Frankly, I'm at least halfway there already. In my mind, cat ladies are elderly spinsters who just don't give a hoot what anyone else says. They have given up on every aspect of life except having cats. I can get down with that!
I only have two cats, although I kind of have two more, if you count the neighbor's cats that I feed on my porch. She needed me to semi-adopt them for a month this summer while she had some work done on the deck that they use to get in and out of the house (and to escape her dogs).
Her construction is finished, but I still feed her cats for two reasons. First, because I like the company. Her cats are very sociable, and it's nice to have a happy face greet you on the porch every time you go in or out of the house. And second, because I feed them a much higher quality of food than I know they get at her house. Although her dogs get premium food, she feeds her cats whatever cheap-ass stuff she can find at the Grocery Outlet. I'm kind of a stickler for pet food, I'm currently feeding my cats Nutra Max although past entries have included Natural Balance, VF, and Innova.
I'm also single, living in a remote rural cabin, and I frequently wear sweat pants out in public. It's one of the benefits of living in a rural area: it's always super casual out here. I never the only person wearing sweats at the store. Heck, today I wore sweats when I ran a quick round of errands first thing in the morning (ATM to make a deposit, post office to pick up mail, convenience store to get more coffee).
See what I mean? I'm at least halfway to my cat lady goal!
One thing holding me back is my age. I kind of feel like 39 is too young to be a cat lady. It seems like you have to be at least 50 to be a real cat lady. But maybe that's just because 39 doesn't seem very old to me. I bet if you had asked me when I was 20, I would have said 39 was plenty old!
Another thing is the combination of finances and small home which keeps me from owning more than two cats. I think you need at least five cats before you can be a cat lady.
Semi-adopting the neighbor's cats is a great start, though, don't you think?
I only have two cats, although I kind of have two more, if you count the neighbor's cats that I feed on my porch. She needed me to semi-adopt them for a month this summer while she had some work done on the deck that they use to get in and out of the house (and to escape her dogs).
Her construction is finished, but I still feed her cats for two reasons. First, because I like the company. Her cats are very sociable, and it's nice to have a happy face greet you on the porch every time you go in or out of the house. And second, because I feed them a much higher quality of food than I know they get at her house. Although her dogs get premium food, she feeds her cats whatever cheap-ass stuff she can find at the Grocery Outlet. I'm kind of a stickler for pet food, I'm currently feeding my cats Nutra Max although past entries have included Natural Balance, VF, and Innova.
I'm also single, living in a remote rural cabin, and I frequently wear sweat pants out in public. It's one of the benefits of living in a rural area: it's always super casual out here. I never the only person wearing sweats at the store. Heck, today I wore sweats when I ran a quick round of errands first thing in the morning (ATM to make a deposit, post office to pick up mail, convenience store to get more coffee).
See what I mean? I'm at least halfway to my cat lady goal!
One thing holding me back is my age. I kind of feel like 39 is too young to be a cat lady. It seems like you have to be at least 50 to be a real cat lady. But maybe that's just because 39 doesn't seem very old to me. I bet if you had asked me when I was 20, I would have said 39 was plenty old!
Another thing is the combination of finances and small home which keeps me from owning more than two cats. I think you need at least five cats before you can be a cat lady.
Semi-adopting the neighbor's cats is a great start, though, don't you think?