Hundreds of earthquakes and counting. All of this shaky ground has really put people in our area on edge... especially those who live close to the fault line.

Jeannine Aylworth and Keiko Simonson are next-door neighbors...but they say the earthquakes have turned them into close friends. They've been sharing tips on how to secure their homes for the "big one," and so far, they've both done everything short of moving out.

"My house is stripped. I don't feel at home anymore. It's like being in the middle of moving. But if that's what I have to do, then that's what I have to do," said Aylworth.

Both women say they've duct-taped pictures to walls, emptied shelves of loose items, and rubber banded their kitchen cabinets shut...things that may seem crazy to an outsider, but helps them cope with the constant shaking.

"I've been having anxiety attacks and thinking that the house is going to come down on me," said Simonson.

Aylworth and Simonson say their bodies have become sensitive, even to tiny earthquakes, allowing them to feel shakers that barely register at the seismology lab. They say their minds too have changed...and lately, they're even beginning to question their own sanity.

"You're under so much anxiety that you don't feel normal anymore. I really don't. I feel tired. I'm not sleeping," said Aylworth.

"I get dizzy, and I think, was that an earthquake, or is it just me?" said Simonson.

The women say they truly are waiting for the "big one," and it's starting to take over their lives. Their cars sit outside of their garages, gassed up and ready to go...and they have bags packed, in case they need to leave in an instant. Both of them say they're not sure how much more shaking they can take.

"It's a sanctuary and you love your home, but it's beginning to become a place that's not so comfortable. You want to leave for awhile and just get away from it," said Aylworth.

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