Arachnophobia

Well, that might not even be correct considering I haven't actually seen a spider up close and personal at all in the past.. Oh, 6+ months? But I am hallucinating them and it is driving me nuts!!

It all started on Tuesday night. I had some nightmare where I was going into this house via some mini-balcony, and I was warned that no one has lived here for quite some time, so when I opened the door, everything was covered in cobwebs.. A spider leaped at my face and I kept screaming. I actually woke up screaming. What a nerd. I woke up at least one member of my family.

Then on Wednesday, I was laying on a throw rug in my room, and some random bug that I have never seen before decided to lazily make its way towards me. I didn't scream or jump up and do a tap dance like usual. No one else was home. I just blew the bug away from me and went upstairs. I figure that if I remove myself from the situation, it will be better. The random bug can have my room. Gross.

Then this afternoon, I was doing the laundry, and I SWEAR there was some gigantic brown spider just waiting for me as I was sorting that white load. I stopped and studied it before I stuck my hand in there. Then I rationalized the situation.

1. I live in Saskatoon, SK, Canada, we do not have giant hand sized brown fuzzy spiders.
2. How would a spider survive all the washing machine cycles.
3. I am most likely going insane.

Once I got through those three reasons, I realized I was being a child and reached in and continued with the laundry.

I seriously have no idea why I am so freaked out by spiders right now. I mean, I am not a fan and I scream like a child when I see even those little itty-bitty-baby spiders and start a tap dance until someone comes to my rescue.. But why now?

Maybe because it was getting nicer out for a bit? No idea.. I better not see a whole bunch of spiders anytime soon.. I don't think my heart or mind could handle it!