tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post723324503689598471..comments2024-02-23T02:03:23.020-07:00Comments on The Eco Cat Lady Speaks: A Day in the Life of a Cat LadyEcoCatLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-19002686442013157122013-12-24T20:20:23.018-07:002013-12-24T20:20:23.018-07:00Studying Spanish is fun, and it's also quite u...Studying Spanish is fun, and it's also quite useful in my neighborhood where a hefty chunk of the population is from Mexico and doesn't speak any English. I think we've been at it for over 15 years at this point.<br /><br />I'm glad you're enjoying work more - contentment is a good thing!<br />EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-8484061598026309542013-12-24T19:28:37.602-07:002013-12-24T19:28:37.602-07:00I didn't know you were studying Spanish, that&...I didn't know you were studying Spanish, that's awesome! It sounds like your days are full of contentment at the very least and one could do far worse! Loved the LOLcat in your cup. My days are mostly filled with work, which is getting better and I'm finally up for a promotion, so I'm no longer concerned with early retirement because I finally like what I'm doing. I'm also finally making more time for exercise, even if it means I take a later shift at work. It's worth it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03828440573673170480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-83225159716463163572013-12-24T00:03:40.900-07:002013-12-24T00:03:40.900-07:00Interesting... my dad and my brother are both earl...Interesting... my dad and my brother are both early risers, but my mom was a hopeless night owl. Apparently red hair is not the only trait I inherited from her! :-)EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-90802259293575391572013-12-23T22:58:56.496-07:002013-12-23T22:58:56.496-07:00It is harder to get out of bed in winter...but if ...It is harder to get out of bed in winter...but if I lay in bed too long I get a headache!<br />The early rising is genetic...my dad gets up even earlier than me, despite being retired! It does mean that a 'late night' for me is 11pm..<br />It's 6am here...time to get out of bed!NicolaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542310810409358114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-44970581638619505262013-12-23T11:34:41.765-07:002013-12-23T11:34:41.765-07:00I read somewhere that they've done experiments...I read somewhere that they've done experiments where people volunteer to spend a month or so in an enclosed environment with no way to tell what time it is, and they all end up making the days much longer than 24 hours. CatMan had some technical engineering explanation for this... it made sense to him - my theory is that it's some sort of a cosmic mistake!<br /><br />I'm actually getting much better at giving kitty meds. Never thought I'd say this, but at this point I think it's much easier to give pills than liquids. I think much of it depends on the cat though. Smoky will literally let me stick my finger down his throat and it doesn't seem to phase him at all. Sputty on the other hand... well, we're getting better at it!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-36728673932292819742013-12-23T11:29:13.119-07:002013-12-23T11:29:13.119-07:00Holy Moly! I usually haven't even eaten dinner...Holy Moly! I usually haven't even eaten dinner by that time!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-84662849931188878752013-12-23T11:28:27.736-07:002013-12-23T11:28:27.736-07:00Oh you make me chuckle. I'm trying to fathom w...Oh you make me chuckle. I'm trying to fathom waking up before dawn... Actually, trying to fathom laying in bed being bored because even when I don't get up until noon, it still takes great effort to convince myself to get out of bed.EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-75117057964888787862013-12-22T11:18:02.193-07:002013-12-22T11:18:02.193-07:00True...not sure am allowed to sleep at work though...True...not sure am allowed to sleep at work though ;) I do like early nights in the winter, but I am not sure I could lay in the dark until sunrise, I would get bored!NicolaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542310810409358114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-17110341619884043602013-12-22T11:15:29.457-07:002013-12-22T11:15:29.457-07:00Wow...he goes to bed when I get up..and I though m...Wow...he goes to bed when I get up..and I though my bf went to bed late!!<br /><br />When I am really tired it is great to get ready for bed early and sit and read with the cats...I am contemplating this already, and it is only 6.15pm!!NicolaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542310810409358114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-41608935066364379962013-12-22T06:35:30.695-07:002013-12-22T06:35:30.695-07:00I love these posts! CatMan sounds a lot like my hu...I love these posts! CatMan sounds a lot like my husband - Mr. G stays up til 7 or 8 in the morning and sleeps all day. I wonder if he keeps at it long enough if he'll gradually move to a schedule where he's awake during the day and sleeping at night . . <br /><br />I'm glad I'm not the only one who struggles giving cat meds! It makes me feel awful when I'm holding them and they're struggling to run away :( Thankfully the only meds I'm giving now can be mixed in with wet food!