This week has been a stressful one. Not only have I taken on full responsibility for a rabbit while family members were out of town (Okay, the rabbit is cute and very therapeutic), but I am supposed to be going out of town myself. The rabbit goes home tomorrow, but I still have a five hour trip in my near future. I have several concerns clogging up my brain.
My first fear happens to be slightly irrational, yet not impossible. In my area it seems that I wake up every morning to a beautiful, clear sky. Around noon the clouds start developing, and by supper time they are grey and ominous. Usually we get a brief interlude of heavy showers, sometimes hail, and obnoxious thunder. More recently tornadoes developed over our town, but thankfully none dropped down. I am deeply terrified that my car will be thrown around by a random tornado while driving.
My second fear happens to be very rational. I am a young female traveling alone. I fit into the classic stereotype; I don’t know how to fix a car. So if I am stranded on the side of the highway I have no way to escape or protect myself from a random person(s) who decide to stop and harass me.
My third concern ties into the second thing. If something happens to my car, then that means money. I have bills coming up with no pay check from now to then. I can afford the trip and my bills, but not my trip, bills, AND an auto bill.
TMI Alert, but did I mention I am on my period?!
I have voiced my concerns to my boyfriend in hopes that he would give me encouragement regarding my worries. All he told me was not to come down if 1) I was worried about my financial situation, and 2) If I wasn’t going to have a good time.
All I have to say to that is, I AM NOT A FORTUNE TELLER; however, I am an over-analyzing woman who happens to be visiting with Aunt Flo. So excuse me if I am just a tad bit worried and stressed out.
Right now I am getting the vibe that it would just be better if I stayed home =/
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