Hello, awesome Moxie-Dude readers!
Don’t you just love fall? I think it’s my favourite season. And if it wasn’t for the hamster and my super-human ability to read my own mind, I would say that the crisp, cool air we’ve been having lately is just perfect for sleeping. Yes, that’s exactly what I would say.
Except . . .
Oh you’re wondering if I’ve been waking up at 2 a.m. lately. Well the answer to THAT question is: Of course. 2 a.m. (or when the hamster is feeling really ambitious, 1:52 a.m.) seems to be my time for a full-body cardio workout as I toss and turn until I finally fall back to sleep just before I should be waking up. It’s routine.
Sometimes though I’ll give up before even trying to fall back to sleep and turn on the light to read. This seems innocent enough, right?
Except . . .
The other night I did exactly that. I turned on the light to read but then I must have fallen asleep because when I opened my eyes again there was a spider on my pillow crawling its way TO MY FACE. I don’t think I’ve ever jumped out of bed so fast, which totally killed my other cardio workout records of past.
And then the little, um, creepy-crawling-invader (although those were not the original adjectives I had in mind) disappeared SOMEWHERE IN MY BED. That’s right. The invader outsmarted me and the hamster. And although I usually consider my bed a safe-zone . . . an end-of-day reprieve, if you will . . . there was no way I was crawling back in there. With IT.
So off to make coffee and start my day I went. Actually, it was more like I fled my room into the safety of the kitchen – or so I thought.
Just as I was about to open the china cabinet (some call it a “dishwasher”) for a clean mug, I noticed what I thought at the time was THE SAME SPIDER on the counter. This time though I was awake enough to let out a scream and although totally repelled, I managed to grab a paper towel, swoop down on it like a hawk (even I was impressed) and flick it down the garburator. I felt like a ninja.
Except . . .
Coffee in hand, I headed towards my desk because what else was I going to do in the middle of the night except write? – And guess what I found on my laptop? A SPIDER!
Conclusion: I hate this season.
I am so NOT a fan of spiders, but I must say I hate summer more, because around here we get tons and tons of moths!!!! Ewww!!
Double EWWWW!