i started reading before bed every night and on a whim i started reading aloud to elsa and i found that it really calms her down before bed, i have to fight with her a lot less to go to sleep. then i realized i am reading bedtime stories to my cat. like she is a toddler. also i do different voices for the characters, i'm basically teaching myself acting. 

the other day my niece was over and i was like "i got a book from the library about acting so i can do better voices when i read bedtime stories to my cat" and she was like "that's the most iconic thing you've said in like, years."