Hello, I’m Dr. Karyn! Learn my introduction to be taught extra about me and meet my 5 hilarious cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles.

I’m not likely into Christmas. That’s proper, I mentioned it. I don’t like Christmas.

Regardless of 12 years of Catholic training, Sunday morning sleep-ins ruined by enforced church attendance, and lots of a Christmas Eve spent yawning by way of Midnight Mass, I’ve emerged as a reasonably well-rounded atheist. After all, I’ve no objection to different peoples’ option to subscribe to whichever faith speaks to them, offered I get to click on ‘unsubscribe.’ Thoughts you, as of late, probably the most acknowledged and celebrated Christmas traditions, like Santa Claus, overpriced presents, tacky Hallmark motion pictures, and Mariah-bloody-Carey, have little or no to do with faith! So it’s not that side that turns me right into a Grinch.

For me, it’s simply plenty of problem and stress with a giant mess to wash up on the finish. However earlier than you begin hurling ‘Bah humbug’ in my path, there are two Christmas traditions I do take pleasure in: watching Die Laborious and my annual try to efficiently wrap a cat.

Wrapping My Cats

Ever since a relatively entertaining video emerged a number of years in the past of a really affected person kitty being rigorously measured, wrapped in paper, and topped with a ribbon, it has been my Christmas want to recreate this marvel in my residence. You’ll assume that, with 5 attainable candidates, I’d have succeeded in my mission by now, however alas, my efforts have solely ever resulted in torn wrapping paper and a mildly irritated feline.

The difficulty with my mission is that I’m not going to drive cooperation from any of my cats, which realistically whittles my checklist of probably members from 5 to 2: Clutch or Cyril.

Alex is much too intent on taking part in with the paper, Zelda too feisty, and Zazzles will both conceal till every little thing is packed away or trollop round on high of it. Both approach, she is inconceivable to wrap. Clutch tends to tolerate most issues you possibly can throw at him…so long as you don’t really throw issues, in fact, whereas Cyril is a big fan of any exercise that includes inactivity. This was going to be my 12 months. I felt it. The query was, did they?

Success! Form of…

Relatively surprisingly, Cyril was decidedly petrified of sitting on paper, so he was out of the working instantly. Alex appeared like a contender for a couple of minutes, however as predicted, most well-liked taking part in with the paper greater than being wrapped in it.

Clutch took one for the workforce and was probably the most cooperative of the bunch. Initially, he made issues slightly difficult by mendacity on his facet, then abruptly, he rolled again so he was mendacity on all fours, virtually as if he understood the project. He was not, nevertheless, fairly as tolerant because the cat from the video who impressed my dream; that one even allowed his tail to be wrapped individually!

Though my wrapping job was not significantly fairly, I did handle to get most of Clutch wrapped up for Christmas, together with a festive bow on his head!

That’s A Wrap

Did I succeed? Form of. Did I’ve enjoyable? Not likely! I’ve lastly acquired the cat-wrapping problem out of my system, however it wasn’t as enjoyable or satisfying as I had hoped. However the cats totally loved taking part in with the wrapping paper on the finish!

Whether or not you’re celebrating Christmas, Kwanza, Hanukkah, or simply plain previous celebrating, you should definitely deal with one another, deal with your self, and most significantly, deal with the cat!

And sure, Die Laborious IS a Christmas film!