I have been worrying about fleas. They have been basically driving me nuts, because lets face it, who likes getting bit by things? I mean at least with mosquitoes they make a spray. So Ive taken all the steps in prevention and getting the "situation" under control. I set off 6 bombs in my house...and frankly, I'm a little surprised the damn thing didn't blow up. I did have a fan blade in my dining room fall off, but reason leads me to believe that these are two totally unrelated events. So I bombed the house and things seemed to be going pretty good...but I am coming to realize that only 2 things will survive the apocalypse, roaches and fleas. So finally feeling basically fed up and kinda hating my life...I took a step back and I thought of my neighbor who just passed away. Not from natural causes, but from a terrible car accident, something that could have been prevented. Such a loss of life. And I thought about how his family felt and how Hazel felt and it really broke my heart because he is not coming back, not like these damn fleas. And it made me realize how tiny my problems are. I cant always pay my bills and sometimes I get in fights with my friends and my family. Sometimes I dont have enough money for food or I think "if i have to sit in one more class I will lose my mind." But in reality...Im pretty blessed. I have a wonderful partner, amazing friends and a loving and caring family. I think too often we let little things knock us off our course, get us down too quickly. We rarely make ourselves step back and look at the big picture. There is no point in picking out the little things, because they are just that, little things. We shouldnt have to compare our lives to others to feel better about ourselves. We should learn to see things for what they are and be thankful for what we are given. Life can be taken away so quickly, without warning. Feel blessed for the time we have. And just make sure you always let someone know how much you love them.