Oh, woe, why can’t we organize better?
Oh, I’ll bet there are some of you out there who are indulging in or did in the past the fine art of berating yourself for not doing something, either not doing it at all or not doing it well enough–a chore, a clean-up, an organizing of files, a sweeping of the leaves, a throw-out of the old stuff in a closet that collects old stuff–you know what I mean.
Mama was ranting and raving around here like a crazed weasel the other day because she says she get to the end of day (or a MONTH–the moon seems to be full about every two weeks now, to her) and has nothing to show for it. What have I DONE all day, she asks, where did the time go and why didn’t I get those things at the hardware store and why didn’t I fix that painting needed it and why didn’t I write more pages of my cookbook and why didn’t I make sure the rosemary isn’t dying or dead and WHY ON EARTH CAN’T I ORGANIZE BETTER?
You get the picture.
Well, mama happens to be very good at organizing and I know that from experience…she organizes my wake-up snuggles, my ear rubs, my right paw massage, then 10 minutes of play with my string, then a perfect handful of kibble in my cereal bowl, and then some wet food all nicely touched with olive oil and during all this, she is making her coffee and munching her own kibble and checking emails and making lists about HOW TO ORGANIZE HER LIFE BETTER!!!
Exhausting.
Me, exhausted!
Personally, I am a totally organized kitty. I follow a rigorous plan each day–awaken, stretch, play, eat, rest. After all, just to wake up takes energy, right? But I think anthros are more inclined to beat themselves up about not doing enough, or overlooking something by mistake, or forgetting to do a chore that fell by the wayside, wherever that is.
All I have to say is, “MAMA, LIGHTEN UP, OKAY?”
Hey, I AM THE ONE WHO SUFFERS HERE WHEN YOU ARE IN THIS MOOD. Yeah, ME.
You are beating yourself up in the time that could be spent much more productively scratching MY back!!!
Or front…
And remember: you anthros almost always do exactly what you are able to handle and you do it very well and if something slips through the cracks, no worries, mate. None of us is perfect.
Well, maybe…er…
How many kitties do you know who can impersonate YODA?
You make me giggle, Loulou – our anthros are SO similar – but Papà has Maman beat at every turn on the organization stuff. She just sorta floats through space and manages to all of a sudden – BAM – attack and focus. Papà attacks all the un-fun stuff all the time like paperwork and administrative stuff (whatever that is) but his reward is he gets to walk me!!!! He should be thrilled, non? WE, however know what the important stuff in life is all about – giggles, caresses, catnip, kibbles………….
Hey, our papas are so, so similar. No wonder they get along. And your mama and my mama could easily have come from the same rib. They get into trouble at the drop of a hat!
What happened to my reply that I just sent you here??? Am baffled. Said that your papa and mine are so alike, which is why they are friends. And your mama and mama are carved from the same truck.
Oh my, we are far from organized here! You do a great Yoda impurrsonation, my the furs be with you! Thanks for joining the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
Yes, I have more impersonations but thank you for the ‘purrs be with you’–I needed that.
Thank you for having it!
Where are my responses going? I’ve sent TWO to you this morning.
You sure do look exhausted there, Lou Lou! Sometimes our mom gets in an organization mood. That’s when a lot of stuff goes in the garbage!
Well, just make sure you’re not in the way!
Just don’t be in the way!!!
Oh LouLou – you are exactly right about us anthros. And we need you kitties to keep us grounded and remind us what is important…looking at kitties with their lovely ears, for one thing.
Oh, our ears…they are so, so cute, especially yours. Mine are just sort of run-of-the-ear.
Great Yoda impersonation. I need to get more organized too, I know how your Mama feels.
I loved Yoda and could watch Star Wars again and again. Such a cultured kitty. Haha.
Er, Yoda, do you think Loulou will be back tomorrow? She just up and disapp-eared. (A little pun.)
Jan says the same thing about not accomplishing anything. Must be a human thing. We think we accomplish a lot!
Hey, that was a COOL pun. If puns can be cool, yours are.