This is a story about being in a hurry…
Wanting a girlfriend, a kitten and a house could hardly be said to be whimsical decisions that have I suddenly made with little thought put into them. I’ve wanted a girlfriend, a cat and a house for my whole adult life, and probably a lot of my adolescence too. My wants and needs are pretty basic; fundamental.
The amount of elapsed time it’s taken me to get a house, furnish it, start dating, meet some prospective love interests and find a kitten, has not taken me very long at all… by most normal people’s standards. According to my perceptions, time has been almost at a standstill: like watching a 3 hour long movie in ultra slow-motion, or perhaps having each of the 24 frames per second shown by a slide projector, one every minute. The last three months of my life have lasted 72 months, according to my warped perception of time.
I by no means want to make a hurried decision about important things such as embarking upon a serious relationship, but equally I am not a person who wishes to spend a vast amount of time, effort and money, eternally dating and never thinking about making a more earnest commitment.
My life feels quite incomplete without a feline friend. I find it improves my life immeasurably to have a furry face to greet me when I come home, and I never seem to get bored of playing with cats, and stroking them when they’re in the mood for human company – the sensation of a cat’s fur is instantly calming, soothing and stress relieving.
UK house prices are insanely overvalued, so I must temporarily console myself with a house owned by a bank – with a mortgage – or beholden to some other form of landlord who gets rich at my expense. However, at least I have some say over how I furnish and decorate my home, and I have the right to reasonably refuse entrance to anybody I want and feel safe behind my front door.
I might seem like a very impatient person, but you have to understand that I thought I had my life sorted at a surprisingly young age, but there were bumps in the road and I’m finding myself starting over – clean slate – in a new city and without much to show for all the struggle and effort I put in up until now. That’s why I’m so impatient: I very much know what I want and I know how to get it, because I already got what I wanted once already.
I have to wait a while to pick up my kitten because bengal breeders are pretty strict about when people are allowed to have them. The waiting is agonising. I have loads of photos and I get to go back for visits, but I hate waiting. I want to start bonding with my kitten right away.
I have my future life pictured very clearly and I can easily see the steps of how to get where I want to be. I never thought “I wish I didn’t get a kitten” or “I wish I didn’t buy a house” previously. I’m usually pretty good at knowing what’s going to make me feel like a happy, fulfilled, contented person. I’m usually pretty good at knowing what’s missing from my life.
It takes time to get everything we want and need, and the waiting is horrible, but I suppose I’ll get there in the end.
Tags: #kitten #moving #relationships #house #frankie #homeless
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Gorgeous little thing 🥰😻
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Good luck. Take great care of that Kitten. Takes a warm heart and patience and work. Don’t forget to clean the litter boxe. I like your goals
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You’ll get there. Very cute kitten
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Happy for both of you to find a home together 🙂
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I will never get sick of kitten pictures and videos. She looks gorgeous and I’m looking forward to seeing more pictures 😻😻
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Agree
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She’s tiny! Fair warning: your furniture and curtains are likely to be shredded by her kitten play
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Bring it on! Kittens are the best.
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Its real name is Baby Sussex.
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So when you getting her??
As for a wriggle bottom… they turn your life upside down!! Into everything!
Put all good pieces of glass away! And anything precious! And don’t forget the love scratches as they have fine claws!
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WHY AM I STILL THINKING ABOUT YOU
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Hopefully a week tomorrow… feels like forever to wait
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Kittyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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