Tuesday, March 28, 2017

#SOL17 Cat Contentment 28/31

2017 is the tenth year of the Slice of Life Story Challenge hosted by Two Writing Teachers, The goal is to write and post a "slice of life" story every day during the month of March. My seventh graders are also participating in a slimmed down version of the challenge, writing 10 slices during the month.

Slice of Life: Cat Contentment


I admire cats for their ability to sleep anywhere. During the course of just today, Alexei has slept on my arm/shoulder while I was sleeping, on Scott's arm/shoulder while he was sleeping, and on the end of our bed while we both were sleeping. He snoozed in the top of the cat tower after breakfast and was likely either resting against a pillow on the couch or passed out in a spot of sunshine on the guest bed while we were away at work.

This evening found both cats stretched out in the HUGE patch of sunshine in the library. When I got home and opened the sliding door to let the fresh air in (60°F means open windows in this house), even the promise of fresh air wasn't enough to lure them away from sleep ... at least for the first few minutes.

After dinner, Alexei had settled in for his food-coma, sleeping against the arm of the sofa until I unsettled his plans by heading up the stairs. Must. Follow. Anyone. About to Sit. In Computer Chair.


So here we are. Me, trying to type without using my right hand, and him, trying to sleep without listening to the ever-changing clacking of the keys.

I'm sure that there are deeper lessons here. About following your bliss (the sun, the food, the computer chair) or about finding contentment in any situation. But for me the lesson is about time. Time to stop frittering away on the computer and losing myself to the depths of the Internet.

Time to pet the kitten.

(Click here to read my previous Slice of Life Challenge posts.)

6 comments:

  1. I can really relate to this post. I have four cats of my own. I love these lines, "'m sure that there are deeper lessons here. About following your bliss (the sun, the food, the computer chair) or about finding contentment in any situation. But for me the lesson is about time. Time to stop frittering away on the computer and losing myself to the depths of the Internet. Time to pet the kitten." Whenever I get stressed, I look to my cat and remember to enjoy the simple pleasures of life.

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  2. We just got a kitten as our cat of 17 years passed away over Christmas. I love just watching the energy she expends. They are many lesson to be learned.

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  3. My cats love to sleep also. I have one that must be in the craft room with me sleeping on my feet whenever I am in there.

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  4. right now mine, Chaircat Mao, is being the cat of discontent -- how dare I not pay attention...

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  5. Look at those eyes! Wow, he's beautiful. Is he tricky to photograph? I have a gorgeous long-haired black cat that I have NEVER gotten a good photo of, despite my many, many efforts. My tuxedos photograph much better. But maybe it's just me. I pretty much always share my computer chair time with a cat in the early a.m. before anyone else is up. Tracking cat naps is a wonderful idea for a slice.

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    1. He's very tricky to photograph! (True story: I went in to our cat adoption process NOT wanting a black cat simply for that reason. So I picked our other cat, and my husband picked this one.) I've found it's easier to photograph him if I can meter based on his surroundings (otherwise the camera gets confused by so much black).

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