Cold or Allergies?

Every time my nose get stuffed up, I start to wonder if I have a cold or if my allergies have gotten worse.
This time, I was thinking it was allergies because I stopped several of my medications over the holiday break because I wasn't in the city with the worst particulate pollution in the country for a few weeks.
But now I'm back, but I haven't gone full throttle on the medications.  I wanted to see how I would do.  Turns out, not that well.  I also thought that it was allergies because my nose got more stuffed when I put my face in my cat's belly.  But her belly is so soft and cute!!!!
On the way to the gym, though, I started coughing.  That's a cold symptom, not allergies, so the case is solved.  I realized, too, that I hadn't had my Vitamin C and zinc smoothie in a few weeks, so of course I got a cold!  Tomorrow, I'll get my smoothie.  For tonight, it's herbal tea time!