Cats like routine, and so do I. Especially my morning routine. I get up and head right into my home office (the spare room upstairs, right next to my bedroom). I sit at the computer, turn on the stereo (so I can hear the computer’s sounds) and turn on the SAD light. Then I set about responding to mail, browsing my favorite sites and doing some work.

About that time, Spooky and/or Julius enter the picture. Spooky jumps up onto the piano bench, which sits right next to me. Julius jumps up onto the office table, between my keyboard and the SAD light. Both get scritched, and often Spooky climbs into my arms to hog all the attention, but I never let that last too long.

It’s a good way to wake up to the day. The combination of SAD light and warm purring kitties perk up my mood no matter what ails me.