August 9, 2012
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Allergies suck!
I had today off so I was outside working on the yards and the garage from about 11:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Had a couple breaks in there to get something to eat and run some errands, but most of the day/evening was spent dealing with outside projects. Mowed both yards, weed-whacked both yards, pulled out a crap-load of Snow on the Mountain, trimmed the Lilac bushes (which I'm highly allergic to), sprayed more weed killer, switched 2 shepherd hooks around, filled the bird feeders, cleaned/filled the bird bath, set up the lawn furniture for the party this weekend, cleaned the driveway and organized the garage. Still have to finish organizing the garage, but it's almost done. I was filthy from head to toe. My chest is congested, my throat is scratchy, and my eyes have that stringy discharge from allergies. I'm not really an outdoorsy type of person. A big part of that is that I've always suffered from seasonal allergies that just keep getting worse and worse. Another part of that is I DO NOT LIKE BUGS! And I just found an ant crawling on me. :( I don't mind sitting in the backyard reading a book on occasion, and I don't really mind the exercise/work of taking care of the yards/garage, but I always end up feeling like crap for days afterwards. I think it's time to consider hiring a neighborhood kid to take care of the lawns. When I moved in here there was a garden out front - we tore that out. Now I just have to get rid of the rest of the Snow on the Mountain, the Tiger Lilies, the milkweeds(?!?!) and the Lilac bushes, then it will just be grass to deal with, and with my allergies that's more than enough. The Lilac bushes are going to end up waiting another year since they're more like trees and I will need to hire someone to cut them down, and remove the chain-link fence edging the back of the backyard. My neighbor's on both sides put up wooden privacy fences, so all I'll have to do is put up a wooden privacy fence along the back. This will block the view of the dumpster to the apartments behind me, and the wooden fence will be less gapped and taller so it should also stop the damn trash from blowing into my yard. That stupid ant I mentioned earlier bit me! I just noticed the bite mark and it itches.
Anyway, the party this weekend is my 80's themed BBQ so it's mostly going to be outside, hence all the cleaning up outside. I hope I'm feeling better by Saturday 'cause I worked my ass off for this party and want to just relax and have a great time. :) I still need to finish up the playlist, but I have a ton of 80's music so that shouldn't take too long, and get the food ready. My friend is baking the 3 cakes for the Rubik's Cube cake tomorrow, then we'll do the fondant squares either Friday or Saturday morning. Tomorrow I'm making the Pac-Man/Ghost chips and dip. We're buying a veggie and dip tray, hot dogs and buns for those who don't bring their own meat for grilling. My friend already picked up the stuff for S'mores and a giant bag of Reese's Pieces. We'll make the Jell-O shots (lime and raspberry) on Friday. The color theme is hot pink, turquoise and yellow - have that in tablecloths (round, square, and rectangular) and serving trays and dishes, as well some shapes wall decorations. Boom box centerpieces for the tables. Oh yeah, I found hacky-sacks for the party favor bags. The bags are neon fishnet. Inside are finger skateboards, Rubik's Cube keychains, Atari gum tins, hacky-sacks, neon shutter shades, mini "party animal" playing cards, and mini rubber duckies decked out in 80's new wave looks. :) I'll be decked out all 80's style too. I'm wearing pink heels (yeah, those won't be on very long since I can't walk in heels, lol), black lace tights, neon pink lace ruffle skirt, neon yellow bow belt, a black "I Love the 80's" off-the-shoulder T-shirt, black lace gloves, neon orange headband with black lace bow, some chunky 80's jewelry, and I'm doing my toenails and fingernails in bright orange. I'm going to rat my hair. I was going to wear one of my costume wigs, I have one that's 80's crimp style, but it's going to be hot and I wouldn't enjoy the party as much with an itchy head, lol. Since my parties go all night we'll be setting up the kitchen table to haul everything in when it's too late/dark stay outside, and hanging some movie and music posters from the living room. The TV will have "The Breakfast Club" running on mute, and I bought a game called "I Love The 80's", kind of like Trivial Pursuit and Pictionary in one and all about the 80's. It should be a great time. I'll definitely take pictures of the set-up and the cake (if it turns out well enough) and maybe during the party, after I've had a few drinks and relaxed, someone will snap a picture of me while I'm not paying attention and it will turn out good enough that I'll post it here. I don't photograph well at all because as soon as I know my picture is being taken I stiffen up and the pictures never look good, lol.
I know, this post is totally irrelevant, I just needed to unwind so I could get to sleep.
Comments (3)
At the beginning of summer the pollen was destroying my nose. Somehow now it doesn't bother me at all. Unless there is lower pollen rate in the air. Not sure. Keep the raw fruits and vegetables (chlorophyll) high. That should help. I think it is all about the immune system.
I wear a dust mask when I am going to be exposed to allergins. You can pick them up at the local hardware store. They mae a huge difference in my allergies, even if I only wear them periodically!
@LadyboyRevolution - Thanks for the tip! @Aloysius_son - See, these are things I just don't think of - I actually have 2 dust masks from when I was patching and sanding the walls in a room I was painting. Now that you've pointed out the idea next time I will remember to use one. Thanks! :)