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September 21, 2006
Adjustments
Smoky view from my apartment. Laurie writes about the fiery skies here.
One thing I struggle to remember is that even very good things, if they're new things, are stressful. You have to adjust to the wonderfulness.
So I've been adjusting. Some things are going more smoothly than others. Blogging, for instance, has taken a nose dive, as has my schoolwork (don't tell my mother, who after I told her I had been playing tennis with the boy called me back a few minutes later to say she hoped I wasn't skipping class. eek.).
Things I am loving, though? Well, so much, but I won't make you suffer through that. I will say, though, that I received my Very First Flowers EVER Not From My Mother. Tada:
THAT was unexpected and awesome.
Fred & Ethel are the hardest thing to deal with. Fred wakes me up every morning at 5:30 a.m. to get fed. And by "wakes up" I mean scratches at the toes of whomever happens to be in the bed and just generally making a nuisance of himself. He's also a bit of a Paris Hilton and has not enjoyed sharing the hottness spotlight with someone new.
Anyway, I've been shutting F&E out of the bedroom most evenings, which they reacted to by scratching a tunnel to China under the bedroom door. I tried to tape some tinfoil down to prevent the scratching (foolish human), and this is the result:
Yikes.
I know it will just take time and the loss of my security deposit, but if you have any suggestions on how to hasten F&E's adjustment, I am all ears.
As for my own pace of adjustment, I like it just the way it is. Because how fun is it to have something nice to adjust to for once?
Posted by jen at September 21, 2006 10:53 AM
Comments
Despite the tunnel to China, it sounds like things are going well - huzzah! Yay!
Posted by: SpaceCase at September 21, 2006 01:27 PM
Squirt lemon juice on the carpet in front of your door, most cats I've ever met loathe citrus.
Pretty flowers!
Posted by: Leah at September 21, 2006 02:09 PM
Awww! Yay! And congrats on the flowers!! They're lovely.
Have you looked into claw caps? That way Fred and Ethel can scratch to their hearts' content, but they won't hurt your rug/door/toes.
Posted by: Gwen at September 21, 2006 04:29 PM
citrus idea is good.
That or lie on the bed with the door open with a water-pistol. As they approach the door squirt them. That'll irk them and train them away from the room.
You might get a few "talk to the paw" from them tho'
Posted by: daniel at September 21, 2006 04:58 PM
Whew! I guess I'm lucky. B&N could care less if I shut them out of the room -- as long as I eventually surface to feed them.
And lovely flowers.
Posted by: Dagny at September 21, 2006 06:57 PM
I don't have cats so not sure if this will work with them but... I use a baby gate to keep my dogs out of our bedroom. They are happy because they can still see in and I am happy because they can not come in!
BTW - Congrats onthe new boy :)
Posted by: Crystal at September 22, 2006 05:35 AM
Heh. I had this same problem. Err... A few years ago but still...
I did a combo of the following: Soft Paws (nail caps - SO awesome!), double stick tape and the lemon juice water spray bottle.
Totally worked!
Congrats on the awesome new "adjustment" and yay for flowers!
Posted by: Tiffany at September 22, 2006 09:01 AM
the happy happy is so apparent in your tone! glad you are having fun!!!!! :)
Posted by: carolyn at September 22, 2006 09:01 AM
Followed you over from CAP. Nice blog! (that sounded vaguely drrrty. Sorry).
I'll be back!
Posted by: Librarian Girl at September 22, 2006 03:40 PM
I ended up making a barrier of old French and Chinese instruction books -- at long last, they are getting some use. Why do I still keep them? I am definitely going to look into claw caps or soft paws or whatever they are called. Especially for when I get a new couch!
Posted by: jen at September 25, 2006 08:07 AM