One More Gem I Couldn't Delete:

Spiders. (From 11-11-2010)
I realized this morning that they are pretty much running my life.

Don't believe me? Well, let me walk you through what a normal day for Raechel is:

Wake up in the morning, head to the shower. First, check shower (and ceiling) for spiders. Yes, I've had a few bad experiences with spiders and showering - one of which, if I remember correctly, involved a spider that was spinning a web and kept showing up above the shower head in mid air, and then disappearing. I believe I grabbed my towel, and burst out of my bathroom shrieking, "Land of the disappearing spiders!"I think my roommate, Ashlie, thought I had lost it. We had a good laugh about that one. Anywho - back to my daily routine.

When shower is over, grab towel and proceed to shake vigorously - just in case a spider is hiding on your towel somewhere. The LAST thing I want to do is dry my self off with vicious spiders and/or their guts! (Yes, I also had a bad experience with this - which is why I now always shake my towel before use).

Throughout the day, notice little black dots on walls, cars, desks, carpet, etc. and double check to make sure it's not a spider. Often times it's actually a fly, but no matter. Still make sure it's not a spider.

Before bed, lift sheets and check for spiders. Also check under all pillows and on all walls and in ceiling corners. Ain't no sleepin goin down in my room til I'm more certain that spiders aren't lurking around and waiting to attack!

Throughout the night, wake up every time you have an itch and make sure it isn't a spider. This is important because my first night sleeping in my current apartment, I didn't have a boxspring for my mattress yet, so naturally my mattress was on the floor. Early the next morning, I woke up groggily as I gently swiped an itch on my cheek. When my itch proceeded to crawl back up to my cheek less than a second later, I woke quite alarmed as I had just slapped myself in the face to kill the itch (aka spider that was trying to give me a good morning kiss). It was crawling towards my mouth people! MY MOUTH! Needless to say, I didn't have a good night's sleep for a week afterwords.

Wake up, repeat process.

Do you believe me now? This phobia has gotten out of control. The very thing I fear the most is beginning to take over my life. Anyway -  I would have liked to have illustrated this all out for you, but alas, I do not currently have the energy. But, never fear! For I have found someone who can do it better than me:

Funny bit on the monstrosity of spiders