Here are some examples of the fuzzy kind of thinking my brain does when medicated with allergy medicines:

This morning, I fed the cats. This involves using an old coffee mug to measure the food into the various bowls. Normally, I put the mug back into the large bag of cat food, but this morning, I needed to open the new bag first, and I couldn’t be bothered at the moment. I set the mug on the kitchen worktable, so I would see it when I opened the bag later to give the cats lunch.

Well before the cats needed lunch, I decided I needed some Dr Pepper. I got a large mug out of the cabinet, set it in the usual soda pouring location, grabbed the Dr Pepper from the fridge, and proceeded to walk over to the obviously dirty cat feeding mug and fill it with Dr Pepper. I did not notice what I had done until my lips were almost on the thing. Had the familiar scent of the cat food not reached my (thankfully open) nose in time, I have no doubt I would have drank from it … and gotten totally grossed out.

The second example of fuzzy thinking also happens to involve Dr Pepper and mugs. I needed a little pick-me-up of sugar and caffeine, so I carry my previous Dr Pepper mug into the kitchen, rinse it out, and set it where I always set mugs when filling them. I’d also carried my large mug-o-water into the kitchen as well to add some more ice and water. I got out the Dr Pepper, and proceeded to look right at the giant mug-o-water and pour the Dr Pepper into it.

This is why I don’t drive or do much of anything of importance when medicated. I get seriously fuzzy in the head. But at least I can breath, and I’m not sneezing every two seconds, so I guess it’s a good thing.