A touch of humor and a little more serious side as well...enjoy!


Everyone is afraid or fearful of something, right?


Well, for me, some things that I am afraid of are tarantulas, snakes and mice. (I even get freaked out just looking at a mouse trap even if it doesn't have a mouse on it). If you ever have a chance to be in my presence when I run across any one of these little critters, lookout, because I will be running and screaming in all directions, and I wouldn't want to see anyone get hurt! (actually, I'd be more worried about you being embarrassed, than getting hurt). Needless to say, I made a lasting impression at Petland a few years ago. Not only did I have the sales associate freaked out, but the customers, as well. All the girls wanted to do was go to the back of the store to look at the fish in the aquariums. What beautiful fish they were. Until I turned around to check out the aquariums behind me, to find the big fuzzy spider behind the glass, staring right at me. Of course, I let out a screech. Quickly turned away to look directly into another aquarium where now I have a snake looking at me....screech!! (customers now staring at me giving me dirty looks). I can't remember now why I needed to talk to the sales associate behind the glass counter, but as I'm asking him questions, all of a sudden out of the corner of my eye I see something move down below in the case. I jumped, and screamed, causing the poor guy to jump, and everyone around me to jump. omg, I was a basket case at this point. Needless to say, I needed to be escorted out of that area immediately by the girls, not only because they were embarrassed, but because I felt like at any time I was going to have a nervous breakdown. 


Something else that scares me is airplanes. I don't like the feeling of being enclosed or trapped without being able to get out safely. When I was a little girl, I was playing hide-and-go-seek with my brother. I found the perfect hiding spot...in the clothes hamper. I waited and waited quietly thinking he'd never find me in there. Eventually, after what seemed like a long wait, I figured I'd open the lid, just slightly, to see if I could see him anywhere. Nope, that lid wasn't budging, cause he was sitting on top holding it shut. Panic set in, and I was freaking out in there, and at some point, I felt like I couldn't even breath. I'm pretty sure that's why I am claustrophobic to this day. I will go on a plane, but believe me, I don't like it one bit. As well, I'm afraid of heights and falling, so yeah, planes are just not my friend all around. The last trip I made to Prince George, I sat in the window seat to try and overcome a little bit of my fear, and I was doing pretty good, until upon descending as we were approaching our stop in Vancouver, the clouds were so thick, and I couldn't see through them to the ground below, I started having little panic attacks. Seemed like the clouds were miles thick.  The one thing I have on my bucket list is, on a very clear night, to take a ride up in a hot air balloon. I know it's high up, but as long as I can always see the ground, maybe this would help me to overcome some of my fear. 


Lastly, 3 of my biggest fears are Rejection (just want to fit in and be accepted), Failure (always wanting everything to work out, partly due to being somewhat of a perfectionist), and Death (just wanting to live a fulfilling life before my time is up, and want to go very peacefully without any pain). 


"Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. It's where all the fruit is."  ~Shirley MacLaine~


xoxo