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05307066665335899370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-30058467370401499382013-12-20T16:45:02.031-07:002013-12-20T16:45:02.031-07:00Bummer. And yea!Bummer. And yea!Debbie Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-73487054669611671552013-12-20T11:35:55.338-07:002013-12-20T11:35:55.338-07:00Ha! My premium is actually going to go down, mostl...Ha! My premium is actually going to go down, mostly because I chose a bronze plan with an HSA. I've actually wanted to do that for a LONG time, but couldn't because with the old system you were pretty much locked into whatever level of coverage you chose for life... at least with Kaiser. <br /><br />Anyhow, if I had my druthers we'd have a single payer system - Medicare for all - but alas, I don't have a very powerful lobby in congress! But in the broad scheme of things I think the concept here is a huge step in the right direction. It's the chaos of having all of these separate government programs that aren't connected and don't share data placed on top of an already chaotic private system that is making me crazy. I've literally been trying to sign up since October 2nd! <br /><br />I'm sure it will get better... I mean social security was a total disaster when it first rolled out. But I am just AMAZED at the incompetence I've faced on pretty much all levels throughout this process.EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-66260233266031578362013-12-20T11:29:36.320-07:002013-12-20T11:29:36.320-07:00I fear I'm in the carsick category. Thankfully...I fear I'm in the carsick category. Thankfully the furthest I ever commute is down the hall to my computer! :-)EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-22433379577345960932013-12-20T10:04:48.395-07:002013-12-20T10:04:48.395-07:00Your pictures are always so funny. Maybe you and ...Your pictures are always so funny. Maybe you and I should do a co-blog on the trials and tribulations of the Healthcare Marketplace. I am keeping my private insurance for one year before I am force onto the site. I did set up my account though so I could look at the rates. I nearly needed to go see a cardiologist after seeing what my policy will cost next year, Yi-yi-yiCperzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09062444081488414888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-80554007161910274412013-12-20T08:46:53.597-07:002013-12-20T08:46:53.597-07:00Oh yes! I've heard that some people get carsi...Oh yes! I've heard that some people get carsick when they read; so glad that's not me.Debbie Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-54572825494763866252013-12-19T20:23:46.578-07:002013-12-19T20:23:46.578-07:00He makes me sound like a morning lark! He's se...He makes me sound like a morning lark! He's seldom in bed before 5 or 6am, and usually not up before 1-2pm. He's always been a night owl, but one of his main clients is a telescope designer, so I guess in telescope land midnight-5am are prime working hours!<br /><br />And I cherish my telephone time with CatMan. It's funny... my Ex and I lived together, but we spent FAR less time genuinely interacting with each other than CatMan and I do.EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-67771324850507699742013-12-19T19:18:49.205-07:002013-12-19T19:18:49.205-07:00What are CatMan's hours? I think it's swee...What are CatMan's hours? I think it's sweet that you talk on the phone and read to each other in Spanish :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-82845580351402705512013-12-19T15:42:25.891-07:002013-12-19T15:42:25.891-07:00Holy Moly... I sorta can't imagine going to be...Holy Moly... I sorta can't imagine going to bed that early. That was about the time I left work when I was running the music school! Although, part of me thinks it would be really luxurious to be able to go to bed so early. I'm afraid that if I did that these days I'd never see CatMan. Our schedule is already a compromise since he generally goes to bed around 5-6am!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-92089861424114403342013-12-19T15:40:26.586-07:002013-12-19T15:40:26.586-07:00True... but maybe we are meant to sleep more in th...True... but maybe we are meant to sleep more in the winter and less in the summer.EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-60513274394199502042013-12-19T14:12:05.924-07:002013-12-19T14:12:05.924-07:00I tend to wake up between about 5.30am and 6 am......I tend to wake up between about 5.30am and 6 am...get out of bed by 6.30am, feed cats, let rabbit out into house, feed fish, let chickens out (depending on when it gets light).