Double header, Sitting on concrete, Bad timing

Yesterday morning I went out to to feed the two office black cats as I do every morning.  The more dominant cat that has white paws will always come over to me as I  put the food down.  Yesterday he did not.  Instead he was laying on the outdoor pet bed I got them last year and was just looking at me.  I was concerned something was wrong with him.  I got closer and did not see any physical signs of an issue.  I put the food down anyway which the other cat quickly started eating and went back inside, concerned.

Throughout the morning I kept glancing out the window to see if white paws came over to the food, I did not see him.  Mid-afternoon I went back out to check on him.  He was still on the pet bed.  I plopped myself down on the cement pad next to where his bed was and just hung with him a bit to observe.  A few times he stretched his legs and crossed them while he sort of turned his head into the bed, something I associate with a cat being happy/content, not sick.  The second cat came closer than normal and laid down, not wanting to miss out on our first ever cat hang out session. I was probably out there for 10 minutes but got the sense he was ok, just tired for some reason.  When I went back out today he came over to eat so hopefully all is well.

Yesterday I played pickleball at lunch and after work out at the park by the house.  At the end of the session last night I played two competitive singles games against Jeff that included a ton of hard charging, stop and go action that left my knees feeling like hamburger at the end of play. I love playing but I also love walking without a limp so I need to be a bit smarter when it comes to walking that line as to how much is too much.

Last night marked the third night in a row where I didn’t do anything significant in terms of continuing the prep of the house for sale.  I have found my motivation reserves on the low side this week which is less than ideal timing considering what lies ahead of me.  Tomorrow the exterior of the house is due to be painted, I only a have a few tasks to complete to facilitate that luckily.  Inside I came up with the idea of dismantling/disposing of my huge, ugly, but effective computer desk.  I have a smaller/cleaner glass style desk in the room that I should be able to migrate my stuff to which should be more visually appealing to show the house.  I have an extended three day weekend so I will need to kick myself in the ass and take advantage of that time to get the interior of the house as ready as possible for painting the following weekend.  My goal is to have anything and everything I can do short of pulling clothes out of the closets done before I return to work on Tuesday.

I have a lot of navigation to do to figure out how this potential transition is going to eventually work out.  I need to run scenarios, come up with multiple solutions depending on circumstances, while doing my best to maintain a stable platform to keep the rest of my life moving forward as normally as possible.  Of course I have ample experience knowing that whatever you think/plan is going to happen quite often gets thrown out the window.  It’s in those times where improvisation becomes a valuable skill.