Its official. Cats have taken over the internet. Do you remember the last time you scrolled though your timeline and didn’t stop to see at least one adorable cat video? We cant either. Gone are the days when being a cat lady meant you lived alone with 50 cats and had no friends. Today’s cat lady is more like..well Karl Lagerfeld! And why not, cats are adorably grumpy and make the best pets. And hello they even clean themselves.
The stars of the show – Dobby and Sylvester
All pets are adorable, but the real test of love comes from a cat. When a cat shows you affection that’s when you know you’ve really done something to deserve it. They are also really cute. There’s no point lamenting over the fact that your friends post pictures of tiny lovable furballs that get a thousand likes on Instagram, while that selfie that you took 10 minutes to perfect gets only 50. You know what they say – when you cant beat them, join ’em. In other words, get a cat! Not for Instagram of course, but for the fact they will change your life with their general adorableness, and are really the coolest pets ever. So here we have some tips to help you on your journey to becoming a successful cat owner, or as the rest of the world will call you – a cat lady!
1. You need to acquire more than one cat. That’s just the way it goes. One is good, but two is a whole new lifestyle.
They were tiny little rescue kittens when we got them. Only weeks old.
2. Take at least 50 pictures of your cats each day. If your phone storage is not filling up every other day you are doing it wrong. I’m talking about having to create a whole new Instagram account just so you can show the world those pictures before deleting them.
Sylvester exploring my bag. Or maybe she just wants to go to work with me.
3. You also need to know that every day is #caturday! Hence your most used hastags need to be #catstagram and #catsofinstagram. Also my favourite: #cantevendealwithallthecuteness (Yes its a real thing).
They are natural siblings and have been inseparable since birth. So grateful we could adopt them both and keep them together!
4. Refer to them as ‘my babies’ at all times and bring them up at least once in every conversation you have. Send out a monthly newsletter to friends and family titled ‘Look how fast my babies are growing up!!’ or something along those lines.
Handsome Dobby. He’s adorable.
5. Have you heard of babyproofing? Well good, but your house needs to be cat proofed. That means no plants that are dangerous for them(they will find them and chew them up and then throw up all over your new carpet), no little glass figurines on shelves (they will knock them off, even as you shout/beg/plead at them to stop), and no exposed wires that they can chew up (I’ve gone through 2 iPhone charging cables and 3 earphones). They really seem to like chewing things up. I have only managed to keep cactus plants alive around the house so far.
The sole surviving plant in our home.
6. Buy them a toy or a treat every time time you go out. This helps with the guilt of leaving them alone at home while you go out. Yes they will probably play with the box the toy came in and completely ignore the toy you spent 25 minutes selecting, but that’s completely okay. They will be appeased and will disapprove of you less for abandoning them to go have fun.
The only thing better than my morning coffee is having it with Sylvester bundled up in my lap.
7. Your Snapchat story should be at least 80% about your cats, if not completely. Bonus points if you can get them to fall asleep in weird places, like on your laptop or your shoulder and film them sleeping. No its not creepy at all, and people really seem to find that adorable.
She’s tired of being so darn cute all the time.
8. When your colleagues show you pictures of their children, show them pictures of your cats on your phone.
Those eyes! That natural eyeliner!
9. Have at least one fight each day with the same colleagues, or even better with random strangers about the virtues of cats as pets over dogs. If you don’t win, then you can’t be a Cat Lady. Sorry, I didn’t make the rules. Repeat steps 1-9.
They are the best cats. They actually sat like that till I was done taking pictures.
10. And finally, when your friends start accepting things like “Nah, I’m giving my cat a bath that day” or “Sorry my cats seem distant, I’m going home early to spend some quality time with them” or “Not sure if Friday works for me, let me speak to <insert name of cat> and get back to you” as valid excuses then you know you’ve done it! You are now a proud Cat Lady. Congratulations and welcome to the club 🙂
Special thanks to Sylvester and Dobby for being very patient models for this post 🙂
–Sat
Dobby is my favourite, so gorgeous. I’m more of a crazy dog lady but I’ve learned to love cats as well
Thanks Selina 🙂 Ya especially those eyes! I used to have a dog earlier as well, they are pretty amazing too.
I succeed at being cat lady yay!
I’ve got two boys as their bigger brother sadly passed last year but I’m itching for another now
They are so cute!! Lovely post dear!
Xoxo,
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Thank you! Happy weekend!
Hahaha this cracked me up. I still just think of cat ladies as toothless women wearing long pink cardigans and smelling of a mixture of catwee and White musk. Me in 20 years basically.
Haha! But why white musk? Haha! But totally understand what you mean.
Oh your cats are so cute! I can’t decide which one I like more. 🙂 I got a cat in November, he’s almost a year old now and is actually the best addition to my life!
I think if I ever broke up with my boyfriend, I’d be more upset about him not letting me keep the cat..
Love this post, hilarious! I’m a crazy dog lady, but I love cats too. So hardcore
Omg I love this post. Your cats are so cute! I used to not be a huge fan of cats but then my sister/roommate adopted two cats and they’re the most adorable thing ever! I fell in love, and totally get it now.
XO
Thank you so much! So glad you liked it 🙂 Ya pretty much guaranteed to fall in love with them once you spend a little time with them. The tiny little things will get you with their cuteness 😀
I love the last one rule the most. Excellent. But I have one cat and I don’t prefer dogs over cats. I like them equally as much. Does that make me a bad cat lady? Or an amateur cat lady, if that’s possible of course.
Thanks for tipping me here from Instagram.
MZ
Haha! (My secret: I don’t have cats myself and love all animals with special fondness for baby elephants and piglets). So glad you enjoyed the post! Honestly, I just read this as a stand-in for love animals and you are set!