Affection

Ooman's good to have a snooze on,
Chase some toys around the room, or
Share the duvet until noon and
Build a pillow lair.

Kibbles cometh from the Ooman
And in the evening there is room on
Ooman's lap to sit and groom and
Cover her in hair.

So if you have a needy Ooman
Or you feel you need your Ooman
Do be sure to knead your Ooman
To show her that you care.

Resolutions

I will find a way of opening the fridge door.

I will spend more time snoozing under the radiator in the hallway.

I will try remember to use the scratching post, rather than the sofa.

The three second rule - myth #2

If I am cold, I perfectly within my rights to find Ooman and sit on her until I warm up.  I do not have to wait for Ooman to move off the sofa and then wait a further three seconds until I can pinch the warm spot she has just vacated.  Ditto the bed.

Of course, we wouldn't be having this issue if Ooman would start opening the door to the sunny garden again...

The three second rule - myth #1

I don't like to allow Ooman or any of her kind in the kitchen unsupervised.  They all have nasty habits of cleaning up food when they drop it.  Food on the work surfaces is for Ooman to eat.  Food on the floor is for cats to eat.  If you've dropped it, you've reliquished it to your cat.  None of this 'three second rule' nonsense.  It's mine, go get your own food (from the work surface).  Absolutely, definitely DO NOT pick it up off the floor and make me have to dig in the bin for it later.  You'll only be grumpy when your sleep is disturbed by me wrestling with the bin lid at 2 am.

It's hard work being me...

...or any cat for that matter.  Fluid mechanics is complicated.  Don't believe me?  You try drinking water out of a bowl on the floor with grace, decorum while maintaining a dry face and whiskers.  Or just read this.

The wrong garden

I've given up waiting for lunch to visit the garden again, it's just too cold.  It's about this time every year when Ooman develops a very annoying habit.  Usually when I want to bask in the sunshine, I sit on the doormat, ask nicely and rather than scrambling in an ungainly fashion through the cat flap, Ooman opens the door for me.  Perfect.  Most of the time, Ooman opens the door to the 'sunny garden', but around this time of year Ooman seems to think it's fun to show me the 'cold garden' instead.  And no amount of complaining will get her to change it. 

It's annoying, she's so well trained in all other respects but I can't work out how to break this habit.  Suggestions welcome in the comments box below...

Bear with me

As you can see, I am decorating.  It's difficult without opposable thumbs.  Please bear with me.