The high of my week was doing kitten yoga with my friend Amber. Our local cat cafe in Tampa, Cats & Caffeine, has a fun event a few times a month where you can do yoga surrounded by cats! It was such a fun time, and I definitely got my heart rate up during the workout, too! The cats were a delight to watch throughout the class, and some lucky participants had cats curl up on their yoga mats to snooze away. After class, we got to play with the cats, which was probably my favorite part of the night.
The low of my week was learning that Eloise is going to need dental work. Sigh. I knew this would be coming at some point. The vet gave me an estimate of the cost (on the low end: $1,300), which nearly made me faint. I’m going to see how other vet practices in my area compare before making a decision. I mean, I’ll pay whatever is necessary but that feels wildly expensive!
I’m currently reading three books. On audio, I’m halfway done with The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop, which has been as delightful as I expected. I’m working my way through Stamped From the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi. This book is dense and every day, I set a timer for 20 minutes and read as many pages as I can. My pace is slow, but I’m learning a lot. And finally, I am rereading a beloved historical romance, Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean.
A Reel I loved was this very appropriate cat video. All cat owners can relate!
A show I watched this week was Survivor’s season finale! I won’t give any spoilers for anyone else who is watching this season and hasn’t watched the finale yet, but it was a pretty good one. I liked this season and especially the Joe and Eva dynamic. That brought such a different level of humanness to what can be a very strategic and cutthroat game. I watched this season while listening to the “official” Survivor podcast, On Fire with Jeff Probst, which was such a neat experience. It was cool getting all of the behind-the-scenes details about how the show is made!
The best money I spent was $10 on a mystery coloring book. A friend told me about this coloring, and I was all in. Each page starts off blank, except for tiny circles scattered across the page, each marked with a number. The numbers match up with certain colors and as you fill them in, little by little, a picture begins to take shape. How cool is that?! I really love that it’s color-by-numbers, too, so it’s truly a mindless activity that I can do while watching TV or listening to an audiobook.
My plans this weekend include not a whole lot! Tonight, I am planning on making nachos and finally watching Dirty Dancing. Tomorrow, I have a pedicure scheduled in the morning and then my mom and I are going on a shopping extravaganza. Sunday, the only thing on my agenda is my writing date with Mikaela. And Monday is Memorial Day! I will probably go to my mom’s house for some pool time.
What was the high of your week?
Cat yoga!!! I just commented on Rachel’s post where she asked how often we do yoga, and I said never. If I had a cat yoga place in town the answer would change to “every chance that I get”.
High of the week: not to brag, but being in SF and hanging out with Julie
Low of the week: work is super nasty. I don’t feel like I’ll ever catch up on blogging.
Oh, I know Cats and Caffeine! That’s awesome that they have a yoga event. And… that cat video, ha ha. Soooo true.
Your weekend sounds really fun and relaxing (I want to hear more about this “shopping extravaganza!”) And I’m intrigued about this mystery coloring book! I don’t usually color, but I think I would try this.
Cat yoga sounds delightful. Well, aside from the tiny problem that I’m allergic to cats!
I am very intrigued by the mystery colouring book. That sounds like a fun/unique twist and I’ve never heard of it before.
Third Gilmore Girl – so lovely a listen!!!!
I just dont get the cost of some vet things. Its like they know people will do what they can for their animals – the costs is jaw dropping on basic things.
Enjoy a laid back weekend
I will wait with bated breath to hear what you think of Dirty Dancing!
Ugh, on the cat dental thing. Rex has weirdly bad teeth. I took him to the vet when he was less than two – we’d only had him five months or so at that time – and the vet was surprised at his level of gingivitis. I brush his teeth every day and give him a special dental chew and I can still see buildup, even with all that. We had to get a professional cleaning when he was not even three, which is ridiculous. Barkley, I think I gave him a greenie once a week and he had his teeth cleaned once in his entire life. I guess these things just happen, who knows why.