Dear Cats of our Household

Dear Cats of our Household,

We *do* live to please y'all, so we need a little help. What's up with feeding times? So Mr M needed a special diet moist food for his aging GI tract. No problem. We didn't change the food type for everybody, and kept the moist food the same for Greycie Loo and Edward. Mr M has developed a, "Maybe i'll eat if you bring it to me," attitude which we also put off to age. But Greycie, Edward? Do you want moist food at all? When? Greycie, you used to yowl in the morning as if you hadn't eaten for ages. Now i find dishes with food left over from dinner, Edward wants out, Mr M wants to sleep, and Greycie Loo wants a lap.

Please clue us in,

Your humble servants

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When i got up to make tea, i saw the parking lot was wet. Rain! (Well, precipitation!) It's been a very dry December, and it was good to see that perhaps the pattern is breaking. In inside weather news, i ran the vaporizer last night and "rain" fell on my bedside table. At 2 am i woke to find my cell phone wet. I think all is well but perhaps i needn't run it on high, not when we're getting rain outside, at least.

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Yesterday i listened to the recording of a webinair from the Energy Project (http://www.theenergyproject.com/) on restoration. For me, the Energy Project folks come across as preaching time and energy management practices that i know, so listening rarely has any revelations, but often helps me renew my commitment to following a practice. ( lifehacking reflections )

I will commit to two new practices:

* Take microrests: turn away, let the mind rest, focus on the rest (breath), and put on a confident posture.
* 15 min nap (break) after 2 pm

I remain curious about managing context switching. It seems clear that an optimal design would be 90 min focus with micro breaks. But managing context switching....