Zagmek
@zagmek.bsky.social
The everyday ramblings of an underqualified domestic engineer working with her second shift of cats and first round husband.
My brain knows I can't freeze to death in a 68°F house, my body (and Jasper) disagree 🥶
January 31, 2026 at 6:39 AM
My brain knows I can't freeze to death in a 68°F house, my body (and Jasper) disagree 🥶
Milo looks so proud of himself. He did a great job watching us put together the puzzle.
December 28, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Milo looks so proud of himself. He did a great job watching us put together the puzzle.
Beware! We are extremely exciting people: puzzle, whiskey, gingerbread cake and fruitcake 😄 there's so much action going on, even the cats have abandoned us!
December 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Beware! We are extremely exciting people: puzzle, whiskey, gingerbread cake and fruitcake 😄 there's so much action going on, even the cats have abandoned us!
The ottoman has a tail.
December 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The ottoman has a tail.
Milo has discovered I put a blanket in the tree bucket.
December 23, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Milo has discovered I put a blanket in the tree bucket.
Milo is not the smartest of kitties. He's definitely an orange printed in grayscale: the sun is shining bright and warm in the front windows with kitty perches... and he settles under the not-warm LED therapy lamp.
December 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Milo is not the smartest of kitties. He's definitely an orange printed in grayscale: the sun is shining bright and warm in the front windows with kitty perches... and he settles under the not-warm LED therapy lamp.
I should know better than to turn on the heated blanket for a nap. I think ibsweated off 5 pounds, though, with the 30 pounds of kitties adding even more heat.
December 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I should know better than to turn on the heated blanket for a nap. I think ibsweated off 5 pounds, though, with the 30 pounds of kitties adding even more heat.
The '80s called. They reminded me that my ankles hate the cold, and that leg warmers still exsist.
December 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The '80s called. They reminded me that my ankles hate the cold, and that leg warmers still exsist.
When "grandma" crochets and also knows the grandkitties wear bandanas all the time.
November 29, 2025 at 11:37 PM
When "grandma" crochets and also knows the grandkitties wear bandanas all the time.
I got a new wok! And Jasper got a new box!
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I got a new wok! And Jasper got a new box!
Never just sit on a blanket bunched up on my couch: they are the natural habitat of the rare burrowing land orca who takes offense when you expose him to the light
November 19, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Never just sit on a blanket bunched up on my couch: they are the natural habitat of the rare burrowing land orca who takes offense when you expose him to the light
I decided to get two whole chickens and butcher them up myself so I can have split chicken breasts since stores never have them. Had a moment of "why did I do this to myself‽" as I started, but I've dismembered many cooked chickens, so wasn't as difficult & didn't take as long as I feared it might.
November 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I decided to get two whole chickens and butcher them up myself so I can have split chicken breasts since stores never have them. Had a moment of "why did I do this to myself‽" as I started, but I've dismembered many cooked chickens, so wasn't as difficult & didn't take as long as I feared it might.
My brain can't decide between going to bed or sitting up reading, but my body is stuck under cats so...
November 6, 2025 at 5:16 AM
My brain can't decide between going to bed or sitting up reading, but my body is stuck under cats so...
The great toe nail painting dilemma: touch it to see if it's dry (enough) potentially ruining a nail, or just sit here longer with Milo refusing to come closer because of the smell.
September 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The great toe nail painting dilemma: touch it to see if it's dry (enough) potentially ruining a nail, or just sit here longer with Milo refusing to come closer because of the smell.
When you buy a set of nifty little cleaning brushes last winter to clean out the window and sliding door tracks and vents in the spring, but end up cleaning them without the nifty new brushes because you couldn't find them since because you actually put them away with other cleaning tools #adhdbrain
September 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
When you buy a set of nifty little cleaning brushes last winter to clean out the window and sliding door tracks and vents in the spring, but end up cleaning them without the nifty new brushes because you couldn't find them since because you actually put them away with other cleaning tools #adhdbrain
The three beasts have been nearly fighting over the "new" window perch that they've moatlybignored for the past 6 months. Guess I'll invest in another tonreplace the old rickety one they're now ignoring... 🐈⬛️🐈🐈⬛️
September 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The three beasts have been nearly fighting over the "new" window perch that they've moatlybignored for the past 6 months. Guess I'll invest in another tonreplace the old rickety one they're now ignoring... 🐈⬛️🐈🐈⬛️
Finally dug into my stack of little projects in my sewing room. Replaced the button that broke on a pair of jeans, took the annoyingly tight elastic out of the hem of some pj pants, took the bulky uncomfortable ties off a jean skirt, and turned 6 annoyingly small dish towels into 16 new dish cloths.
September 6, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Finally dug into my stack of little projects in my sewing room. Replaced the button that broke on a pair of jeans, took the annoyingly tight elastic out of the hem of some pj pants, took the bulky uncomfortable ties off a jean skirt, and turned 6 annoyingly small dish towels into 16 new dish cloths.
"Keep yourself warm by overheating the human" practice this morning. These two are prepared for the end of summer. Kitty #3 (aka the burrowing land orca) was burrowed under the duvet scrunched at the foot of the bed, and was quite miffed when I flipped the blanket off of him.
September 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"Keep yourself warm by overheating the human" practice this morning. These two are prepared for the end of summer. Kitty #3 (aka the burrowing land orca) was burrowed under the duvet scrunched at the foot of the bed, and was quite miffed when I flipped the blanket off of him.
I couldn't stop laughing at how the shadows made Milo's face look 😆
August 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I couldn't stop laughing at how the shadows made Milo's face look 😆
My husband: "Poor Jasper, he must be broiling in his thick fur coat"
Me: "Your cat isn't stupid. If he was that hot right now, he wouldn't be purposefully seeking the 12 inches of direct sunlight that happened when I opened the door to take the trash out."
Me: "Your cat isn't stupid. If he was that hot right now, he wouldn't be purposefully seeking the 12 inches of direct sunlight that happened when I opened the door to take the trash out."
June 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
My husband: "Poor Jasper, he must be broiling in his thick fur coat"
Me: "Your cat isn't stupid. If he was that hot right now, he wouldn't be purposefully seeking the 12 inches of direct sunlight that happened when I opened the door to take the trash out."
Me: "Your cat isn't stupid. If he was that hot right now, he wouldn't be purposefully seeking the 12 inches of direct sunlight that happened when I opened the door to take the trash out."
If i tell the cat to go take a shower for me, and she starts grooming, does that count as her doing what I said?
June 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
If i tell the cat to go take a shower for me, and she starts grooming, does that count as her doing what I said?
Is there anything more happy and smug than a cat all cozy on the tablet you need?
May 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Is there anything more happy and smug than a cat all cozy on the tablet you need?
Jasper went full spreading melt.
May 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Jasper went full spreading melt.
The mourning doves decided this wasn't a great place for a nest once I cranked the window open and all three cats were nose to screen the rest of the day.
May 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The mourning doves decided this wasn't a great place for a nest once I cranked the window open and all three cats were nose to screen the rest of the day.
Milo's making a great argument for mounting the TV on the wall and getting a much lower stand for all the currently attached devices...
May 12, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Milo's making a great argument for mounting the TV on the wall and getting a much lower stand for all the currently attached devices...