Moments D445: Healing Cuteness

Ma-ku, my kitten, is back from the vet and, thankfully doing well.  She's been quite a cutie as she's been healing and today's moment is just a reflection upon those cute moments.

Ma-ku used to like to lay on my chest when she was a wee thing.  As she grew, she understood that she was too big to sleep on my chest any more and the behaviour changed.  She'd be on my lap, or lay partially on my legs, but she wouldn't bother climbing up to my chest and neck area.

Well, since she's been home, that's the only place she wants to be.  In fact, I fell asleep with her late last night (early this morning!) with her on my chest and woke with her in nearly the same position.  Tonight as I tried to eat my dinner in front of the TV, she tried to crawl up again.  I'm sure when I crawl into bed she will follow and lay upon my chest for another night.

She's sore and slow from the medications, but she is happy and purring.  Tomorrow we take a quick trip back to the vet to have her pain medication patch (it works like a nicotine patch) wrapped around her tail.  Hopefully that isn't too traumatic to head back to the vet again so soon.

Moments enjoying that kitty is home again.

Moments being amazed that even animals can be sucky when they aren't feeling well.

Moments D409: Kitten Leaps

Today my kitten managed to make a leap of her short 5.5 month lifetime.

She has been eying the window above my bath tub since she was about 8 weeks old. Every time I opened the window she would sit on the edge of the bath tub, tail twitching looking to the window. You could almost see her trying to figure out how to herself up there. She was eager to make the jump but she was always too small to close the distance.

Today after my shower, while I was getting ready for work, she took the leap of faith and landed gracefully in the bathroom window. Boooyah!

Score one for my baby kitten - a baby no longer.

Moments watching thoughts.

Moments watching thoughts turn into action

Moments D335: Yoga with my kitten

This morning I was up early enough to squeeze in a quick yoga session. I needed it after yesterday’s workout and with my still healing rib cage/diaphragm.

It was as it always is, calming and rejuvenating at the same time. And as I sat in my seated meditation at the end of the workout, my kitten came and sat on my left leg, tall and stiff with her tail wrapped around her like an Egyptian cat. She didn’t move while I was in my 5 minute meditation. Frankly, for a kitten that is 12 weeks old, that’s pretty darn impressive. I had to move her when I was done my workout!

It was a perfect way to start my day. Good calm energy to meet the excitement of a new work week.

Moments of reflection.

Moments of calm kittens.

Moments D312: Playtime

Today I spent the entire day on homework. I know. Nerdy. But I have to. I write my next test in 9 days. I was behind by FOUR chapters. That’s nearly 200 pages of information to read, distil and then work on the end of the chapter problems.

I’ve been working since 10am this morning. Likely around 9 hours in total today under my belt and only two chapters left to go. It feels good to have made some headway. Hopefully tomorrow’s readings are a little less cumbersome.

And as much as I love the feeling of accomplishment, that’s not what today’s moment is about. Today’s big moment? Watching Ma-Ku (the baby) and Nimue (she’s 13!) play with one another!

Ma-Ku has been with us for only 6 days and she’s made herself at home. Nimue’s done this before (dealt with a kitten) so she’s no stranger to the craziness, the playing, the hissing, the general bouncing around. Ma-Ku, on the other hand, is a bit of a spitfire. I was worried that she wouldn’t calm down enough to become friends with Nimue. Today was that magic moment. Ma-Ku, instead of hissing at Nimue, snuck up to Nimue and licked her.

And then, they began to play with one another. Honest. Six days. I think that’s a record. Yesterday I had them napping on me side-by-side.







Today, they play.





I liked watching their playtime. And honestly, I’m a bit relieved that they were playing. It’s good when things work out the way the are supposed to!

Moments watching new relationships building.

Moments to giggle at silliness of your cats.

Moments D306: Ma-Ku;

Today I brought home a new family member.


She’s only 8 weeks old. She’s sweet, she’s cuddly and she is very curious about her new world she finds herself in.   Oh, and she's polydactyl.

I named her Ma-Ku. Ma-Ku is a Chinese goddess personifying the goodness in all people. Ma-Ku also means spring and longevity.

Spring is one of my favourite seasons. When the world begins to shake off its winter slumber. It smells fresh. It’s when the sun begins to tease the bulbs to bloom and their blossoms track its warmth. When the trees suddenly shift from brown to bright green and they are filled with the sounds of birds cheering on the dawn. I love spring. The sights, the sounds the smells.

I love to find the goodness in all people. Yes. All people. Challenging? Definitely. But, it is important to me to do so.

And hey, who doesn’t want longevity? Longevity in love, in career, in friendship, in life.

Welcome Ma-Ku. Welcome home.

Moments with a new family member.

Moments finding a name that fits.