Geeky Cat Miusings

I keep a fresh bowl of water beside the cat food dish and yet Pumpkin goes through the trouble of jumping up to the windowsill to drink from a glass of water that is placed there. Why would she go through all that effort to get a drink of water? I mean it is quite a big jump up and down when she can just walk to the water bowl - she doesn’t even have to walk to the water bowl because she always seems to be near the food dish. But drinking on the windowsill is interesting for her since she is in a different spot than usual and she has a different view from there. The windowsill provides a beautiful view of the garden and the birds that come to feed there, as well as a good view of the neighborhood since we are on the third floor. I knew I could learn something from kitty and it is this: make life interesting by doing everyday things in an atypical way.

Kitty’s tips for daily living:

• Do a stretch before getting out of bed; if the bed sheets are tightly tucked in, see if you can crawl out of bed without disturbing them or kitty.
• Drink your morning glass of water by the window and make your weather predications before you listen to the weather. Are your predications more accurate than the station’s wild guess?
• Maybe you sing like a diva in the shower. Switch it up and practice purring in the shower. It may provide health benefits similar to singing and humming. And since kitty can’t hear you, she won’t be embarrassed.
• When the phone rings try to guess who is calling. You may need to tap into your psychic powers to do this so don’t be afraid to take a moment. If the person gives up on you and hangs up the phone, you can congratulate yourself on your excellent psychic skills.
• Sit on a balance ball while sitting at the computer, you can improve your balance and roll around like a silly kitty on catnip.
• Crawl up the stairs on all four limbs. When you approach the top, sneak a peak over the step and see if there is anything there that you can take by surprise. Pumpkin loves this game.
• If you are reading a book is too difficult or dry lie your head on it and take a nap. If when you wake up, the information has still not filtered through your brain, convert the book cover into a mouse pad and use the inside pages to wrap your lunch. Something should sink in by this point. Congratulate yourself for being earth friendly.
• Sit by the heat vent to dry your hair (see Beauty Tips from Kitty). If a kitty is already there state that the priority goes to the wettest kitty - she won’t think it worthwhile to get all wet for the heat. She will wait. Give yourself a pat on the back for being environmentally conscious.
• Complement your forward bends with a backbend e.g., a camel or a table yoga position - you will impress your kitty and, possibly, any inflexible humans in the area.
• Do a spontaneous stretch at any time: while watching the news, cooking dinner, during a meeting. Congratulate yourself for exercising daily as recommended by health officials and kitty.
• Rethink your cleaning routine. If the dirt is something you can play with leave it there. People are always telling us we need to put more play into our day.
• Gaze at a spot on the wall. People will think you are communing with spirits and will leave you alone.
• Give your kitty a good massage. Both of you will feel better for it.