We interrupt this normal scheduled post to bring you big life news. I quit my job on Saturday. I was so sick of being yelled at for no reason. And I know that's what all employees say, but I could literally say the same things as my coworkers and I would get disciplined for it. (IN FRONT OF EVERYONE!)
I ended up writing a resignation Friday night with my bestie (who is a communication graduate) late into the night. We poured all of our combined brain power to write this professional, intelligent letter that didn't just say "FUCK YOU DUDE!!" Although, I really wanted to. So now, I'm currently out of a job. We're okay for the mean time, and I have a place that will most likely take me, but right now, I'm just trying to recharge mentally and emotionally from such a stressful environment.
So currently I'm up in Provo area with previously mentioned bestie. My main goals up here are visiting my sister and my 2 besties who live up here. I also need to get some things from a few Asian markets and eat everything that southern Utah doesn't have to offer. I plan on being back down by Saturday, in time for some grooming and cause I haven't really talked with Devin about what happened. I mean, he knows I quit, but my life has been such a whirlwind, that we haven't talked much more than that. Sorry, sweetie! Next week we're focusing on Spring cleaning and with the decluttering of my house, my mind will also feel decluttered.
I almost promise I'll be back to my normally scheduled posts, but with the lack of stability and consistency in my life, things might be a bit off schedule. Sorry for this short post, but bear with me while I'm on the road!
I'm a grown up now, what the hell am I going to do about it?
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Monday, April 1, 2019
Allergies Suck Ass
Pollen season is among us, and with that, my allergies are on high alert.
As many of you know I have allergies. "Yeah, yeah," you say. "It's not THAT bad." Bruh. You don't even know. I have had allergies for as long as I can remember. So that's before kindergarten. I remember getting the pokey tests at the allergist and itching for all of them. That's a realllllly itchy back for a kindergartener. LOL. I was so excited to know what I was allergic to, that I asked my mom to write out a list so I could show my teacher. I brought it in, excited to show her, and she did not care. As an adult, I don't blame her, as a kid, I was so sad. SHE THREW IT AWAY!
Here's what the doc told me I was allergic to:
Fast forward a few years, allergies were just getting worse. In elementary school I remember not being able to go outside for recess during the spring. I would sit in the nurse's' office and just do homework. It was really lonely. This happened for a few years, and depending on how severe the pollen count was determined how long I was stuck inside. Middle school was fine because there was no recess. Same with high school.
When we moved from CT to UT, it was brutal. My body had spent years adjusting to the pollens on the east coast, and now I was in a whole new environment. To this day I still struggle with how foreign the pollen is here. In fact, last year the pollen count was so high, I ended up developing Allergy induced asthma! YEAAAAAH!!! I was on 2 inhalers-both different kinds of steroids, a steroid nasal spray- mixed with another, and 2-3 allergy pills. That helped, but I still can't stay around major triggers for long.
That made working at a plant nursery really hard. When spring really hit, I was dying. Itchy eyes, tight chest, sore lungs, face congestion, headaches, runny nose, you name it. I had to leave early a few times to shower off the pollen, or just to get away from the source of my misery. Needless to say, that was a short lived job. Which was a bummer, cause I love plants.
Being allergic to animals was the hardest thing for me to deal with. Growing up friendless meant the next best thing was animals. Despite my crippling allergies to them, I still had them growing up. I had fish (not allergic, but boring as hell) and 2 bunnies, Lightning and Shadow. They shed like the dickens every spring, so that was the hardest time to hang out with them. Lightning was my favorite, (wasn't hard cause Shadow was an antisocial dick.) and we hung out all the time. I loved her to bits and was heartbroken that we had to leave her in CT when we moved.
When we moved to UT, my grandpa got us a dog. Socks was a high maintenance dog, a mix between black lab and pit and who knows what else. She had so much energy and loved to lick and jump on you. She triggered my allergies baaaaaad. Every lick gave me hives and itches like crazy and her fur would also trigger me. She didn't make me sneeze, runny nose as bad as other animals and plants, but it was hard to spend long periods with her. Eventually I moved out to go to college, and my mom couldn't take care of her any more. She went to a good home through the shelter, and I hope she is going well every day. I miss you Socks!!
