I think this summer, in addition to building a new catio, I’m gonna try to get the cats out hiking more. This is just a big vent/ramble under the cut.
The last couple years we haven’t been out as much. A part of it is just mental health making it hard to Do Stuff, but also I’m apprehensive about going hiking on my own with the cats. I’m not really concerned about coyotes or bears or elk, but the prevalence of off leash dogs on trails still makes me afraid for my and the cats’ safety. I can do everything right and responsible with my cats and still have someone’s dog chase or attack us— both have happened before and will again if we go out. It’s just frustrating that other people’s irresponsibility and selfishness keeps me from enjoying time outside with my pet. I can only control myself- I can’t control someone’s “””friendly””” dog that is “good” off leash and *only* chases people for 15ft before going back to its owner. It’s not barking and chasing for 50 ft, so it’s fine right?
All that being said, I think I might try to do what I can to better prepare myself and my cats for encounters like that and actually get out again. I can tell Dave misses hiking and being outside, and my mental health has gotten worse staying indoors all the time.
Cat wise I’m gonna try to train the cats’ recall better this spring, and maybe invest in some shorter leashes to keep them closer by on walks. I was also considering getting a hard-shelled cat backpack and seeing if they’d like cycling. Dogs can’t kill them if we’re on a bike…
thinking about barton doing baby talk to his kids, even though he was eighteen when marcy gave birth to both matilda + louis and thus was a COMPLETELY different person, is honestly both super surreal to me and also surprisingly... sort of makes sense. because barton can NOT bring himself to be mean around babies; i mean at all, and this man loved his kids so much, which 😭 well — let me just say that his behavior has greatly changed since then, to say the least. though barton still believes he loves them in his 'own way'
Ro! The JJK leaks destroyed me (literally I fell face-first into a depressive episode) lots of people talking trash and dismissing our feelings, but you know who would be the first one to comfort us??? Levi, that demon would be so ready with warm fuzzy soft blankets, soft pillows, snacks and lots of cuddles until we stopped crying and then some more. I hope you feel better soon too 🧡
Mimi <3 I was actually crying over the jjk leaks man  emotions are a bitch 😭 I really hope we both feel better soon 💕
And Levi would absolutely get it!!!! He’s got sooooooo many extra pillows ‘n blankets in his bathtub, it’s more like a little nest-
Your favorite snacks ‘n drinks on hand and endless cuddles!! He’s not letting you go, until he’s sure you’re feeling better!! Levi’s holding you as close as he can and nodding, letting you vent your emotions or just sit with him quietly.
Levi never really had anyone who understood that it really does hurt when a fictional character that you loved dies…so he wants to make sure he’s there for you <3
Then he’d totally recommend re-watching your favorite comfort anime! Oooor suggest something funny / sweet to watch together!
been coping with [gestures vaguely at family] by writing a little thing in my notes app of Guz and I having an exhaustion-fueled and stress-fueled argument and how we would handle that because good golly it is definitely better than how this family handles it lmao at the very least it would not be Constant Griping :')))
Why did I start like three other projects when I was already working on a big project when I just got hit with the autism exhaustion beam (requires. At least One Full Day just dead in bed, and then some more Taking It Easy time after)