Kindle and the Cat

Do you have distractions when you ease into your reading chair? We have three dogs and one cat. Paris is 13 years old and I have had her since I lived in a high-rise condo in Baltimore. To keep the peace, we have the house separated into Catland and Dogland. Paris lives in my office (which is quite large and used to be a garage before being turned into a room). My office is Catland.

Near my front window, I have a reading chair and lamp. It's a comfy chair - for me and for Paris. Whenever I sit in the chair, she rushes over and joins me.

Have you ever tried to hang onto a book and turn pages while dealing with a cat who is trying to distract you? I read a lot, so this arrangement is important. I have found that with my Kindle, I don't have nearly the problems for three reasons:

1. The Kindle is smaller and lighter than most books so I can easily hold it in one hand.
2. No physical page turning is needed! Paris has this habit of laying inside a book to let me know that my attention should be on her. It is hard to turn the page with a cat in your book.
3. Kindle is ambidextrous. Paris does not lay still, she moves around. To keep reading, I need to switch holding the Kindle from one hand to the next, which is fine because I can turn pages using either hand (there are page turning bars on the left and right).

Kindle is cat friendly. One more reason to love the Kindle - I can read and be a cat pillow at the same time. Here is a picture of sweet Paris. You can check out my other posts about the kindle here, here, here and here.

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