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Every night, the same thing. We head to bed and hear the padding of 4 small feline feet up the stairs. Into the bathroom for a final slurp of the upstairs water bowl – and then – the stalking of Scotty commences. (For those of a nervous disposition, do not read on. Yes, I am in my pyjamas and no, I clearly do not look good).<\/p>\n

Even when I'm not yet in bed – little Miss Mojo is poised, on my bedside cabinet – awaiting my arrival. I can pretty much hear 'hurry up Mummy' in the air..<\/p>\n

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And then we go through the same routine eeeeeevery night. Stage 1 – half an hour of chest kneading…<\/p>\n

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And then a stage of getting juuuuuust that little bit closer – nuzzling in for a bit of under chin action or to bury her face in my pillow – usually involving me being unable to hold or read my iPad properly, as the furry beast's requirements obviously come first.<\/p>\n

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Followed – finally – with me having asked her several times by this point – by Mojo settling down. Usually so close that her fur is by now actually in my mouth and I am instantly too hot, given the fur ball around my neck. Cue throwing back of the lower covers and sticking out of one leg, because of course I am way to soft to disturb the sleeping cat pussy princess.<\/p>\n

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And then when I settle down to sleep, she takes off for a few minutes. Often back to the side cabinet where she watches me until she thinks I have stopped being annoyingly a moving thing, and am still.<\/p>\n

At which point she clambers onto the top of my head, forcing me further down the pillow until she has max space and is fully comfortable. I then spend the next 8 hours trying not to wake her up, staying as still as possible and getting much less sleep than I need.<\/p>\n

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Move the cat? Not let her into the bedroom? Make her sleep at the foot fo the bed? <\/p>\n

Not on your nelly. Vast faff though it is every night, and I bear a patchwork of little shoulder scratches as witness,  it's still a privilege when a cat chooses you as her favourite place to sleep, and I wouldn't trade it for the world. Night night Miss Mojie Bobbins  x <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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