Allergies

I have the tragic ailment of being allergic to mangoes and pistachios. And probably cashews too, but haven't completely tested that one out. Whenever I have even just a tiny bit of these items, even if I eat something that was cooked with mango, but don't eat the mango itself, I get an awful allergic reaction. My lips swell up, I get tiny little bumps/blisters around the edges of my mouth and they itch and burn. It's very unenjoyable, even if the story of how I realized I had these allergies is quite funny.

Yesterday morning, I woke up to a slight allergic reaction... not full blown. Which leads me to believe I didn't consume much, probably just a taste of whichever culprit it was. Part of the reason it's so annoying, is it takes daaaaaaaays for the reaction to completely clear up. So now I sit around with bumpy itchy lips. :(

I also think I have some seasonal allergies. Because that cold I was fighting the other day, is sticking around and it's simply chest congestion. So I'm sitting around coughing up phlegm all day while my lips are bumpy and itchy. Isn't that a lovely picture. Oh yea, and did I mention my heart hurts in the midst of all this, so I've been more of an emotional wreck lately than I typically am.

Today I go to the Mother House to do orientation. After that's done, I can drop in to any of the locations I want, whenever I want to do volunteer stuff. At least then I'll have something to occupy my time with rather than just sitting around the BMS campus reading and being in the way of the staff. I feel like I'm wearing out my welcome in Calcutta. I leave in about 2 weeks, which I'm grateful for, even if I will miss this city. It'll be nice to go somewhere that I don't feel like Jeff is haunting me. It'll also be nice to be in the midst of YWAMers again. It's like instant family, just add water. :)