Today started out very unusually for me. I got up at, get this, 5:21. In the morning. I swear. That's a whole 24 minutes before my alarm usually goes off, and a good 30-35 minutes before I actually get out of bed. But for some reason (probably because I went to bed about a half hour earlier the last two nights) I was wide awake. Normally, even if I'm awake, I'll turn over and try to go to sleep again, but today I decided I should be a little more responsible.
This is because starting today, we have to crate Lizzie again while we're gone for long periods of time. I hate it, I really do, but she's become destructive. To date, we have lost 2 couch pillows (one that we can't replace), a shoestring, and an entryway rug. The rug was the last straw for me. So last night I went to Petco and bought a bigger crate (because if she's going to be in it all day, she might as well be able to stretch out a bit) and we tried to get her to like it. That all being said, I got up early this morning because I knew she'd be more likely to handle the crate gracefully if she had some exercise. So I put her on the treadmill for half an hour. Really, I should do this every morning. I wasn't rushing around to get ready, I had my makeup on and my hair brushed before I sat down at my desk, and I was in a much better mood in general. Plus, Lizzie didn't put up much of a fight when I put her in the crate. So, while I still feel a bit bad that she has to be cooped up in there for 9 and a half hours, at least it's Friday and at least I won't come home to any more pillow massacres.
She'll probably appreciate the opportunity to sleep all day in the crate anyway since you made her exercise before the sun was even up! Good luck with crating.
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