by Laura Tomah
Yeardisc editor
Growing up is great. As a women you get to acquire certain assets that make being a woman worthwhile. However, it was never my intentions to become a part of 15 percent of Americans that would have to possibly give up something they love according to Web Md.
About a year ago, I wouldn’t have believed that I would be suffering the blues in just a few months. So here I sit today, suffering the blueberry blues. Blueberries are one of my favorite fruits, and I now must cut out of my diet.
What’s the big deal? It’s just a little old blueberry. If it were simply the only thing with age that I had to give up, then I think I might be handling the situation a little bit better.
“Violet, you’re turning violet!” If the biggest problem with my blueberry allergy was turning blue,I think I would have a whole new exciting career path a head of me. Aside from the disappointing fact that I cannot actually turn blue, blueberries are just one of a few foods that don’t settle well with me.
Artificial cinnamon is something that’s enjoyed on a daily basis, by everyone else in America, excluding this journalist. At 13, I have to admit that I was a little sad when the doctor told me no more cinnamon gum. Yes, I feel the need to smack gum on a daily basis. Call it my vice.
I am the queen of strange allergies, which by the way should be pitched as a reality show for paranoid hospital waiting rooms. It would be a win, win for the doctors and the prescription industries partnership. That’s another column thought.
At the exciting bright age of 15, before a concert, I found out that restaurants and grocery stores use this wonderful spray that make lettuce along with other veggies look fresh longer. While I am sure this is great for them, I don’t mind my veggies a little old as long as I don’t have to suffer the hours of pain involved right after trying to enjoy a salad.
Surely I am not the only one in this far and distant galaxy suffering from the enjoyment of my favorite hobby. Yes, this foodie, with age has to learn to restrain myself a little more from food, along with using caution before attempting any meal. The better question yet is: what will this blueberry blue woman become allergic to today?