Two days ago, I was stung by 2 yellowjackets. The day had not started out that rosy. I woke up in a bad mood. I don’t know why,
maybe I had a bad dream and just didn’t remember the dream. Anyway, all morning I was grouchy. Nothing in particular to be grouchy
about. I had made arrangements to go to
my Mom and Dad’s at around 3pm. I reluctantly
took a shower around 2, I almost called to cancel, but they needed my help to
fix something on my dad’s computer, so I pressed on. I took the garbage out to the apartment trash
cans and on my way to my car, I hesitated.
I had told my dad I would write his life story and the thought came to
me that I should go back to the apartment and get my laptop, but I talked
myself out of it, saying to myself that I was not in the mood to type, I didn’t
know how long it was going to take for me to fix his computer problem, so I
turned towards my car. As I put my hand
on the driver’s door, I felt a sting on my right ear and then immediately on my
right hand. I dropped my keys and purse
and ran away about 10 feet. I knew I had
been stung, and was very pissed. I
looked around to see if I could see where they came from, did not, so picked up
my purse and keys and walked back to my apartment crying. Oh, I did apologize to the lady that was
talking on her phone outside her apartment door, as quite a few expletives had
come from my mouth. I immediately looked
for Benadryl, but could not find it, and then remembered it was still in my
overnight bag from our recent vacation.
Although most times I have not had allergic reactions to stings, there
have been two times I have, so I always take a Benadryl just in case. I also pulled out my Lavender and Thieves
essential oil and put them on the two stings.
I called my mother and told her I had been stung and may not make it,
depending on how the Benadryl reacted. I
then got my can of wasp spray, found the nest and proceeded to kill them
all. I advised the apartment manager,
and she said she would have maintenance check out the rest of the carport. She also made the comment that the
yellowjackets had been bad this year. My
thought was, well then you need to be a little more diligent about checking the
carports. After about 30 minutes, the Benadryl
was working, and although the stings hurt, the swelling was staying local so I
headed over to fix the computer. It took
me about an hour and half. I am far from
being a computer expert, and trying to find out from my dad what he wanted and
then trying to explain the difference between a server and application was a
little frustrating, but we got through it.
I don’t blame the
yellowjackets. They were just doing what
yellowjackets do. Making a home and
defending it. I cannot help but think if
I had been in a better mood, or had listened to my intuition and gone back to
the apartment, I would have seen the nest before they saw me as I would have
been coming from a different angle. I
also thought to myself as I drove home from my parents, that maybe, just maybe,
there was much more going on here. I
didn’t listen the first time when my intuition said to go back to the
apartment, so another plan had to happen.
Maybe the Universe or whomever takes care of such stuff kept me from
being in an accident. I know better, I
should always listen to my intuition, because when I don’t, something happens
that I don’t much care for. I cannot go
so far as to be grateful for the stings, but I can be grateful that something
much bigger than me is looking out for me and has my best interest at
heart.
