If Someone Can Eat a Tarantula On Tiktok You Can Be Brave Enough To Do New Things Too
I’m a foodie! I love trying new things but ironically I’m also a picky eater. But when it comes to food I’m always brave enough to go that extra mile and eat something even if it sounds incredibly gross because like people, you don’t know what you’re going to get until you give it (them) a try.
The newest trend on Tiktok is eating bugs. Yeah, bugs. You can buy packs of edible bugs on Amazon and certain retailers even sell tarantula. You know that old saying right? Do it for the ‘gram! Well, that’s obsolete now! We do it for the views on Tiktok now I guess.
I ate tarantula once at a Cambodia restaurant and it was……I dunno what it was. I’m terrified (TERRIFIED) of spiders but yeah, I went there. It tastes like crab sort of. Weird, crispy, slightly chewy, ever so hairy crab. It’s such a damn shame that day pre-dates Tiktok otherwise I’d be famous for eating one.
Moral of the story is you should be brave enough to try new things. I’ve been pressing myself lately and trying to be more brave about things I do. Recently I made a Tiktok and lately I post a lot more selfies with my hair down but you know I love having it in a severe bun with a headband in place. I know it sounds stupid and not terribly brave because doing stuff like posting selfies or making a Tiktok aren’t major but they are for me because I HATE looking at myself. I cringe when I see photos or videos of myself or even when I hear my own voice. I’ve been posting pics for years on Musings of a Muse and every single time I do I end up feeling incredibly anxious about putting my face out there.
I also decided to jog, yes, I said jog. I do a two mile power walk every single day at stupid o’clock in the morning. My boyfriend happens to be Mr Universe and he runs like 1000000000000000000000000 miles every day including Sunday. The dog thinks this is the best thing ever because as a special treat her Daddy takes her with him once and a while. Half way into the run she wants him to carry her which results in a very cute scene of him running up our long driveway holding a little tiny dog as I watch from the window and take pictures of it! She misses him horribly at the moment and instead of waking up right away when I do in the morning she just turns over and goes back to bed because aside from her regular walk she knows I’m so not carrying her with me on a two mile power walk. Sorry girl, I love you so damn much but I can’t carry you around on a walk!.
I, however, do not run nor jog. I basic bitch Peloton like a mommy blogger without kids, get my yoga in, and I power walk. My best friend Sam told me once, you can jog, you can do it. That was months ago and to this day her words ring in my ear. She happened to be right. I can do it. This week I’ve run for about a quarter of my normal power walk. I can’t do a two mile run but who knows maybe one day I’ll be able to do it. But I’m pretty freaking proud of myself that I managed what I did. Power walking is one thing but running is an entirely different thing! I’m really proud of myself for finally being brave enough to try it. Yay freaking me.
So, yeah, to some of you reading this you may think what I’ve done isn’t so brave. That’s ok! I can totally see it as not being brave but it is brave to me and I feel some sense of pride I was able to do these things.
If you’re anything like me and the smaller things in life trouble you or make you a bit scared I urge you to be brave and do them.
Wear the red lipstick that you think might make you look like a clown, say yes to the girl or guy that asked you out but you’ve been to scared to open yourself up to, do a Tiktok, do simple things like showering, going to the grocery store, or ticking off some of the items on your to do list.
Simple things in life come easy to some of us and not as much to others. It takes a lot of bravery to do even the simplest of things. And if you’re doing them, I’m proud of you like you wouldn’t believe!