2 posts tagged “kitten”

i am...

bored.  and waiting for Project Runway to begin.

lately i can't seem to think of anything worth putting into words.  i'd rather this not be a 'rundown of my day' blog, but something more.  my DJ and LJ became one of those, and soon i became lazy to write down anything and it all started gathering dustballs with passwords lost and forgotten.  i like to write amusing things, and none of that has happened lately.  i like to write quirky things, and again, none of that has happened lately.

what has happened lately, you may wonder?  nothing much but raising a kitten.  my summer vacay is soon to be over in a week or so, and i'll be stressing out on classes and assignments, staying social, and bringing up a kitten right.  my family had been yoyo-ing the idea of keeping the little guy, but i've decided for them that we're keeping him and that we have to work together to do it correctly.  oy the pain in the pocket he's gonna bring, but well worth it, all in all.  i've named him Lucky.

naturally i'm not too excited about returning to school.  when am i ever?  i'm a bit nervous due to the workload, and have been heavily contemplating whether to withdraw my application for graduation so that i could give more attention to Lucky.  it's a crucial growing period for him right now, but so many --and i do mean sooo many-- people are looking forward to me finally being down with college once this year is over, including myself.  i don't know which to put first.  naturally, instinctively, i want to put Lucky first.  but oh the trouble i'll be in if i do that.  that's how heavy everyone is looking forward to me being done with school.  no one would understand that i would willingly go back another semester in order to bring up a kitten.  i'd so get the, "you're trippin'!" look.  but subconsciously i've made my decision that i'm going to stick it out and just go full-time and raise the baby.  many people do it, i'm sure, with a human infant no less; so i can do it too.  i hope.

well company just arrived so i have to cut the ramble short.  thanks for listening.  the flow was actually pretty easy today. :)

well, even though i have yet to give birth to my own flesh and blood, i officially know how it feels to take care and raise an infant.  damn hard.

fortunately the "orphan" kitten we found this past Tuesday is still with us, after 4 days.  my family is growing quite attached to the little tyke.  yet i'm the one doing the hard work.  i suppose it makes sense since i'm the only one without a daytime obligation at the moment, but i never though it would be this tough on me.

lesson i've learned after day 1: you sleep when they sleep.  else you'll never sleep.  ever.  lesson #2: taking care of this kitten is just like taking care of a human infant.

i've been sleep-deprived for days.  it feels like it's finals week.  but as long as this kitten makes it in the long run, it will be worth it.  thinking and reading up on all i have to do to hand-raise a kitten makes me nervous, though.  sometimes i wonder if i'll be able to do it all, especially once i return to school this fall.  man, the thought of doing it alone frightens me.  balancing the baby, a full load of classes which i need to pass in order to graduate, keeping up a social life with my boyfriend, taking care of my other pets... it really is a lot.  and i really hope my family will help out when i need them to.  it's the only way it's gonna work.

tomorrow is going to be a test-run, so to speak, if my parents can handle the kitten without me.  of course i'm planning on showing them exactly what to do for each situation, but i honestly hope they can manage.  i'm going to spend the some QT time with Bur, but come home at a decent hour --no doubt my parents will still leave it to me to do the late late night feedings-- so i can't come home intoxicated or too wiped out.  at least this way, having the baby forces me to stop drinking for a while.  it was fun while it lasted.

having the baby has also affected my diet regime.  i've been just too tired to cook myself something that falls into SBD-safe.  i'm doing phase 1 again, because i've been cheating like crazy since i lost some pounds.  redoing phase 1 sucks.  it's really hard to stay strict again.  but i still need to get rid of another 10lbs, 5lbs at least.  anyhoo, with me so exhausted, i just don't cook and just zap some leftover or tv dinner dish.  bad, bad me.  i really need to stick to the diet by next week.  serious.  serious, bursgirl, ya hear?!

but looking forward, i hope this kitten is healthy and will live a long life with us.  i hope he'll get a chance to know and get along with his Uncle Leo and Uncle Puma, and even see his mom time to time from the window.  i hope we give him a good life and will be happy in our little family.

here's hoping all is well when the time comes.