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(17,005 posts) Tue Nov 19, 2013, 09:35 PM Nov 2013

Sleepin’ and Eatin’

Sleepin’ and Eatin’
By Patrick M. Kennedy | November 18th, 2013

Some ignore the alarm clock and sleep in as long as they feel like it. Maybe get up a little later and have a good legs and arms stretch and maybe twist the head around to loosen up the neck muscles, and then lie back down and get comfortable again; and then maybe later gettin’ up for a quick bit of food and a lap of water, then back to that comfortable position in the layin’ position, sometimes moving into the sun spot on the floor peering through a window. Ahh, retired life can be just great for many seniors; plenty of rest and very few worries, and no schedule to follow.

This is the way many seniors want to spend their retirement, and many do: Doing nothing, no worries, a day-to-day lifestyle, catching some sun rays when they can, and staying out of the rain; perfect. But in this case we are not discussing their habits; we are describing the life of their cat. If they follow the cat and imitate its lifestyle, they will be in perfect harmony with the laid back life. “Time spent with cats is never wasted,” Sigmund Freud. If he said it, then it must be true, or to extend that thought, imitating a cat is not a waste of time, and that is good for seniors.

A couple of things a senior should not imitate when living like a cat, one is using a cat box in the corner of the kitchen. That is not wise and can get pretty messy and smelly. When company comes over they will start the paperwork to have the senior transferred to a real box with locked doors and a bathroom down the hall, so don’t hide behind the couch like the cat does. Using fingernails to scratch and shred the curtains and sides of the couch and easy chairs is a no-no. Raised eyebrows from your company and maybe even your companion can cause all kinds of cat fights.

http://suddenly.senior.com/sleepin-and-eatin/