The menandcats.com HQ is preparing to go on a much-needed, long-anticipated vacation. The cats, of course, will be staying home. I always have such a hard time leaving them, even though I know they will be in good hands with my 2 friends who are on cat-sitting duties.

The husband was making fun of me this morning for all the time I spend cuddling with Thurston just before leaving for work. “First, you have the waking-up cuddle in bed. Then, when you get out of the shower, he’s waiting for you on the bed and you have more petting and cuddling. Then, he sits on your lap while you’re having coffee! You spend half an hour each morning cuddling with that cat!”

And that’s on a normal day. Pre-vacation cat-cuddling and toy-buying due to guilt and anxiety on my part goes through the roof.