Do you ever feel like this?

Do you ever feel like somedays it's just not worth the battle? That it may not be in your favor to struggle? That you may as well just sit there and take it, knowing it will eventually go away no matter how disgusted & humiliated you may feel at that moment? Yep...I do.

For those of you that know I have two black cats you can see how this pic attracted me. I, however, cringe at the thought of trying to hold down one of my cats in a pool of water. Even my little one, who is the only 'weight challenged' thing in our home weighing in at only 6.25 lbs and that's mostly bone and attitude, would be impossible to hold still. I value my unscathed limbs and torso too much to attempt such a feat. My cats are inside cats and my little one (who is actually older than the other one) is a meticulous groomer... as if my house is just not clean enough for her, giving me a bit of a complex. She LOVES to be brushed, as if the hair should not be there, she just can't swallow enough on her own, and wants me to please continue the removal! Then there's my big boy who's name should be Pig Pen as he tends to have neverending hair and dander flying off his body when he walks through the room. (It's especially easy to see when he walks past a sunlit window) He HATES to be brushed and I can see the terror in his eyes when he sees me coming with the brush, so I don't send him into traumatic shock by brushing him as often as I'd like. Needless to say, when I sweep and/or shampoo the carpet, I collect enough hair throughout the house to, literally, construct a whole other cat. Regardless, my cats and a water bath just don't mix.