Our cat has recently developed a new evening ritual.  

Every evening between 4:30 & 6:30, he announces with increasingly dramatic “mrrroows” that dinner should have happened approximately 3 hours ago.

It started after we split Gordo’s feedings into two smaller meals a day, following a series of 1:30am head butts aimed at my husband, who is far too kind to ignore them.

Gordo is a 2015 World Series Champion Kitty named after the great Alex Gordon.  And like Alex, he’s normally pretty chill.  He’s always been content at the foot of the bed, strategically pinning our legs in place so no one gets too comfortable.  

And then, without warning, the rules changed.

No dramatic event.

But suddenly, 1:30am became, in his mind, an entirely reasonable breakfast time.

So we adjusted & split his feedings into morning & evening.

Every evening, from 5:00-7:00, we are now reminded that he’s more than ready for the next round.

(Sidenote:  He does, however, seem a little leaner.  I’m pretty sure I caught him checking out his reflection in the shower door, which feels like a development no one asked for.)

So why the change in his habits?

Honestly, we have no idea.

Nothing else had changed.

He’s still our shy Gordo.

Still sleeping at the foot of the bed.

Still blocking the camera during my work calls.

But something had changed.

And it got me thinking about how many women I talk to who describe their careers in the same way.

The job is fine.

The paycheck is fine.

The title is fine.

Nothing went obviously wrong.

But something feels different.

The work that used to energize you doesn’t quite hit the same way anymore.

The excitement & motivation you used to have is muted.

And you start to wonder if it’s just stress, a current project, or maybe even just that coworker who seems to track each time you leave early on an Excel spreadsheet.

What if instead of just seeing this as something to power through, you looked at this feeling as information?

Perhaps it’s a signal that the version of success that fit you five or ten years ago may not be the version that fits you now.

And that’s ok.  Because we are all growing & evolving every day.

This is where our conversation starts.  We’ll figure out what actually lights you up now, not what made sense for who you were when you were trying to figure out how to get Julia Roberts hair.  

Let’s find something that makes you excited to wake up each day!