Today is another one of the #blogeverydayinMay posts. I think this is an awesome way to get to know me a bit better and for me to flex my writing skills a bit more. Besides, who doesn't love writing about themselves?
Day 7: The thing(s) you're most afraid of. I think if I had to pick just one, it would be snakes. They make me shiver even thinking about them. I remember one time, I was running on the greenbelt and went by these kids. They asked me if they wanted to see what they caught. Obviously I was apprehensive, but I didn't want to flat out tell them no, so I agreed and looked in the bucket. Inside was my worst nightmare! They had a whole bucket full of SNAKES! I was wearing a heart rate monitor at the time and my heart rate jumped higher then I have ever seen it! I think my fear started when I was a kid. My sister got bit by a snake on the finger and the darn thing clung to her and wouldn't let go. My mom, being new to the area, wasn't sure if it was a poisonous snake, so she was calling poison control to check. I think it just freaked me out. I also remember when I was in high school, I tried to overcome my fear. They were hosting a "Snakes Alive" show at my high school. I thought it would work, I would sit in the front row and see the snakes in their cages and maybe overcome my fear. That is so not how the show went! They took the snakes out, even "walked" them around the auditorium. The worst part was when they took out the cobra. They made it a point to tell us that it had been de-venomized but that a bite would still be very bad. We were supposed to keep very quiet and very still. I was curled up in my seat and remember my foot slipped. That dang snake looked right at me. All I remember were the tears streaming down my face. As soon as they "walked" it up the isle, I bolted for the door. I went to my safe place, in the newspaper classroom and calmed myself down. I think that was my first panic attack. But there you have it, my biggest fear! Probably more then you wanted to know.
Day 8: A piece of advice you have for others. Anything at all. I think it would be to just live life to it's fullest. I have learned in this last year that the things you thought would last, might not always end up like you planned. Make the most of every single day you live. That's my motto right now. I also have been really trying to live as if I might die tomorrow. I make sure that my friends and family know I love them.
Day 9: A moment in your day (this can be just a photo or both a photo and words) How about three moments? These are oldies, but they are my life!
Such cuties!
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ReplyDeleteSnakes and spiders scare me!! Yes, live life to the fullest- I'm working on that!
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