Each day, regardless of how I feel, I need to apply some local effort to keeping the home in good stead. Some days I have more energy than others. Today with the sun warming up the garage porch, I could not resist taking the wand and hose from the wall-mounted vacuum and run over the carpet in the porch. Needless to say there was a mixture of crushed leaves and, of course, cat hair. Butter Ball and Snuggles disappeared when I flipped the switch. Taking a few breaks in between also meant that both were back out in the open to check everything out. It may only be a 12′ x 16′ carpet, but it made me feel like I had put out and could see some results. All the cat toys were pitched into a box and of course it didn’t take long and Snuggles had to tip it over.
I made sure to change out the water in the heated water dish on the patio, as I can’t imagine having a water dish with leaves floating in it. I no more than heaved the dish to empty it and Snuggles was in the wrong spot at the wrong time. I took some consolation in the fact that the water had not been ice cold and the 65 degree temps would allow for him to dry off fairly soon.
So much for local effort for the day. It felt like it was a good day.