<br />Put kettle on, start porridge cooking. Watch some news on TV.<br />Breakfast eaten by 7.30am (when bf leaves for work).<br /><br />Depending when I start work, do some cleaning, make bread, wash up etc. <br /><br />Let cockerel out.<br /><br />Knit for a bit.<br /><br />Walk to work, work, walk home. Maybe more housework, dinner.<br /><br />Feed cats, shut chickens into coop, get cockerel in.<br /><br />Wash up, bed- usually between 9-10 pm.<br /><br />I am definitely a morning person! NicolaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542310810409358114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-63155833444184687402013-12-19T14:04:15.041-07:002013-12-19T14:04:15.041-07:00I love your no artificial lighting idea...might be...I love your no artificial lighting idea...might be tricky in winter though, at the moment it gets light around 7.30am and dark at about 4.30pm!NicolaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542310810409358114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-88424081394344486332013-12-19T12:31:27.446-07:002013-12-19T12:31:27.446-07:00Wow... my life never looked that organized even wh...Wow... my life never looked that organized even when I was working. Maybe that's because I never worked a traditional 9-5 job. I must say that reading on the bus sounds like a much more enjoyable way to commute than battling other cars in rush hour traffic! EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-54396450106637018612013-12-19T06:38:30.132-07:002013-12-19T06:38:30.132-07:00When I'm working:
6 - 7 - cuddle with boyfrien...When I'm working:<br />6 - 7 - cuddle with boyfriend, get up, get ready, eat, get lunch ready, maybe wash some dishes<br />7 - 8 - read a book while commuting (on bus)<br />8 - 12 - work<br />12 - 1 - have lunch, maybe socialize, maybe run an errand (yesterday I brought UPS some packing materials to recycle and deposited a check), maybe go to the library, maybe just walk around<br />1 - 5 - work<br />5 - 6 - read while commuting, or occasionally socialize with my friend who takes the same bus if we both catch the same bus<br />6 - 10 or midnight - eat, do laundry and dishes, sometimes do something else useful (such as exercise or go grocery shopping), play on web, and sometimes do something else fun (read, watch a pre-recorded TV show), cuddle with boyfriend<br /><br />When I'm sick: read, sleep, heat up something liquidy, repeat.<br /><br />When I'm not working, I have more projects, some fun and some useful.<br /><br />On weekend days, we always have brunch, then usually go grocery shopping, and then also have fun and do useful things.<br /><br />I won't say I never get cabin fever, but it's quite rare. Generally, if I have a roommate I like, I stay in a lot, and if I don't, I spend a lot more time at libraries and exercising outside, etc.Debbie Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-9680236435028079992013-12-19T01:24:08.243-07:002013-12-19T01:24:08.243-07:00Yes well, it's pretty amazing how one sick kit...Yes well, it's pretty amazing how one sick kitty can throw a wrench into everything. But my best friend cared for a paralyzed rabbit for 9 years, so whenever I start to feel like caring for Sputty is a lot, I just have to think about her situation and realize that it's not really that big of a deal.<br /><br />It does provide a structure to my day that it might not otherwise have though. It will be very, very strange when I reach a point where I can just go to bed without having to make sure that everybody's gotten their meds first.<br /><br />I might have to check out extracted... it's in my queue but somehow the picture made it seem like it might be a tad bit too zombie/alien-like for my taste.EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-19595091018091421142013-12-19T01:11:02.904-07:002013-12-19T01:11:02.904-07:00Yes, someone else that is a night owl. Your hours ...Yes, someone else that is a night owl. Your hours are almost exactly like mine. People get so frustrated that I don't wake up at the crack of dawn. <br /><br />My days look a bit different from yours specifically in that I have no pets to care for. Normally the grandchildren are here nearly every day for a couple of hours but for the last few weeks they have been without a car so the visits are fewer. I get up between 10:30 and 11:30, wake with a cup of hot water and lemon while I check email, then it's take out what I need for meals, shower, do some cleaning and then go to work on whatever project I have now. Mid day I'll take a break to do some reading, Then today I visited with a neighbor for a while as my apartment was warmer than hers due to the heat being worked on, Today I felt like a movie so with my dinner I watched Extracted, it was pretty good. Did some painting then worked on the blog and did some reading. It's 3:10 and I'll head to bed shortly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com