TIFU by accidentally pepper spraying myself with cayenne pepper

So, I was in the middle of making dinner tonight (teriyaki BBQ pulled chicken), and I needed the cayenne pepper. Easy enough task, right? WRONG.

I go to reach into the spice cabinet for the upside down pepper, and I went to try and use my hand to tap the pepper out of the lid.

This is how I found out the hard way that the lid was in fact, NOT closed all the way. What happened you may ask? WELL, it got all over the counter, the floor, in our Kool aid pitcher, on my face, up my nose, and finally in my eye.

I tell you what, the cartoon stereotype of pepper making you sneeze is absolutely true because I had to sneeze fully before attempting to wash out my eye. Had to have my fiance turn off the stove, and he wiped up all the cayenne to keep our toddler from getting into it while I fixed my face

TL;DR: Always check your spices to make sure they’re closed. Otherwise you might pepper spray yourself with particulates 🤣