#antiopethekitty

[kellyschwark]

Christmas miracle arrives early; kitty samples life as a lap cat and doesn't hate it. For five whole minutes! #antiopethekitty https://www.instagram.com/p/B5K5s2Eln83/?igshid=11bwl8q5eo1e0

[kellyschwark]

In need of a cute kitten on this chilly Monday morning? I've got ya' covered! #antiopethekitty https://www.instagram.com/p/B4ciRWlFmxE/?igshid=5jlcdlq4k5zb

[kellyschwark]

Umm... thanks for the help, #antiopethekitty. This morning, I pulled out the yoga mat that I purchased years ago, one matching my daughter's, and have used less than a handful of times. In the privacy of my own home. Often leading to just laying on the floor acting the part as a human jungle gym for the feline in our lives. But tomorrow? Yikes. Tomorrow, I'm stepping out of my comfort zone. When I first read about the free #OnBeingMagic workshop that the generous @elizabeth_gilbert_writer and @jenpastiloff are hosting, I jumped on it because, as my readers already know, #BigMagic is my favorite book. No thinking, just click the button and figure out the rest later. "Wait. What? Yoga?" This is where the doorway to any and all insecurities is left unlocked and unattended, allowing the whole gang of "imposter syndrome" and all inadequacies to come in one by one. It starts slowly with, "Your joints are as stiff as a board, you'll look absolutely absurd on a yoga mat," and quickly escalates from there. "You think losing 10 lbs is enough? You have another 20 to go." "You just took a spot that could have gone to someone who could ACTUALLY make a difference in someone else's life." "You are definitely going to make a fool of yourself and sound like a twit, so you better keep quiet." The gang is brutal, but you know what? Me and the kitty have had enough of their shit, so I'll be grateful for the reminder that I need to stretch more and I'll take my exhausted rusty self to the workshop and I will let magic and muse and inspiration take the gang out back and hug it out. So yeah... tomorrow is going to be AMAZING! (Side note: Philadelphia was on my list of 40 places to reclaim after my marriage ended, and I can't think of a better way to do just that. THANK YOU ELIZABETH & JEN!) (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3CKKZnFTn8/?igshid=1qrig6lhudkch

[kellyschwark]

Is it Friday yet? Crap. #fridaydreaming #catsofinstagram #adoptdontshop #antiopethekitty https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw5gYk0FUh_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xsnswdfdm3xn

[kellyschwark]

What does #antiopethekitty think about #nationalpetday? She couldn't give two licks about it because she chooses to celebrate it EVERY day. #adoptdontshop #westchesteraspca #calico #alwaysakitten #calicokitten #catsofinstagram #westchester #aspca https://www.instagram.com/p/BwIAGmdg4yl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=pdzmi54bbqb0

[kellyschwark]

I think someone was upset that I didn't post a photo of her on #nationalcatday yesterday, so every fifteen minutes or so, she would use her tail to tickle my nose while I was sleeping, repeating the process every time I fell back asleep. She started at around 2:00 this morning and did not cease. SO... I found one of the most ridiculous photos to post as retaliation. There. Happy now, kitty? (Please excuse the bags under my eyes today. I blame #antiopethekitty.) #calico #calicokitten #pitacat #youlookridiculous #doessomeoneneedahug https://www.instagram.com/p/BmQYBHKBViB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bw64iadts5d3