the amazing adventures of waterwoman

I'm teaching myself to breathe seawater.

Or at least that's what I tell myself as I squirt 4oz. of homemade saline solution (water+salt+baking soda) up each nostril once a day. It's much easier to bear if I think it might turn me into a superhero. Apparently, the hope of having sinuses that fuction like a normal person's isn't enough.

I went to the allergist on Tuesday. In addition to discovering that the various allergy drugs that my primary care doctor has been prescribing me are "not the good kind of allergy medications - some of these actually make symptoms worse" [don't take Flonase!], I learned that I have mild allergies to a few types of fall pollinating weeds, a soil mold, and a water mold. I am to avoid houseplants, which will benefit all concerned. I usually kill them quickly.

The housemates and I worked out a series of story arcs (submarines in distress, the Chunnel, sunken treasure, off shore oil rigs) for my TV show once I develop my ability to breathe seawater and, subsequently, become a superhero.

Please don't tell my nemesis about the houseplant allergy.
Houseplants are my kryptonite.