Something random….

 

Since I don’t have many new things to report besides the usual work woes and pet updates, I thought I would search for journal topics online. I found a whole list….about 200 random topics to rant about.  I remember in my junior year of highschool, I loved our daily journal assignments in english class, since our teacher gave us a different topic everyday.  So, I thought I would randomly allow my mouse to land on one of the topics listed online and write about it today! I know you’re as excited  as I am!

31. Fears I used to have

I remember being pretty fearless and independent as a young child. I was never afraid of the dark or sleeping alone it seemed, but that all changed when my older sister made me watch  “A Nightmare on Elm Street”, the first horror movie I ever saw! Totally cheesy now, but as a six year old it totally traumatized me! From that point on, I slept in my parents bed everynight until I was about 9. I remember not even wanting to fall asleep unless one of my parents was actually in the room with me! I would pull the blankets over me, thinking the less of myself that I exposed, the safer I would be! Not very fun in the Hawai summers!  My only comfort was knowing that we didn’t live on Elm Street!

I guess that fear subsided with age. It seems so silly to me now. And I don’t think my older sister even has any idea of  how much that movie impacted my young life. LOL. I guess a lot of scary movies were influential when I was young though. I had a fear of swimming in our condo’s swimming pool alone after watching Jaws also!

I guess my only fears now are wasting my life and losing people I love. I think everyone shares those feelings most of the time too. I guess those are just typical worries rather than fears. My knees get a little wobbly when I’m looking down from heights, and flying makes me a little nervous sometimes too. I don’t have any strange fears and anxieties, like a phobia of clowns or inatimate objects, like those crazy people I see on talk shows sometimes.  I always wonder how those fears even develop within a person’s psyche. I’m grateful for that, and at least I don’t have to worry about Freddy Krueger coming to kill me anymore!

 

…I really enjoyed writing something new in my blog. I’m thinking I should do this everyday.  Here are more example topics they have listed:

1. Did you ever stick up for someone?   
2. Describe your neighborhood bully.   
3. Did you ever hitchhike?   
4. Did you have a paper route?  
 5. Write about a babysitting experience.  
 6. Describe a great fort you built or a great game you played as a child.   
7. Write about an enemy who eventually became your friend.   
8. Did you ever fall through ice?  
 9. Write about a time you cheated and were caught.  
10. Write about a privilege you earned.  
11. How did you get along with your cousins?  
12. Write about the stray animals you brought home.  
13. Describe an event that made you realize you were growing up.
  14. Did you ever send away for something that turned out to be a disappointment?
 15. Did you ever prove yourself to someone older?

I hope you guys like reading as much as I enjoy writing!

More random topics to come!