A Fresh Step of 26 Feline Funnies to Give You That 'Just Kissed a Cat' Feeling (January 7, 2026)

Things are bleak this week, there's no denying it. Fresh off the holiday high, workers are back in their swivel chairs, work boots, and regular shift rotation, and a 40-hour work week is starting to feel more like a prison sentence than your normal, everyday schedule.

Cat lovers have spent the last two weeks at home cosplaying as a house cat, cuddling with their felines, sipping cocoa, and letting the kittens tug on the loose strings of their Christmas pajamas. We aren't meant for the cold, harsh world of full-time employment!

At home, we had all of the comforts of the world at our disposal. The fire in the hearth was going strong, warming the home and smelling like cedar. The cats dined on the finest of turkey leftovers, flicking their tails with delight. And after visiting family, we realized the cat we grew up with has a few more salt n' peppa flakes in their fur, but it's still the snuggly bundle of warmth you remembered as a kid.

Now, cat lovers are thrust back into the flow of the workforce; they dread their commutes and dream of the simpler times of the holiday season before the turn of 2026. Back when the cat's meowing woke them up and their favorite feline made biscuits on their chest as a good morning ritual. Under the cover of their down comforter and without management breathing down their necks, our cats bespoke of a simpler time.

Alas, now, when we leave the house, the cats taunt our folly, mewing in mockery at our human debacle. Cats never have to clock in, they never have to laugh at a coworker's jokes at 8 AM, and they'll always have the freshest canned food in the bowls at night. Purrhaps, we humans got too comfortable over the break, cosplaying like a feline and enjoying our funemployment. For when the farmer's away, the cats will play, as they say. So we just know that the kitties are at the house right now, throwing a feline party of the century, celebrating the human's return to the workplace as we mourn our change in schedules.