Last night was a bit weird, and I spontaneously did a video that felt like a ulog, so I figured I’d do my first post. Hope you get a laugh out of it.

The weirdness was mostly because of a mouse called One-Eyed Willie, who seems to think my house is a good place to hang out. Now, my cat has been in this room with said mouse for 24 hours, and the damn mouse is still alive. I have finally captured him in a bucket, and I don’t know what to do with him… his fate is yet undecided.

The cheeky critter crawled up to my bookshelves and now my desk. It even photobombed my Open Mic video! For real!

He ran across my foot at one point, the cat hot on his tail… but obviously not intent on his death. Darnit, cat, you have one job, other than being cute and cuddly, and that is to keep my house free of mice!

Earlier tonight, I tried to catch the mouse and let him out, but there was much jumping and shrieking on my part, and he would not allow himself to be swept into a pot. Then he showed up on my desk an hour later, and I trapped him!

Toby cat accidentally knocked over my guitar stand during the chase, and down went the guitar. I’m not emotionally attached to it, but I’ll miss having a 6-string with a pick-up.

This same mouse was in my house this past winter, but I captured him and let him go. I know it's the same mouse because he’s blind on one side due to his last encounter with my cat... Thus the name One-Eyed Willie.

Last time, I found the little guy cornered, admired his perseverance and how smart he was, felt bad for him, scooped him into something and let him go outside.

Sometimes I’m too nice. It gets me into trouble.

Now One-Eyed Willie is back in my house, and has cost me a guitar! What do I do with him? Do I let him out just to have him come back in? Can I kill a mouse I’ve saved once and now named?

sigh

I will probably let him go.

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I guess I’m in the market for a new guitar?

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This is the first guitar I'll be laying to rest... Kinda sad, but I'm not emotionally attached to it, other than I need a 6-string to play.

I have another 6-string in storage, but it doesn’t sound nearly as good as the Tanglewood the cat/mouse team broke. And neither it nor my 12-string have a pick-up, so…

Looking at the silver lining of this thing, I haven’t gone guitar shopping in ages. In fact, my ex-husband picked out the now-broken guitar over a decade ago, so maybe it’s time to find a new instrument.

This is not really what I need to spend money on right now, but getting a new guitar is sort of a nice idea…

Want to help? Upvotes and resteems are most appreciated. And of course, moral support is always welcome... You are allowed to laugh, though. It's sad, but funny, 'cause it's all because of One-Eyed Willie.

I’m hoping to get an acoustic/electric, possibly a ¾ size or something with a smaller body as I’m little and I think it might be more comfortable.

Thanks for reading my first ulog. I hope you had a bit of a laugh.

Whatever you do, keep singing your song!

Peace. @katrina-ariel

Author bio: Katrina Ariel is an old-soul rebel, musician, tree-hugging yogini, and mama bear to twins. Author of Yoga for Dragon Riders (non-fiction) and Wild Horse Heart (romance), she's another free-spirit swimming in the ocean of Steemit.

dragon art: Liiga Smilshkalne

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