Heating bills be damned, my cats demand warmth!

Even though electricity isn't hugely expensive where I live, every kilowatt adds up, so I do my absolute best to conserve energy. By far my biggest electrical expenditure is for heating, so I delay turning on the heat every year for as long as possible. Though the ultimate decision isn't mine... it's Jake and Jenny's. I am happy to throw on a hoodie and self-insulate against the cold. They already have fur coats and don't give a shit how much it costs to stay warm.

I put out their warming pads, which they cling to, individually. But how I know when they become unsatisfied with the temperature is when they buddy up together to share warmth.

When I see this, I know it's time...

And once the heat is on?

Back to laying on separate warming pads.

Which can be a problem when Jake wants the pad which Jenny is sitting on, so he wakes her up to get it...

Literally pushing her off...

This doesn't make Jenny happy at all, and she will definitely lash out if Jake pisses her off like this...

But don't worry, she can fall asleep in sixty seconds, so she can move on after she's taken a chunk of Jake's fur out...

And now? I will sit here in my cozy-warm house and start up Ted Lasso for the hundredth time. When it comes to comfort, that's my happy place.