Labor Day weekend is finally here, which means hardworking hoomans everywhere get a much-needed break from emails, meetings, commutes, and pretending to look busy until 5 PM. Cats, naturally, will also be taking the weekend off. From what, exactly? We're still trying to figure that out.
Being a full-time feline is apparently exhausting work. There are sunbeams to nap in, cardboard boxes to inspect, countertops to patrol, and hoomans who require constant supervision. Someone has to make sure dinner arrives on time, and that responsibility certainly isn't going to handle itself.
So this Labor Day weekend, cats are doing what they do best: absolutely nothing.
While their pawrents celebrate a few precious days away from work, these unemployed little freeloaders will be joining the festivities like they've been clocking 40-hour weeks all year. Expect plenty of sleeping in, afternoon naps to recover from sleeping in, and maybe a trip to the kitchen for a well-earned snack. It's called work-life balance, look it up.
Of course, cats have perfected the long weekend lifestyle. No alarms. No deadlines. No Sunday scaries. Their biggest Monday concern is whether to move from the couch to the bed or squeeze in another nap before dinner. Frankly, we could learn something from them.
The only labor happening around here belongs to the hoomans opening treat bags, scooping litter boxes, and moving approximately three inches over on the couch because His Royal Floofiness needs more room.
So kick back, ignore that inbox, and enjoy these hardworking kitties taking a well-deserved break from their grueling careers in napping, snacking, and knocking things off tables.
Happy Labor Day to everyone, including the cats who have never worked a day in any of their nine lives.