I need YOUR advice…

*** Please bear in mind that these ARE the ramblings of an insomnia session!!! : )

I have finally convinced my husband to let me indulge myself and get a NEW cat….

not a soft toy cat, a REAL one!

I’ve been trying for ages to make one, seemingly without too much success – ha!ha!

BUT, we went to dinner last night with friends who put doubts in my mind…

You see… we go camping whenever we get a chance, and , although we haven’t managed to go much lately (with life being so busy!) …we have 2 lovely dogs, that we take camping with us, whenever we can!

You wouldn’t believe it, looking at THIS pic,

but…
I don’t like to camp!

(well, NOT quite as desperately as my hubby does!!!!)

I do it more for HIM as he relaxes THAT way, (I prefer to relax sewing!!!!!) and the dogs LOVE it! Anyway,my friend said, “WHY do you want a cat? WHAT will the cat do for you that your dogs don’t?”

What I told her just seemed silly?

I said,  “I haven’t had one for so long – and I KNOW it’s irrational, my doggies are so sweet, BUT I just LOVE cats!” If you’re a “CAT person, you’ll understand what I mean when I say this – Cats make MY heart purr!!!

My last kitty dies over 12 years ago, and I finally feel ready to love another kitty

Having thought a bit more about it – the idea seems a bit LESS silly?

Something good appears to have come out of me being in such excruciating pain (from an acute ear ache) for the last 5 weeks! It has actually made me ‘rethink life’ a bit… I realise that you have to make a conscious choice to STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES, get off the roller coaster of life and slow things down a little.
I want to stop rushing from day to day, (they’re disappearing faster than I ever expected!) and I want to make sure I spend as much time enjoying the moment, NOT hanging out for tomorrow! AND I want to do MORE of the things that bring me joy – NOW –  not put them off…

…until tomorrow,

…until we have the money,

…until we have the time,

…until,

…until,

until…  NEVER???

: )

So, before I start to  get TOO DEEP…

SHOULD I or SHOULDN’T I GET A CAT???

Can’t wait to hear what you think! Thanks in advance for your thoughts on the matter…!

bye for now,

Pauline

PS:
Whether or NOT you are a cat person – you’ll love this – it’s my favourite cat video of ALL TIME! I have had it saved on my computer for years and it makes me laugh EVERY TIME I watch it!