A week or so ago I wrote about the kitten I recently brought into my home. She’s still super cuddly (when she isn’t biting me) and super sleepy (when she isn’t biting me). I’m (mostly) kidding about her fighting prowess butI’m not at all joking when I tell you how much I love this little girl. I am so glad I went to the soup store because I was having soup cravings that day.
Reintroduction out of the way, I have to tell you about her big day today. From today forward we will be able to quickly find the fur ball with her very first collar and bell (thanks grandma)! I’m familiar with the research that prolonged repetitive noise can cause stress in cats, so the bell will only be until she’s big enough that I won’t lose her in he cracks and crevices of my house. The easy break-away collar will be permanent unless she reacts poorly to it, and she hasn’t reacted poorly yet.
In fact, my little girl was so excited to receive her first collar that after putting it on she thanked me with a huge stinky fart.
I’ve raised a number of kittens so this isn’t news to me, yet I continue to be (un)pleasantly at how SMELLY babies are. The stench lingered in the air AND followed her around for a gross few minutes. Eventually, it passed. After decontaminating the air supply the two of us went right back to snuggling.
It got me thinking about how even the best things in life (kittens!) have a few lesser details that have to be dealt with (rear end emissions) yet it doesn’t change how great they are.
Today, I’m going to try not to let the bad things that may be in the way of me pursuing greatness deter me from the bigger picture. I hope that you’ll join me in perseverance.
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