A Welcome Distraction

I live in a modest apartment. I use a secondhand dining room table as my rickety desk. I make words come to life by the speed of my thoughts and fingers.

This is how I write.

Along comes a cat. Yet I power through, attempting to ignore warmth for the sake of accomplishment.

Then, I surrender. Because a welcome distraction is always welcome. It reminds me of life—its tangibility, its humor, its comfort.

Today…get distracted.

23 thoughts on “A Welcome Distraction”

Raunak September 28, 20127:40 am Reply

theme of the day- Distraction 🙂
1. Britt Skrabanek September 28, 20127:52 am Reply
  
  Yay!
Alexandra September 28, 20128:08 am Reply

Lovely 🙂
1. Britt Skrabanek September 28, 20128:44 am Reply
  
  Haha! Thanks!
diannegray September 29, 20124:54 am Reply

Beautiful, Britt! 🙂
1. Britt Skrabanek September 29, 20127:25 am Reply
  
  Aw…thanks, Dianne! : )
letizia September 29, 20121:10 pm Reply

A beautiful reminder that we should all surrender from time to time; thank you 🙂
1. Britt Skrabanek September 30, 20127:29 am Reply
  
  And a lot of time animals, children, and nature are the only reminders as they have no goals or obligations…they just are. : )
T. W. Dittmer September 29, 20121:45 pm Reply

The tangibility of life as a distraction. As you say, sometimes it’s good for us. Well said, Britt.
1. Britt Skrabanek September 30, 20127:30 am Reply
  
  Thanks, T.W. Especially with my focus on writing this year, I feel like I need to draw back and appreciate more.
jessicakorteman September 30, 20128:41 am Reply

I am distracting myself by reading your blog hahaha Great post!
1. Britt Skrabanek September 30, 20127:41 pm Reply
  
  Yay! I’m honored to be your distraction. : )
audiophileparadise September 30, 201211:34 am Reply

Great post, and great pix too! It’s really hard to see a cat’s affection these days! 🙂
1. Britt Skrabanek September 30, 20127:42 pm Reply
  
  LOL! Not around this house. These cats are ridiculously affectionate. We’re lucky humans. : )
  1. audiophileparadise October 1, 201211:05 am Reply
    
    Wow! I never knew cats could be so affectionate! I have a dog at home, so I know how the feeling is like! Cheers to pet lovers!! 🙂
    1. Britt Skrabanek October 1, 201211:46 am Reply
      
      It’s all in the love, right? If we respect and cherish them, they will return the favor. : )
      1. audiophileparadise October 3, 20126:19 am Reply
        
        So true!! 🙂 😀
Subhan Zein September 30, 201211:57 pm Reply

That’s an awesome distraction! Lovely! 🙂

Subhan Zein
1. Britt Skrabanek October 1, 20129:37 am Reply
  
  Thanks, Subhan! Glad you enjoyed the furry distraction.
Margaret Britt-Mead October 1, 20126:29 pm Reply

AWWW Britt,she is so pretty…….she was so lucky to get you for a forever home……
1. Britt Skrabanek October 1, 20126:44 pm Reply
  
  Isn’t she? And, little did she know she would become a famous blog cat one day. : )
Forever Bound Art October 2, 20129:36 am Reply

I’m thinking that bloggers love cats. I could be wrong, generalizing. However here it goes, people who love cats tend to be calmer. Calm people can truly write (it’s all the words in our head that isn’t calm!). What does everyone think?
p.s. My cat Noir is the one that won’t leave me alone while I type. 🙂 Welcoming distraction indeed.
1. Britt Skrabanek October 2, 201211:39 am Reply
  
  Noir…what a fantastic name! Love it. That’s an interesting idea you have there about loving cats, calmness, and writing. : )