Our New Pet, "Stinky"

I'm an evening showerer. I don't blow-dry my hair, and it is not healthy/pleasant to go outside with windchills of negative 10 with wet hair. So I shower at night. Last night, it took until about 9pm to muster the strength to go grocery shopping with Sel, so my shower was later than normal. I was super excited because I got these new bath gloves and was ready for some mad exfoliating. I was reaching to throw them on the bath shelf with my shampoo in prep for my shower when I saw something move. Crawling about 5 inches from my hand was this...

Cue a nice little scream from yours truly. Sel and our two burritos (um... dogs) come racing up the stairs and bust into the bathroom. To me. Butt naked. Stammering on about a stink bug. They get their name because they produce this stinky odor when crushed or scared. So there's no moving this thing. I happen to like the fact that my bathroom (the only bathroom in our house) smells like not-stink bug. So my remaining option was to shower anyways. 

Sundays are no contact days for me. And I really needed to be able to see where this stinker for the duration of my shower. I actually showered with my glasses on, which was pretty difficult. And my brief shower was even more brief because who can actually enjoy a shower with a stink bug watching you. Answer: no one. And no, I'm not generally afraid of bugs. They are a necessary part of God's creation. There are places in my house that I'd be okay sharing with a bug or two. However, the bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen are not places where insects are welcome.

And this morning, I couldn't find Stinky. No clue where he is. But I think I'll stay away for the bathroom for awhile. Good thing I'm stocked up on my favorite body spray...