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What Cats Teach You About Always Being Home

Kelly Tompkins
3 min readMar 25, 2020

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Every day you can learn a new lesson.

You can complain about it all you want but the fact is- we’re home and we’re home for a while. Even as an introvert, the idea of not being able to go outside is a little frustrating so I can’t imagine what it’s like for someone who’s more extroverted.

I could go into some tips and tricks that I use to make my home life better but let me pass it on to the experts who make chilling at home an art form- cats.

Take more naps

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Really. You should do it. Without having a commute, you can sleep an extra hour each day if you want. And hey, there’s no boss to tell you no naps during the day either.

Find yourself a nice sunbeam and snuggle in. There’s nothing better than a nap with open windows on a nice spring afternoon with a nice breeze.

Find time to play

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12 p.m.? 3 a.m.? All time is play time when you’re a cat. Take some cues from…

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Kelly Tompkins
Kelly Tompkins

Written by Kelly Tompkins

Austin,Texas sober girl. Lover of horror movies, cats, and fitness. Occasional bad poet.

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