THURSDAY THIRTEEN #272

Thirteen common phobias. According to the National Institute of Health, more than 1 in 10 of us will suffer at some point because of a phobia. Here are the ones we most often deal with.

NATURE

1. Astraphobia. Fear of thunder and lightening.

2. Hydrophobia. Fear of water.

3. Dendrophobia. Fear of trees.

ANIMALS

4. Batrachophobia. Fear of amphibians.

5. Cynophobia. Fear of dogs.

6. Elurophobia. Fear of cats.

7. Equinophobia. Fear of horses.

MEDICAL

8. Trypanophobia. Fear of needles and injections.

9. Dentophobia. Fear of dentists.

10. Hemophobia. Fear of blood.

 SITUATIONS

11. Claustrophobia. Fear of confined spaces.

12. Aerophobia. Fear of flying.

13. Glossophobia. Fear of public speaking.

Aerophobia is mine. I have never boarded a plane and not been worried I was going to die. (Yet, obviously, I haven't!) What about you? Do you suffer from a phobia?

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August Happiness Challenge -- Day 23

Today's happiness -- Better this time

Ok, I caught covid a second time. I noticed I'd become more lax with the hand washing and my mask spent more time on my wrist than on my face. So I shouldn't have been as shocked as I was Tuesday AM when I tested positive.

But my symptoms are minimal. Nasal congestion and (this was weird) my eyes were dry and painful. Also, I have the attention span of a gnat, so I'm here to tell you "covid brain fog" really is a thing.

So I'm happy I was smart enough to get vaxxed and boosted. I'm happy that my symptoms are nowhere near as bad as my 2020 bout. I'm happy that  between the federal government and my insurance company I always have testing kits on the kitchen counter. I'm happy I can work from home.

Each day in August you are to post about something that makes *you* happy. Pretty simple. And, it doesn't even have to be every day if you don't want it to be. It's a great way to remind ourselves that there are positive things going on in our lives, our communities, and the world.

 

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 22

Today's happiness -- Swiffer Wet Cloth Refills

It took me less than 10 minutes to clean my admittedly filthy kitchen floor. That includes taking the Swiffer Sweeper in and out of the closet and moving/replacing the wastebasket. Easy peasy! My floor now looks great -- or as good as outdated linoleum tile is gonna look.

Each day in August you are to post about something that makes *you* happy. Pretty simple. And, it doesn't even have to be every day if you don't want it to be. It's a great way to remind ourselves that there are positive things going on in our lives, our communities, and the world.