The winner is...

...A sinus infection!!! I went to the doctor today because of the crazy symptoms I've been having. I'm always paranoid that I have a sinus infection, ear infection, or bronchitis, so I now always want to get in early because the earlier I get in, the sooner I get better. Antibiotics usually clear me up after a couple of days, which I'm really looking forward to. I'm trying to better understand my allergies though because the more I know about what's setting me off, the more I can do to hopefully prevent my allergies from being set off.

I'm thinking about seeing an allergist. My doctor recommended one that has a partnership with the U's health center. Maybe an early Christmas present Mom and Dad? haha I'm thinking that it's a necessary next step to determining exactly what is causing my allergies to go haywire in the first place. I don't want to fall apart at my young age! I'm just a little kid!!!

I started my antibiotics tonight, and have ten days worth of them (I didn't get "the bomb" this time around). And man o man do these medications hurt the pocketbook! Good thing I have a job so that I can pay for all of my allergy treatments!

Speaking of jobs, my boss's boss said that they may be able to post another position in a couple of weeks, so we'll see how things go.... I'm really hoping that I can stick around the City for a while because I enjoy the work that I'm doing and I get to learn new things all the time. We'll see where the wind takes me. For now, I am focusing on getting better! I would love to not have to blow my nose every five minutes and not cough a bizillion times a day! Oh yeah, and I would love not to be tired all of the time - the first time I had a sinus infection, I would come home after working at the bank and go to bed right away. A similar pattern was beginning to emerge this week when one night, I am pretty sure I slept about 12 hours. Eek!

Hope those antibiotics are kicking some behind right now!