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Monday, 26 November 2018

Day 33 of 100, Sunday 25th November


I woke up even earlier – but turned over and slept later than ever. When I went to bed last night, Mewly came to curl up under the duvet with me – he is such a lover boy! He left after a while, but this morning he was curled up on top of the duvet again.

I had an idea this morning, when the mippies arrive at our new home, and we’re all shut in the bedroom – I can use the damaged boxes to build some tunnel-toys for them! That would keep me busy, and busy with something constructive – plus they’ll love it, I’m sure! Just one question: how much time will that take? How long can I build cat tunnels before I get bored?

Well, washing dishes again – not much, but the muffin tray & such take up a lot of space. And I’m starting to like seeing a clean kitchen again – something I haven’t cared for since I’ve moved in here. I directed my energies towards the garden rather than the kitchen, here, and later to my mippies.

I’ve looked up some treats for cats – but I found most of them somewhat suspect. There is too much controversy regarding what cats can and can’t eat, I really need a reliable source of information. I’ve looked online at university books – there are quite a few so I think it would be best to ask a vet to recommend one. Or even better, ask several vets.

Speaking of cat treats, I left them out till just after seven tonight – I only had to call Ziva once and she came running at top speed! It is such a joyful sight! As if she’s just waiting for the call to come bounding home!

For a change, she’s joined the mippies on the sleeper couch rather than staying on the chair by herself. She comes for lovies more and more frequently now – quite confident, which is really heartwarming! She was so upset yesterday, when we were playing and she accidentally sank a claw in my finger. She understood that she had hurt me, even though I neither cried out nor showed any stress whatsoever. I stroked her and spoke calmly saying how it’s okay – but she was clearly upset, she wouldn’t play any more at that time.

I have also indulged in some DVDs, I shopped online. It was meant as a treat I could afford since I had not spent much the whole month – only I had forgotten about the broken router, the shoes, etc. Ah well, I indulged, I didn’t splurge. I had some Dr Who on my wish list, but opted against them – I’m looking for old, cheap entertainment, Dr Who is too popular (even the very old seasons) to fit the ‘cheap’ category. Worth it, but not what I’m in the mood for at this stage. I wanted maximum time for minimum buck – so I got myself three complete series. A relatively obscure Sherlock Holmes series from the 50s, the 80s series based on Sue Townsends Adrian Mole books and one I’ve wanted for a long time: Upstairs, Downstairs. It’s such a pity that DVD prices are dictated by popularity rather than quality; fortunately I mostly prefer content to visual assault, which is mostly not popular.  Except when it comes to Science Fiction, I’m afraid – like the old Dr Who series. Those are popular even though a lot of them aren’t even moving pictures, but stills with sound.

I’m trying a different approach to sleep tonight, I’m staying up until I’m ready to fall asleep, hopefully foregoing the whole ‘tossing and turning’ thing.

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