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A few months ago, my boyfriend and I got cats from the local shelter. They are very nice, adorable, playful and everything else you expect from kittens, so that's really awesome. However, I have been away to Greece for almost a month for my work, and my cats and I really missed each other. Time to spend more time together! 1. Do yoga every morning on a working day My morning yoga is the moment we always start with cuddling. I start in a cross-legged position for neck rolls and arm raises, and one of my cats then always sits in my lap. The yoga makes me happy and it also releases some stiffness in my back, legs and neck. I started with this last challenge, and it works really well for me. 2. Be mindful of my working hours I can't play with my cats if I'm at work all the time! Furthermore, I have a history of depression and burn-outs, so I really must make sure that I take enough time to relax. I have a 32 hour/week contract, which I want to spread over 5 days a week, so at most 7 hours a day is reasonable, as is at most 33 hours a week. Tracking is of course part of this goal as well . I'm not sure yet how I'll track my hours, but I'll make a spreadsheet and save it somewhere where I can access it anywhere . 3. Start meditating This is not really related to playing with cats, but I want to try and see if meditation is something for me. doyouyoga.com has a 30-day meditation challenge of ~10 minutes a day, so that's an easy way to try it out. My goal is to complete this 30-day challenge during this challenge, so I'll have to meditate 5 days a week on average. 3. Play with my cats at least 5 minutes a day Just to keep me accountable . S1. Make a picture of my cats and post it here every week. Looking at a picture of my cats makes me feel happy, so I'll probably also enjoy posting pictures of them . S2. Find a music instrument I want to learn to play. I have been thinking about learning to play an instrument for some time now, and now that I have the money and the time I think I should just choose something and start learning it! By the end of this challenge, I want to have chosen which instrument I want to learn to play . S2. Practice on the clarinet at least 15 minutes a day I have chosen to play clarinet, and I want to make fast progress. I won't make progress if I don't practice, so here I go . As the first picture, I present you my cat with a not-so-happy-face: I'll also post some regular updates about my climbing, I'm back at climbing twice a week now . Although my cats are still better on a vertical surface than I am, I can of course keep practising and be awesome with climbing .