I had a plan for my Saturday. I was going to drop by a few libraries, stop by the DMV, watch a few webinars and work on this self paced class about storytime. But, when I stood up to do these things I was dizzy, my head felt feverish and hot, my throat hurt and it literally felt like my face was going to melt off my head. I watched a few webinars and went to lay down. I spent the rest of the day with the GBBO on as background noise and played on my phone and drifted in and out of sleep and rabb.it. I woke up at 2:30 feeling marginally better and wanting to listen to music for a spells as I’m digging around my bed looking for headphones what do I find? The biggest mother chucking spider ever. In my blanket. This wasn’t some cute daddy long legs. This sucker was hairy and the size of my palm. I killed it’s kin last week and had been keeping an eye out, like I have for all vermin and keeping up with my weekly bug spray. But apparently to no flipping avail. So I did what any self respecting person would do.
I squeaked.
I emailed.
I toppled the f over and promptly jumped up again because the floor is where it is?
I shook out all blankets and dragged them to the laundry room, shook them again and went back to the spiders room. I’m pretty sure when I flipped the last blanket it went flying into my underwear/cami/leggings drawer. I sort of want to toss a lot match in the drawer, close it, and drag the whole affair to the street sad but accepting of the knowledge that I’ll have to make do with no more underwear.
Now, I am jumping at every single spot that appears to be moving in my peripheral vision and it feels like things are crawling all over me. Guess who’s given up sleep for the foreseeable!
Me.
It’s me.
I’ve given up.

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    Hugs isa!

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    My favorite part of this story, that reveals your intimate knowledge of children’s literature, is that it is now the spider’s room. Here’s hoping spider finds new digs soon and doesn’t invite her friends over for a party.

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    Oh I’m so sorry – that is NOT fun…

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    That is TERRIFYING 😱😱😱😱😱 Spiders like that should not be allowed to exist.

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      My brother and niece keep telling me that it wasn’t that big and I’m like: I WAS THERE!! AND the last time I was bit by a spider I went blind and deaf for like an hour. It was TERRIFYING. I remember calling my dad that morning because the bite spot was literally the size of a softball and growing and while I was talking to him.my.vision faded to black and right after I told him that my hearing went. So. Flipping SCARY. I was screaming and crying and my.dad literally had to come, pick me up, and put me in the car, and drive me to the hospital. He didn’t believe me.abput going blind and deaf but was concerned enough to catch a.bus to my apartment and then drive me to the er. I still remember (my.vision and hearing had returned by this point) the Dr and a handful of interns drifting in and out of my room trying to figure out what bit me. So scary.

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    I used to have those giant spiders in my house, too. I am terrified of them. Like you, I keep an eye out and jump at everything that moves. I still see them on the outside of the house but for some reason they haven’t been coming inside. Good luck and I hope you get some sleep!

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      I’m living in a basement and I know creepy crawlers come with the territory but I had been spraying so diligently! I’ve been told to spray around the outside of the house as well.

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        Oh man – your story of being bit earlier and now just sound so terrifying. Do you have some other place to go so you can at least get some sleep? Or even someone else who can go in your place to find and take care of the spider for you?

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          It is GONE man, GONE. I have looked and not been able to find it. Eventually Im going to have to sleep. Ive been up for a pretty penny and I have an interview tomorrow. I cant go in there punch drunk. I might as well give in, take the cold medicine and start touching people on the face.
          Its sentences like that that make me believe Im a bit strange.

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            Please get some sleep and GOOD LUCK on your interview! Are you back in MN now?

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    I truly hate spiders and there is a chance I might have just closed off that spider room to never be used again, had I been in your unfortunate situation… 🙁

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