Hello, I’m Dr. Karyn! Read my introduction to study extra about me and meet my 5 hilarious cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles.
After 13 years of working 10-hour days in medical apply, it has been an absolute deal with to indulge my inventive aspect via writing whereas nonetheless having the ability to assist pets and their folks navigate the enjoyable and typically fraught world of pet possession. Much more unbelievable is having the ability to work from the handy location of my house, and it’s an absolute pleasure to share my workplace with my cats.
However have you learnt what can also be an actual ache within the butt? Sharing my workplace with my cats!
Husband and I made a decision to sidestep the trials and tribulations of getting infants, as a substitute (over)filling our house with dependents of the four-legged selection. Positive, they’re at all times blissful to see you, don’t throw tantrums (apart from my Chihuahua, Fred), or maintain us up all night time worrying about what kind of mischief they’re getting as much as with their pals, however additionally they don’t assist out with the cleansing, by no means choose up after themselves, and are at all times demanding consideration.
Workplace/Cat Room
As a result of we have now canine and cats, we determined to show our spare bed room right into a cat haven; someplace the cats might go to eat, sleep, and poop, with out worry of being harassed by inquisitive canines. Once I began to do extra do business from home, this room additionally grew to become my workplace.
Fortuitously, neither the cats nor their worldly possessions take up an enormous quantity of area, so I used to be capable of transfer my desk and laptop in with out an excessive amount of grievance from the feline inhabitants, however I did have to make some changes to my most popular workplace setup. It has additionally meant getting used to numerous intrusions, interruptions, and infiltrates in my workspace. And by infiltrates, I imply cat litter. In my keyboard.
Take Cyril, for instance. For a big cat, he utterly lacks spatial consciousness or a way of non-public area. His fixed should be close to, subsequent to, or on me led to my first desktop alteration, with the acquisition of a pc stand. Not for my laptop, however to cowl my keyboard as I typed, permitting him to roll about over my typing arms with out disrupting my work.
Adjusting Expectations
The subsequent adjustment I wanted to make was with regard to crops. I’ve at all times liked the thought of an indoor jungle, realizing how helpful it’s to work surrounded by oxygen-producing greenery. After all, with pets within the house, one needs to be extraordinarily cautious to pick plants that are safe for cats. Sadly, a number of of my cats have acquired a penchant for chewing, shredding, and typically consuming any type of flora that finds its means inside, so whereas I’ll not have to fret about toxicity, I nonetheless must take care of the wanton destruction of my indoor vegetation.
Nothing says romance like a scattering of regurgitated rose petals on the mattress.
And so, I’ve to fulfill my need for an indoor jungle with synthetic greenery, succulents, and cactus crops which are simply thorny sufficient to discourage inquisitive mouths, however not so sharp and pointy as to be harmful. Not less than they’re low upkeep!
Sharing an workplace with cats can also be an awesome motivation for sustaining a transparent and clutter-free workspace; should you don’t clear issues off your desk, they are going to both knock them onto the ground, vomit on them, or each. And litter field hygiene is rarely an issue in our home, not when they’re located 4 ft behind me as I kind! And despite the fact that I not have to fret in regards to the each day detour to the espresso drive-thru, I nonetheless get to get pleasure from my morning caffeine repair from a journey mug…until I don’t mind sharing.
I DO Love Sharing My Workplace
Don’t get me improper, the fun and advantages of sharing my workplace with my cats FAR outweigh the negatives, and I think about myself extraordinarily lucky to have such pleasant, cuddly, and largely quiet coworkers who by no means steal my yogurt from the fridge and are at all times happy to see me (even between feeding times!). However it will be nice if they’d study to wipe the litter from their toes earlier than strolling throughout my desk!
This text is part of Dr. Karyn’s sequence together with her 5 hilarious cats.
