I hate bugs with a passion. You would think living in Florida for the last 8 years would do something about this hatred I have for bugs but it has done nothing. Actually, I think it’s deepened my hatred more because I know the bugs are out there and they are in abundance. Waiting to attack, bite, or pounce. Roaches are the worst. In Florida we have all kinds of roaches. Some that fly, some that make nasty noises, others that can live for days, weeks, without food or water. Still, the flying ones are the worst. It’s like they wait until you walk by and then they attack. Wooosh! Right at you. I think it was two Halloween’s ago we were enjoying our tricks and our treats with kids and in between houses I looked down only to find a big one sitting on one of my big ones — like it was nursing.
I haven’t been the same since.
But here we are in Mexico, where the climate is warm and bugs are abundant. I want to lose myself in the fresh mountain air but I can’t. The weather this time of year is much better than Florida. High 70s during the day and high 50s at night. It’s perfect most of the year. So perfect, most homes don’t have air conditioners because it’s never warm long enough. You just leave your windows open to let the cool breeze in.
Leave your windows open for a cool breeze…?
Most of these windows don’t have screens. You may as well glue my eyelids open and put me in a room full of roaches. I can leave the windows open during the day but all day I’m wondering what’s crawled into the house. A scorpion? A roach? A cricket?
Here is where it gets bad for me. Our room is right next to this beautiful patio that over looks the city. This beautiful patio is causing me restless nights. At night, I hear nothing but the “beautiful” sounds of nature. Mostly crickets that chirp so loud they could very well be in the same room with me.
Therefore, I can’t sleep peacefully on my peaceful vacation. I read until my eyes close and then finally I cover myself from head to toe with the sheets. Every couple of hours I wake up only to find the sheet around my waist or at my feet and I’m frozen with fear.
Those Jiminy Crickets are making me crazy. I keep trying to tell myself the worst that can happen is that I find a bug on me. But really, that’s like the worst that can actually happen. It’s horrific. Makes my skin crawl just thinking about it.
Maybe I need to look into some sort of hypnosis or acupuncture treatment while I’m here?
Or maybe I’ll just invest in a nice spa treatment. That should help relax me, right? Afterall, there are so many spas and relaxation centers around town. Hmm, looks like I’ll have to investigate this further.
Thanks for listening!
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