My cat decided to keep me awake all night last night. I’m a light sleeper, which means she knows she can stomp on me, meow in my ear, lick my eyelids, and touch her cold wet nose to my face, and I will wake up and pay attention to her (even if it’s just to try to get her to settle down). She ignores my partner because she knows he’s a light sleeper.
It’s kind of like this:
We all know that lack of sleep makes ADD symptoms worse. So this morning, I’m looking for my keys. Now, my keys have never been one of the items I can’t keep track of. If I’m wearing a jacket, I put them in my front right jacket pocket. If I’m not wearing a jacket, they’re in the front right pocket of my jeans.
This morning, I couldn’t find them anywhere. I checked my jacket pockets. I patted myself down. I ran all over the house looking in unlikely places. I patted myself down again. No keys.
After my second circuit of the house, I actually bothered to put my hand into my jeans pocket … and there they are.
It’s my cat’s fault.