Pets · by Aoi Ito · 2026-09-14

My 10-month experiment with care in Dublin

> Tiny progress is still progress.

That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where photos stopped feeling new.

> Tiny progress is still progress.

That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where cats stopped feeling new.

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Irene López · 12 likes

This is genuinely helpful, thanks for writing it out. I keep a note about photos for exactly this reason.

Curious River · 6 likes

I would not call it wrong, just incomplete. A little friction removed goes a long way.

Aoi Ito · 4 likes

Could be regional too.

Camille Dubois · 3 likes

That last line is excellent. I am curious whether cats still feels good next month.

Camila Soto · 1 likes

I had a similar experience, but my problem was consistency rather than motivation. This is more useful on a tired busy month than on a perfect day.

Haruto Sato · 0 likes

Did anyone else read this and immediately make a tiny checklist? I noticed the same thing in Lagos.

Rohan Mehta · 2 likes

My wallet felt that.