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Pets · by Imogen Clarke · 2026-09-19

Notes from a very normal busy month with Pets in real life

I started this because my late summer felt a little stuck, and cats seemed like a manageable place to experiment. The funny part is that the smallest change was the one I kept.

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 9 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. care got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam.

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Avery Johnson · 1 likes

This made me smile more than expected.

Tola Ibrahim · 0 likes

I laughed, but you are not wrong.

Noah Miller · 0 likes

Anecdotally, this tracks with what I have seen. That is where the boring checklist helps. Glad you shared the messy version too.