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13 Unexpected Side Effects of Cat Lady Life

January 8th, 2020 by Karen 18 Comments

A cat lady and her bestie. Side note: Rosie loves to be hugged like a tiny little fur baby!
  1. You stash pet hair remover rollers everywhere — inside your bathroom, your car, at work — EVERYWHERE. You may even have mini travel ones stuffed in each and every one of your purses.
  2. You’re friends with all the neighborhood cats, and you even know what treats each and every one of them likes/doesn’t like. 🐈
  3. Occasionally, random cats you’ve never seen before will enter you house and kick it with you for a few hours, and you’re totally fine with it. Side note: One time I came home to find a stranger cat on top of my fridge. I called him Katmandu, and he loved bacon.
  4. You maintain a list of potential cat names you like, just in case the universe decides to send along another kitty friend. Current names on my list include Sheila E. (my brother lives with a cat named Sheila E. How cool is that?), Baroness Schraeder and Sugar.
  5. Even though your heart has broken into a million pieces after the kitty love of your life leaves you, you’re eventually able to make space for another feline friend, and you remember why you love cats so, so much.
  6. cocobaby rosie on the couch
    Baby cat lady in training
  7. You’re often surprised by how finicky some cats are about food. Like, one minute they loooooove Sheba Salmon and can’t get enough of it. The next minute (LITERALLY THE NEXT MINUTE), they won’t have anything to do with it. In fact, they’re utterly repulsed by the very idea, and you end up stuck with 24 cans you just ordered from Amazon Prime. 😽
  8. Teary-eyed, you wonder things like what your friends or family will do with the wooden memorial box of your former cat’s ashes when you pass away…
  9. You keep cat treats in your purse…because it never hurts to be prepared.
  10. When you come across a new cat in the neighborhood, you immediately bestow a name upon him or her. Because it’s the right thing to do. 👍🏼
  11. When you find a stranger cat sleeping in the back seat of your car, your first thought is, “Oh, cool. Make yourself at home.” And, yes, this has totally happened to me more than once.
  12. You’ve often wished that you could bring your cat with you on family vacations.
  13. cat yoga mat burrito
    Why are cats so obsessed with yoga mats?
  14. You have cat-related reminders scheduled on your calendar. (Side note: “Siri, remind me to buy cat litter and litter pan liners.”)
  15. When your cat talks to you, you can hear her “voice” in your head, clear as day. 💖
  16. Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict (and cat lady at large),

    Karen

13 Unexpected Side Effects of Cat Lady Life / Originally published January 8th, 2020

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  1. Indya says

    January 8th, 2020 at 7:37 am

    Awww. Happy to see you with a new kitty, Karen! Happy New Year!

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  2. Rachel says

    January 8th, 2020 at 8:35 am

    I love this list!
    Part of the reason I don’t like traveling is because I miss my kitties so much! Also I wonder what they are doing when I am gone which is why I get a house sitter when I am gone! I have always dreamed of having a cat named Beyonce but when Kitty #2 came along, 1. He was a he and 2. He is a tuxedo and quite obviously a Felix. 🙂

    Reply
  3. FaeFrau says

    January 8th, 2020 at 9:44 am

    PGR has amazing Resting Cat Face.

    Reply
  4. Stephanie Smith says

    January 8th, 2020 at 11:07 am

    All of this is true! I keep my backyard door open so my cats and pugs can go outside to potty, and more than once I’ve walked into the kitchen to find an unknown kitty in it.

    Reply
  5. Divina says

    January 8th, 2020 at 11:18 am

    My daughter and grandson have a cat named Sugar (and one named Cotton)!

    Reply
  6. Tatiana says

    January 8th, 2020 at 12:02 pm

    OmGosh! #6! That was totally Nora. I want this food, can’t get enough of it. I order a case and she either turned her nose up at it or ate and then vomited every time I tried feeding it to her. Sigh. What a pain, but I miss my little black cat.

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    • Lily says

      January 8th, 2020 at 12:18 pm

      And we keep falling for it! LOL

      Reply
  7. Ruchita says

    January 8th, 2020 at 12:47 pm

    Love this list so much! I can relate to all of it.

    #3 – All the random cats that have made their way inside my house have become permanent residents.

    And as an addition to #13 – you talk back to your cat and sometimes have a full conversation. 🙂

    My husband’s nickname for Max is Motormouth Max because that boy talks all the time! He gets especially chatty when I turn the shower on. It’s like he’s trying to warn me about all the scary water.

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  8. Marcia says

    January 8th, 2020 at 4:33 pm

    Had to laugh when I read No. 9. I do that all the time, when I see a cat in the neighborhood, I give it a name. I often wonder what their real names are!

    Reply
  9. Lisa says

    January 9th, 2020 at 2:48 am

    Change cat to dog and you have my life. I know every dog on the street and not a single one of their owners names. 😀

    Reply
  10. Anne says

    January 9th, 2020 at 4:59 am

    My parents used to take their cat with them on vacations all the time. Now he is too old for travel and stays with me and the kids.
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  11. Syahidah says

    January 9th, 2020 at 1:42 pm

    This made me laugh and want to cuddle my cat baby. 🙂 I love how in the first pic, the caption says “Rosie loves to be hugged like a tiny little fur baby” and Rosie looks like she’s not having any of it. Too good.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 10th, 2020 at 7:54 am

      HA HA HA! That’s her resting cat face… She doesn’t like having her pic taken as much as Tabs did. 🙂

      Reply
  12. Chelsea says

    January 9th, 2020 at 3:27 pm

    My dad built kitty shelves and a cat walk around their living room for the cats – Lady Higgins is loving it. 100% crazy cat dad.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 10th, 2020 at 7:51 am

      Oh, your did is SUPER COOL! Does the cat walk go up high near the ceiling?

      Reply
      • Chelsea says

        January 10th, 2020 at 8:28 am

        Yes! It took some coaxing but they are loving it, especially Lady Higgins. She and Angus were strays that became family (there are some more feral kitties around that they feed) and when Higgins was still living in the barn before her vaccines and spay, she got into the trusses. She’s wily.

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  13. Tricia Catiggay says

    January 9th, 2020 at 5:45 pm

    Glad to see you with a new fur baby. I can totally relate to this list. I’ve told my family to put my kitties ash boxes with me when I’m buried.

    Reply
  14. Kim says

    January 23rd, 2020 at 8:38 am

    OMG – I LOVE that I found you!! The makeup reviews are great and all, but the kitty talk makes your blog the best one I’ve ever found!!! LOVE IT!!! PS – hubby knows that all the kitty urns come with me when that day comes!

    Reply

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