Strangely enough, I drafted a post about my stairs a few months ago.

I got them recarpeted recently, after five years of living with really ugly stairs. They literally just had carpet on the bottom of each step, whilst the vertical bits were ugly looking cheap wood. Now they look nicer and feel a lot comfier.

Rather helpfully, Sin was sitting on the stairs when I came to take photos of them. So yes, this is another post with photos of cats pretending to be a post about a photo challenge. But cats are much more interesting, no?

It would be much more of a challenge for me to not take pictures of cats. Especially in my house.

As well as being comfier to walk on (the stairs, not the cats), they’re also much quieter which is great because the walls are paper thin. The cats love to sleep on them too, which can be a little awkward. I don’t discipline them very much, but they do get told off for scratching at the stairs.

The biggest danger associated with the stairs is Chief’s patented Ninja Punch. She’ll stand in the living room below facing the wooden banisters on the left in my photos. On an invisible signal, she’ll suddenly launch herself two feet in the air matrix style, and punch Sin (sitting peacefully on the stairs) in the face. It’s an impressive – if somewhat disturbing – sight.

It’s essential to keep a look out if you sit on the stairs. But they’re still a good place to sleep.