UPDATE

Amazingly, I managed to extricate myself without disturbing her. No atrocities have occurred this day.

Calling in sick is not an atrocity.

I like the blanket

My cat demands cuddles as soon as I get out of the shower. The ritual has become wrapping up in a couple of towels, sitting on the tub deck, and him jumping in my lap purring as loud as physically possible. And he will not stop. I have to commit the atrocity every day of carrying him with my back to the bedroom and then setting him down so I can get dressed.