I used up all my motivation when I got out of bed this morning and now I have none.

I'm right there with you, shrift. I have zero motivation but an article with a deadline. These are incompatible realities.

You guys, this is really weird. I was checking my bank account and it was higher than expected. I went into PeopleSoft and looked at Comp History and apparently I got a raise? A month ago? That no one told me about and is out of cycle with our usual? And it's almost five percent.

I'm almost afraid to ask.

I will probably be in Boston that week visiting family, but if we're in town at the same time and our schedules line up I would love to meet up.

Connie, territorial issues with cats can be hard to resolve. I'd try getting another litter box and cleaning them both twice a day. Does Other Cat have his own usual place to sleep at night? Why is he suddenly vying with Shadow for sleeping on your bed?

That...sounds nice, Brenda? But also hate if it's a mistake and gets taken away!

I am working 18 days between now and January 5. Only two full 5 day weeks.

Jealous. Though I am taking the full week at Thanksgiving.

So here's a question: my new project, the company that hired us is based in Seattle. So they want to meet me for lunch or coffee just to get to know each other. (it's a pretty small project so I'm the only person in my role, except one other woman in Australia). What do I wear?? I mean, normally when I'm at sites I wear nice end of business casual, dresses or slacks and a blouse and cardigan. But this is a work from home day. I'd feel a bit weird getting dressed up (and this IS Seattle which is super chill), but I think jeans might be too casual.

Hmm brenda, that sounds good, unless of course it's a glitch somewhere.

I would dress like a usual site day, meara.

Other Cat normally sleeps on a chair in the living room during the day and with his human at night. He sneaks into my room sometimes in the evening and I'll find him there. Shadow sometimes comes to get me, obviously upset by something, and he'll lead me into the bedroom, where Other Cat is napped out. Other Cat will also often be napping on my desk chair.

When Other Cat is feeling snuggly and his human's gone, he'll often come looking for me, because he knows he can guilt me into picking him up for snuggles. Since Hubby's been gone, Shadow has kept closer to me, so that avenue of snuggling is thwarted. For quite a while it's seemed like Other Cat is more than happy to co-opt me as his human since the housemate isn't home at the times Other Cat wants snuggles. It's a combination of the loss of a source of snuggles (Hubby), cat politics, and Shadow not being able to get to his usual world outside. Shadow's lost his primary ally, and he's not happy about it.

These are incompatible realities.

I know that I'm upset about my job situation and how ill-defined my current role has been for over a year, but right now I'm feeling a towering rage anytime people ask me to do anything. Or assume it's something I should do when they easily could do it themselves.

I've already meditated this morning and I still want to invite everyone to suck it. I guess my next step is to resort to bribing myself for every task I complete today.