Don't Be So Humiliating, Holly.

Have you ever done that thing when you see someone waving in your direction and you wave back only to realise they're waving at the person behind you? Yeah, don't fret it. I've done that too. What's even worse is that I said a cheery little 'Hello' with it. Naturally, I won't be speaking to that person ever again.

So we all do some embarrassing things sometimes which often result in social awkwardness for at least the rest of the day and if something exceptionally cringe worthy has happened to you recently, I'd like to dedicate this blog to making you feel better because I really am a bit of an idiot...

I once climbed up a tree knowing for a fact that I'm an awful tree climber. Needless to say I got stuck only to realise that I wasn't alone and that I was in fact surrounded by hundreds of ants. Now this wouldn't have been so bad except that I was in the middle of a public area and to be completely precise I was about 3ft off the ground...

One time (Circle Time to be exact) I followed someone all around the classroom thinking she was avoiding me only to be 'told off' by my teacher as she explained that this poor girl was in fact just looking for her glasses. The whole class stared at me as I took my seat. Ouch.

And then there was the time when walking down that slippery slippery monster that is Fort Pitt Hill, I slipped and landed on my bum. Right in front of two much older students than myself. They both laughed at me, the rude cows.

There was also my first day at school when I was mentally abused by being forced to eat a school dinner. And it was a salad too. Obviously I wasn't going to be taken alive (or forced to eat that foul meal) so I kicked up the hugest fuss possibly ever known to that school. In the end, after they could no longer cope with my persistent screaming and crying, they had to call my older sister from her class to come and deal with me. At the time, I didn't think I had any need to be embarrassed. Looking back on it now, I very much am.

I once got caught in the ticket barriers at the London Underground. It was rush hour. That was a smooth move.

Then there was the one time when I actually owned a skirt, I wore it down the shops and as I was walking back a big gust of wind came up behind me and blew my skirt up, in the middle of a busy road. With lots of people around.

How about a bit of bird poop? Yep, I've had that too. Once at the train station just minutes before my train turned up. I had to frantically scrape it out of my hair with my fingers. Repulsive. That'll teach me for standing right underneath the edge of the roof. The other time was walking through the park. In typical fashion the bird had the whole park to take a dump but it decided to get me just as I was walking under the lamppost. Luckily it only landed on my hand, have that you tosser bird.

Possibly the most cringe worthy, due to my complete stupidity, I once attatched a key ring to my tongue. Extremely painful, not only could I not close my mouth but I couldn't speak. Thinking my tongue would inevitably have to be ripped out I had a panic attack. My family took this opportunity to laugh hysterically at me.

There are also all the other typically normal humiliating experiences. Giving ridiculous answers in class (it took me years to learn by 0 times table), falling off chairs and falling up stairs, belly flopping into a swimming pool and nearly drowning in a swimming pool (bloody wave machines), stepping in dog poop, running for the train and missing it then casually strolling away. All the usual really.