my playlist, so take a minute to listen to them if you want.

Long story, short, this past week was hell in the way of allergies. Every single day, I've come home with severe asthma, runny nose, itchy throat, itchy eyes, headaches/migraines, and sinus problems. I never realized until now how truly bad my allergies are. Over the years, they've gotten progressively worse. Anytime in the past that I had an allergic reaction to something, it was usually a one-time deal, but this week, I've spent every single day at somebody's house that has animals. Let's just say, on one specific night especially, I seriously considered driving myself to the hospital, and that's crazy for me, because I always always always just try to suck it up and get over myself. That time, however, I had never been in such immense pain from allergies, so I was borderline worried.

Yesterday, I talked to my mom about it. I was asking her if we could get the doctors to check me out and see what kind of help we can get in the way of a stronger inhaler, allergy medicine, etc. My mom agreed that that would be good (for those emergency situations), but she was saying how I need to go past medications and go straight to the core of the problem-- my immune system. I'm going to try to completely revamp my lifestyle, mainly in the area of diet. No more dairy. A lot less sugar. All that jazz. It will be interesting. Lord knows, I love my cheese, but I'd rather not have allergies, sooo.....

here we go.  ¶ 9:41:00 AM