Kitten Adventures

Kitten Fever - No Longer an Urban Myth

So... it is kind of a total cliché that college students are obsessed with the idea of getting a pet as they break out into independence, and find that they have a need to love and be loved.  Now, here I sit, typing away, admitting that that is exactly where I have landed myself.  His name is Jack.  Jack Daniels, once again another cliché.  I find myself at a loss, finding every day a new day to conquer because I have never had a cat, let alone a kitten, because chihuahuas were the closest thing I ever had to a cat.


BUT.....
I wholeheartedly love this little troublemaker.  I find myself covered in scratches but I will prevail!  I have already started weaning the little baby off of the bottle feed onto actual solid nutrients and I can't wait for the day that I don't have to take ten minutes to prepare his morning formula mixed with canned cat food to make a gross, gruel-type porridge for him to consume.

Weird Tendencies
I find out new things about Jack all the time, he is learning so fast it is amazing!  He learned how to use the litter box after his first time, can climb onto my bed that is 3 feet off of the ground (wow!) and he has a strange thing for my laptop key board.  Every time I turn on Netflix (re-watching Gilmore Girls currently), Jack will get on top of my keys and will fall asleep!  I am trying to keep record of his size and cute firsts, so here's a treat, his first time riding a long board:

There will be more, I PROMISE!!!! #kittenlife #JackDaniels

Taking it to the races

I am live blogging right now from the Pi Kappa Phi fundraiser on Hayden Lawn to raise awareness for The Ability Experience!  Currently, I am riding a stationary bike that cannot be stopped!  If you can, come hangout here and talk to the cyclists!  It's a party with music and a  baby chick and baby duck chillen on the side lines! 

How to Balance your life in college

It's a typical Wednesday night, stress is aching in your chest as yet another assignment has crept up on you and procrastination again has proven to be a major bitch in your life.  What can I say, we all do it, we all find ourselves in close case, sometimes actual, panic attacks that really grab us from the gut and induce heart-like palpitations.  Why do we do this?  Why do we, as a community, reinforce and almost encourage procrastination among one another?  It is simple: we want to do it all.

WHY?????????????????????????????
Because we're masochists.  Not in a literal term, but yes, ultimately we push our limits and boundaries, put ourselves in very uncomfortable situations because we can't say no to something because we're afraid of missing out.  But once you say no, OH MY GOSH it feels so good you want to say it to LITERALLY everything.  Where are the breaks on this word vomit!  But in all seriousness, you have to find a middle ground, and trust me when I say, "I know this is difficult" because yes, it hurts, it really does because we feel obligated to our friends, or we feel obligated to ourselves to do everything and be everything we ever wanted to be!  AHHHHH it is madness.  Get a grip, say no a couple times a day, but don't let that give you a reason to submit to a life of "hermitude", no that is not a word, I know.  But really, cut yourself some slack, take a breath, be aware of your mental state and if you are on the edge and might fall off.  Be a friend to yourself and ask, what would I advise a friend in the same situation to do. you'll find that you are way more merciful and understanding.  

ANNNNND that ends my rant for the day.