Clean pets don't trigger me as bad as dirty pets, and I was determined to stay in a field of work with animals; whether it killed me or not. My high school internship was at the local vet (still my favorite vet) and when I got my college job, I was a groomer for PetSmart for 5 years. The worst triggers there were short haired dogs and shaving cats. Other than that, a low dose of allergy meds did the trick! Grooming dogs was an amazing college job, I made good money, and learned a trade that I could take with me anywhere I chose. I left that job after an accident made it impossible for me to continue to groom that large volume of dogs everyday. I now groom from home, shameless plug, and book a few dogs a week, to make extra money on the side/ maintain my skills. Bring your doggo or catto if you want!
Spring time suckkkkkks.
As an adult, my allergies have only gotten worse. I have to hide indoors as much as I can during Springtime and no windows may be allowed (even though the weather is perfect >.< unnnggggh) I have to shower off if I spend a long period of time outside, and wash clothes and bedding often too. The AC has to run so that the air gets filtered constantly. Devin is always on vacuum duty. Which means cat towers and cat beds get cleaned too. I'm in charge of bathing and deshedding cats (makes sense). The cats.... aren't too impressed by bath time! I get sweared at, a lot.
I almost forgot! Some fruits trigger my allergies because, why not? Add a few more to the list! Avocados, kiwi, apples, and some nuts my my throat itchy and my lips swollen upon consumption. I thought it was weird so I looked into it and it's called Oral Allergy Syndrome. And it happens to me when I consume raw fruits. Here's an article on it. I'll be damned if I'll let food tell me how to live my life, so I will continue to eat it! Take that body! HIYA!
This year, the pollen count is going to be extra dangerously high again, so I plan on purchasing an air purifier. I'm hoping that it will help with the dander, pollen and dust I suffer with! Wish me luck as I suffer through this spring and part of summer! I wish allergies on all my enemies. And temporary allergies on those who think it's just a "stuffy nose". Allergies can be life threatening if not identified and treated and as a person who will certainly end up hospitalized if I go near another horse again, it's real scary. I'm glad I know what my triggers are, so I can avoid and remove myself from hazardous situations. Also, I'm so glad I don't have true food allergies like a lot of unfortunate people do, I love food too much to have to worry about ingredients.
Is anyone else out there as bad as me when it comes to allergies? I want to hear from you! For once on my blog, I do want feedback for this kind of thing! Make me feel like I'm not alone!! Let me know!
Thanks for putting up with all my rants, guys. This blog has been a really healthy outlet for me and I'm really feeling the positive effects of getting this shit out of my system. I'm seeing my number of people reading this go up too, so this has been a really cool project for me to connect to others. Don't feel like you can't say anything in the comments, but try to keep them nice. I don't want my stress reliever project to turn sour! See ya Wednesday!
As many of you know I have allergies. "Yeah, yeah," you say. "It's not THAT bad." Bruh. You don't even know. I have had allergies for as long as I can remember. So that's before kindergarten. I remember getting the pokey tests at the allergist and itching for all of them. That's a realllllly itchy back for a kindergartener. LOL. I was so excited to know what I was allergic to, that I asked my mom to write out a list so I could show my teacher. I brought it in, excited to show her, and she did not care. As an adult, I don't blame her, as a kid, I was so sad. SHE THREW IT AWAY!
Here's what the doc told me I was allergic to:
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| This is the list that never ends, it goes on and on my friends~ |
Fast forward a few years, allergies were just getting worse. In elementary school I remember not being able to go outside for recess during the spring. I would sit in the nurse's' office and just do homework. It was really lonely. This happened for a few years, and depending on how severe the pollen count was determined how long I was stuck inside. Middle school was fine because there was no recess. Same with high school.
When we moved from CT to UT, it was brutal. My body had spent years adjusting to the pollens on the east coast, and now I was in a whole new environment. To this day I still struggle with how foreign the pollen is here. In fact, last year the pollen count was so high, I ended up developing Allergy induced asthma! YEAAAAAH!!! I was on 2 inhalers-both different kinds of steroids, a steroid nasal spray- mixed with another, and 2-3 allergy pills. That helped, but I still can't stay around major triggers for long.
