Not like a day off is a day off. State holiday or not, the Stuffaroundtheapartment still needs to be done. Moby would be just as happy if the Sucking Thing were never to appear again, but there is lint and dust, crumbs and kibble to be vacuumed. Moby seems to feel that Food Tastes Better Eaten off Carpet. Who are we to disagree? I've never tried it, and would prefer not to investigate via empirical evidence. It may just be a Cat Thing. Like finding new places to perch. And needing a little reassurance during periods of his people moving stuff around.
Moby abhors a vacuum. (Actually, he's just a bit wary.)
For us, not having a kitchen table, nonetheless a dining room of any sort, we tend to eat at the counter, at a desk, on the sofa, on the bed, as we happen to find ourselves. The habits to appall our mothers and grandmothers, but life is different. I don't drink a glass of milk with each meal, either. Or ever, come to that.
The laundry is washing & drying, the dishes are being swooshed, bathroom floor is clear of litter, and there is much tidiness.
As for the "day off", it's my usual day off, since I work ten hour shifts. Not a short week, just a local holiday. I'm socking away the hours to take a real vacation, probably in February. And perhaps a long weekend at the end of September. We are in sore need of time away, time to ourselves. Less so because I no longer am soul-worn by the company I work for, but needful still.
Oh, and a plug. If you are interested in Yiddishisms, there is a survey, linked through Languagehat, one of my favorite bloggers that I rarely comment on. Much goes over my head, but I still go to read and learn. I have always thought that to be smart meant listening to smarter people with a hungry, open, mind.
10 comments:
Ha! Dog prefers her kibble eaten off the floor, too. She'll tip her whole bowl over just to get that yummy floor taste.
We are without dining area as well. No sofa, either. The bed does just fine, although mom would be appalled.
Hang in there till February!
I hope you are right about that definition of smart.
What Dale said.
Two cats have us who scarcely mind if the vacuum runs right over them.
I'm very happy with that deifinition of smart, and it gives me courage to go on...
Molly hates the vacuum too, though not as much as she pretends so she can get to be cuddled by Tom while I'm putting it round. I had a collie dog who used to push in between the vacuum cleaner and its operative in order to be vacuumed, he loved it!
Had to laugh that currently icanhascheezburger.com has photo of one of Moby's cousins dealing with vacuuming. I assume cousin since the family resemblance is so close.
Vacuuming: "A bit wary" sums it up here as well.
Waiting: My break is end September too. And again "needful" sums it up.
mbick,
Yup, a cousin of some sort on lolcats.
j, ha! Good thing neither of us minds the odd crumb in bed.
dale, got a better grip this week, hanging on.
rosie. I am, I really am.
bill, I'd love to see that.
lucy, I wish we could vacuum Moby some days.
Dog here......
She gets that noisy thing out in MY house too. I used to bite it, but it ignored me. Now she only has to open the cupboard and I go outside. I go and have a sniff around and come back when the NT is back in it's cupboard.
Z. how you will relish that break!
I love the shower curtain. From here it looks like the vacuum made a vortex.
Post a Comment