That made working at a plant nursery really hard. When spring really hit, I was dying. Itchy eyes, tight chest, sore lungs, face congestion, headaches, runny nose, you name it. I had to leave early a few times to shower off the pollen, or just to get away from the source of my misery. Needless to say, that was a short lived job. Which was a bummer, cause I love plants.
Being allergic to animals was the hardest thing for me to deal with. Growing up friendless meant the next best thing was animals. Despite my crippling allergies to them, I still had them growing up. I had fish (not allergic, but boring as hell) and 2 bunnies, Lightning and Shadow. They shed like the dickens every spring, so that was the hardest time to hang out with them. Lightning was my favorite, (wasn't hard cause Shadow was an antisocial dick.) and we hung out all the time. I loved her to bits and was heartbroken that we had to leave her in CT when we moved.
When we moved to UT, my grandpa got us a dog. Socks was a high maintenance dog, a mix between black lab and pit and who knows what else. She had so much energy and loved to lick and jump on you. She triggered my allergies baaaaaad. Every lick gave me hives and itches like crazy and her fur would also trigger me. She didn't make me sneeze, runny nose as bad as other animals and plants, but it was hard to spend long periods with her. Eventually I moved out to go to college, and my mom couldn't take care of her any more. She went to a good home through the shelter, and I hope she is going well every day. I miss you Socks!!
Clean pets don't trigger me as bad as dirty pets, and I was determined to stay in a field of work with animals; whether it killed me or not. My high school internship was at the local vet (still my favorite vet) and when I got my college job, I was a groomer for PetSmart for 5 years. The worst triggers there were short haired dogs and shaving cats. Other than that, a low dose of allergy meds did the trick! Grooming dogs was an amazing college job, I made good money, and learned a trade that I could take with me anywhere I chose. I left that job after an accident made it impossible for me to continue to groom that large volume of dogs everyday. I now groom from home, shameless plug, and book a few dogs a week, to make extra money on the side/ maintain my skills. Bring your doggo or catto if you want!
Spring time suckkkkkks.
As an adult, my allergies have only gotten worse. I have to hide indoors as much as I can during Springtime and no windows may be allowed (even though the weather is perfect >.< unnnggggh) I have to shower off if I spend a long period of time outside, and wash clothes and bedding often too. The AC has to run so that the air gets filtered constantly. Devin is always on vacuum duty. Which means cat towers and cat beds get cleaned too. I'm in charge of bathing and deshedding cats (makes sense). The cats.... aren't too impressed by bath time! I get sweared at, a lot.
I almost forgot! Some fruits trigger my allergies because, why not? Add a few more to the list! Avocados, kiwi, apples, and some nuts my my throat itchy and my lips swollen upon consumption. I thought it was weird so I looked into it and it's called Oral Allergy Syndrome. And it happens to me when I consume raw fruits. Here's an article on it. I'll be damned if I'll let food tell me how to live my life, so I will continue to eat it! Take that body! HIYA!
This year, the pollen count is going to be extra dangerously high again, so I plan on purchasing an air purifier. I'm hoping that it will help with the dander, pollen and dust I suffer with! Wish me luck as I suffer through this spring and part of summer! I wish allergies on all my enemies. And temporary allergies on those who think it's just a "stuffy nose". Allergies can be life threatening if not identified and treated and as a person who will certainly end up hospitalized if I go near another horse again, it's real scary. I'm glad I know what my triggers are, so I can avoid and remove myself from hazardous situations. Also, I'm so glad I don't have true food allergies like a lot of unfortunate people do, I love food too much to have to worry about ingredients.
Is anyone else out there as bad as me when it comes to allergies? I want to hear from you! For once on my blog, I do want feedback for this kind of thing! Make me feel like I'm not alone!! Let me know!
Thanks for putting up with all my rants, guys. This blog has been a really healthy outlet for me and I'm really feeling the positive effects of getting this shit out of my system. I'm seeing my number of people reading this go up too, so this has been a really cool project for me to connect to others. Don't feel like you can't say anything in the comments, but try to keep them nice. I don't want my stress reliever project to turn sour! See ya Wednesday!
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